Registering the birth
The birth must be registered with the municipality where the child was born, within three working days of the birth. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays do not 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
Please note: since 1 January 2020 it has temporarily not been possible to register a birth online from ZGT in Almelo. For the time being, births can only be registered at the town hall, for which you need to make an appointment.
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.
Municipality of Twenterand
Manitobaplein 1
7671 GS Vriezenveen
email: info@twenterand.nl
telephone: 0546 840 850
Monday to Friday 08.30 – 12.30
no appointment needed
Municipality of Wierden
Pouliestraat 3
7642 EB Wierden
email: gemeente@wierden.nl
telephone: 0546 580 800
Monday to Friday 08.30 – 12.30
no appointment needed
Municipality of Almelo
Haven Zuidzijde 30
7607 EW Almelo
email: gemeente@almelo.nl
telephone: 0546 451 111
Monday to Friday 09.00 – 12.00
no appointment needed