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Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?

Make an appointment for your visit. We cannot help you without an appointment. The dates you see when you schedule your appointment online are the only dates available. We therefore ask you not to contact us by phone for an appointment at another time.

  • Take valid proof of ID with you. This could be an ID card, passport or driver’s licence.
  • The extract is payable in case or by PIN at the counter.
  • You will be given the extract straight away.

Applications for others

You can also apply for a BRP extract for:

  • your spouse or registered partner living at the same address;
  • your child living at the same address (even if they are over 18 years old);
  • someone who has authorised you.

In these cases, you will need to go to the city hall.

Applications by lawyers and civil-law notaries

Are you a lawyer or civil-law notary, and do you need an extract from the Key Register of Persons (BRP) for a client? You can apply for this online. An online application will take 2 weeks to process. You will not receive a refund if the Leeuwarden local authority does not have any information about this person.

Are you unwilling or unable to apply online?

Send a letter (letterhead bearing your company’s logo) to the Leeuwarden local authority for the attention of the Civil Affairs department. An application by letter will take a maximum of 4 weeks to process. You will not receive a refund if the Leeuwarden local authority does not have any information about this person.

What types of extracts are there?

  • Proof of Dutch citizenship.
  • Proof of being alive.
    • This proves you are alive in the Netherlands.
  • Certificate of life.
    • This proves you are alive abroad.
    • Apply for this declaration in person at the Town Hall. The declaration states you arrived at the counter alive.
    • The statement is made in multiple languages. It can also be used abroad.

Charges

Key Register of Persons (BRP)

Extracts from the BRP €17.05

Signature authentication €11.15

Authentication certificate €11.15

Certificate of life €17.80.

Questions

Contact the City of Leeuwarden.