Registering the birth

Registering the birth

The birth must be registered with the municipality where the child was born, within three days of the birth. Weekends and public holidays do count.

The birth is usually registered by the father, but someone else may do it — provided that person was present at the birth.

Whoever registers the baby must bring valid photo identification (passport or ID card) and, if applicable, the marriage booklet or the certificate acknowledging paternity before the birth.

Registering online from ZGT Almelo

If your baby was born at ZGT hospital in Almelo, the birth can nowadays also be registered online. The hospital has a special iPad for this, provided by the municipality of Almelo.

To register you need the DigiD of both parents and, if the parents are not married, the date and number of the acknowledgement-of-paternity certificate.