Name change first name

Was the child registered less than 1 year ago? Then the registrar can still change the first name. You must provide a birth card, letter from the hospital or publication (e.g. in the newspaper) showing the correct spelling of the name.

You must submit a written request to the registrar for this purpose.

• Your new first name must appear on your ID card. Therefore, apply for a new passport, identity card and/or new driver's license.
• If the judge decides that your first name may be changed, the municipality will amend your birth certificate.
• The municipality registers your new first name. All government agencies that receive data from the municipality will then also know your new first name.
• To other agencies, you inform yourself that you have a new first name.

As a transgender person, you do not have to go to court to change your first name. A transgender person can go directly to civil registrar of the municipality where he/she was born.

After the birth certificate is updated, a message is sent to the residence municipality. The residence municipality then updates the data in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP).

For more information, see: Gender Change.