Applying for a certificate of legal capacity to marry outside the Netherlands
Are you a Dutch national, do you live outside the Netherlands and would you like to apply for a certificate of legal capacity to marry? You can often apply for this certificate at a Dutch embassy in a country nearby.
Read how to apply for a certificate of legal capacity to marry on the Make an appointment outside of the Netherlands page.
Warning: Are you a Dutch national living in the Netherlands (or have you lived in the Netherlands previously)? You can get a certificate of legal capacity to marry from the Dutch municipality where you live or the last municipality you lived in before you left the Netherlands. Go to the website of the relevant municipality for more information.
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