Certificate of no impediment (marrying abroad)
The marriage license might be necessary if you want to marry abroad. It states you are not married and that you and your partner are allowed to marry according to Dutch law. The declaration is in Dutch. Explanatory notes are in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish and Esperanto. You and/or your partner have Dutch nationality. Check with the authority where you will marry which documents you have to show to receive a license. This may vary between countries.
Where to apply?
At the City of Leeuwarden if you live here or if your last Dutch place of residence was within the City of Leeuwarden.
Have you never been registered in the Netherlands?
Apply for the license at the Dutch consulate in the country where you will marry.
How to apply?
At the counter in the Town Hall
You will receive the license immediately if all documents are complete. You pay by cash or by card at the counter. Want to make sure the documents are correct and complete? Send an email to burgerzaken@leeuwarden.nl. Bring the original documents with you to the Town Hall.
By post
Are you unable or unwilling to apply for the declaration at the counter at the Town Hall? In that case, send your application my post:
- First send an email to burgerzaken@leeuwarden.nl. Attach the required documents. We check that the documents are correct and complete.
- After that, send us the documents by post. We advise you to do this by registered mail.
- You will receive the invoice by post.
What do you need?
The same documents are required as for a marriage in the Netherlands:
Which document? |
Where or when needed? |
Additional explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Valid proof of identity. | Always. | Passport, ID card or driver’s licence. |
| A divorce certificate, a certificate of dissolution of a registered partnership or a death certificate. | If you have been married before, or had a partnership and the deed has not yet been registered in the Personal Records database (BRP). | Apply for the divorce certificate, or deed of dissolution at the local authority where you committed to your marriage/partnership. Apply for the death certificate at the local authority where your partner died. |
| A recent transcript of your birth certificate and that of your partner. | Always. | Apply for this transcript at your place of birth. |
| Declaration of residence/nationality/civil status. | You or your partner live abroad. | Apply for this declaration at the local authority where you live now. |
| Authentication. | Sometimes a document needs to be authenticated. More information is provided on the website of the Rijksoverheid. | |
| Translation. | When a document is not in Dutch, German, French or English. If documents concerning dissolution of marriage/partnership are not in Dutch, German of English. | Translation in Dutch by a translator who is sworn in the Netherlands. |
Term of validity
Maximum six months from the date you receive the statement.
Charges
€ 29.
Where to apply?
At the City of Leeuwarden if you live here or if your last Dutch place of residence was within the City of Leeuwarden.
Have you never been registered in the Netherlands?
Apply for the license at the Dutch consulate in the country where you will marry.
How to apply?
At the counter in the Town Hall
You will receive the license immediately if all documents are complete. You pay by cash or by card at the counter. Want to make sure the documents are correct and complete? Send an email to burgerzaken@leeuwarden.nl. Bring the original documents with you to the Town Hall.
By post
Are you unable or unwilling to apply for the declaration at the counter at the Town Hall? In that case, send your application my post:
- First send an email to burgerzaken@leeuwarden.nl. Attach the required documents. We check that the documents are correct and complete.
- After that, send us the documents by post. We advise you to do this by registered mail.
- You will receive the invoice by post.
What do you need?
The same documents are required as for a marriage in the Netherlands:
Which document? |
Where or when needed? |
Additional explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Valid proof of identity. | Always. | Passport, ID card or driver’s licence. |
| A divorce certificate, a certificate of dissolution of a registered partnership or a death certificate. | If you have been married before, or had a partnership and the deed has not yet been registered in the Personal Records database (BRP). | Apply for the divorce certificate, or deed of dissolution at the local authority where you committed to your marriage/partnership. Apply for the death certificate at the local authority where your partner died. |
| A recent transcript of your birth certificate and that of your partner. | Always. | Apply for this transcript at your place of birth. |
| Declaration of residence/nationality/civil status. | You or your partner live abroad. | Apply for this declaration at the local authority where you live now. |
| Authentication. | Sometimes a document needs to be authenticated. More information is provided on the website of the Rijksoverheid. | |
| Translation. | When a document is not in Dutch, German, French or English. If documents concerning dissolution of marriage/partnership are not in Dutch, German of English. | Translation in Dutch by a translator who is sworn in the Netherlands. |
Term of validity
Maximum six months from the date you receive the statement.
Charges
€ 29.