{"id":2890,"date":"2026-03-03T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/geboorteaangifte\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:33:07","slug":"geboorteaangifte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/geboorteaangifte\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Uitklapper-1\" class=\"section section--grey\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col editor  elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion1\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Conditions\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <ul>\n<li>Your child was born in the municipality of Apeldoorn<\/li>\n<li>You must register within 3 days of your child's birth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Does the third day fall on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday? Then you can still file the declaration on the first working day after. If you file the declaration too late, you may be fined by the Public Prosecutor's Office (OM).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the father or mother unable to declare the birth themselves? Then someone who was present at the birth must make the declaration. For example, a family member, friend, the midwife, doctor or maternity nurse. The declaration can then only be made in person at the reception desk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Indicate\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>You can declare the birth in two ways:<\/p>\n<h3>Online<\/h3>\n<p>You can give birth online if any of the situations below apply to you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are married or in a registered partnership.<\/li>\n<li>You have the child\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/toestemmingsformulier-erkenning-ongeboren-vrucht.pdf\">approved (pdf, 112 kB)<\/a> before birth.<\/li>\n<li>As duo mothers, you are married or in a registered partnership and the child was recognised before birth or you have a donor declaration.<\/li>\n<li>You are a single parent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Desk<\/h3>\n<p>Make an appointment to declare the birth.<\/p>\n<p>Take to appointment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A valid identity document<\/li>\n<li>Birth certificate from hospital or midwife<\/li>\n<li>Copy of acknowledgement of unborn foetus (if you have acknowledged)<\/li>\n<li>The marriage or partnership booklet (not compulsory)<\/li>\n<li>A statement from the <a class=\"external externe-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donorgegevens.nl\/\">Foundation for donor data on artificial insemination<\/a> (when applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the declaration, you will receive a message from your home municipality which will include the assigned Citizen Service Number (BSN).<\/p>\n<p>Is your child yet to be recognised and you have not yet done so? Then read the <a href=\"\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/kind-erkennen\/\">acknowledge child page<\/a> What you need to do or bring with you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Birth booklet\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>The birth booklet is a nice reminder of a special moment. The booklet has no official status, but it is nice to have. For yourself, but also for your child later. It will contain an excerpt from the birth certificate and there is space to stick a lock of your child's hair and photo. You can fill in a family tree with the parents' and grandparents' details. It also contains all kinds of useful information on, for example, the national vaccination programme and the consultation bureau. There is enough space left over to keep a diary of the first, rather special weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Request<\/h2>\n<p>During your online declaration, you can order the birth booklet. The cost is \u20ac13.50. You can pay this via iDeal. The booklet will then be sent to your home automatically. If you register at the town hall, you can pay for the booklet on the spot and take it with you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Stillborn baby\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>On the webpage\u00a0<a href=\"\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/levenloos-geboren-kindje\/\">stillborn child<\/a>\u00a0you will find more information and read how to make an appointment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i5\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i5\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Dual gender name\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i5\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>From 1 January 2024, new rules will apply regarding the choice of a child's surname. You can read more about this on our site at the <a href=\"\/regelen-en-weten\/geboorte-trouwen-en-overlijden\/naamskeuze\/\">name selection page<\/a> or on the <a class=\"external externe-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksoverheid.nl\/onderwerpen\/aangifte-geboorte-en-naamskeuze-kind\/vraag-en-antwoord\/achternaam-kind-kiezen\">central government website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registering a birth officially with the local authority.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":2853,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-product","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"folder":[],"class_list":["post-2890","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Geboorteaangifte Apeldoorn | Gemeente Apeldoorn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Geboorteaangifte doen bij gemeente Apeldoorn. 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