Netherlands - Obtain a Divorce Certificate

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Procedure

Online

You may request for a copy of a divorce certificate online using your DigiD.

Link: Apply Online

By Mail

1. Complete an Application form for divorce certificate.
2. After completing and signing the form, send it to the Department of Public Service together with a copy of your valid form of identification.

In Person

Obtain a copy of a divorce certificate in person at a Department of Public Service counter at one of The Hague's district offices. For this you will need to present a valid form of identification.

You can set up an appointment online to request for the certificate.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Valid form of identification

Office Locations & Contacts

Municipality of The Hague
Department of Public Service (Publiekszaken)
Postbus 12620
2500 DL The Hague
Telephone: 14 070
From abroad: +31 70 353 30 00

The Department of Public Service (Publiekszaken) is located in the City Office at Leyweg 813, 2545 HA The Hague.

The Department of Public Service is also present at all the city district offices and the Immigration Office.

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Eligibility

You can request a copy of a divorce certificate if it concerns your own divorce certificate. It is also possible to request a copy of the certificate for someone else. Click link to know more.

Fees

Divorce Certificate: 12.50

If you apply for the certificate online, you will pay this amount directly through iDeal. You can only pay by bank card at the district offices; however, you can also pay cash, as well as by bank card, at the Centrum district office (City Hall).

Postage costs are added for requests in writing. You will receive an invoice for the total amount.

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Processing Time

• Online: You will receive the copy or extract after 3 working days.
• By Mail: You will receive the certificate after 10 working days.
• In Person: At the Department of Public Service counter, you will get the copy or extract of marriage certificates issued after 1986 right away. You will receive certificates from before 1986 after 5 working days. You will also receive foreign certificates registered with the Municipality of The Hague after 5 working days.

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Instructions

Certified copy

A copy of the certificate comes with a stamp and a signature from the Registry Office. This is also known as a certified, official or authenticated copy.

Copy in another language

A copy of the divorce certificate is only available in Dutch. If you need a copy in another language, and your record is kept by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, then you can request an international extract of the marriage certificate, which also states the date of the divorce. The extract contains only the personal details found in the certificate.

Notes:

• You can only request a copy of your divorce certificate or the international extract of the marriage certificate in The Hague if the wedding took place in The Hague.
• If you were married abroad but you got divorced in the Netherlands, you can request a copy of the divorce certificate or the international extract from the Registry Office. This is only possible if you have had the marriage registered with the Registry Office of the Municipality of The Hague (Afdeling Landelijke Taken).
• For those who are married abroad but got divorced in the Netherlands and did not have the marriage registered with the Registry Office, then you can only request a copy of the divorce certificate. An international extract is not possible.

Required Information

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Need for the Document

A divorce certificate provides written proof that two people are no longer married to one another. This is recorded in the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a divorce certificate in Netherlands.

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External Links

• The Hague Website:

http://www.denhaag.nl/en/residents/to/Divorce-certificate.htm

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