You can have your registered partnership converted into a marriage. This is possible in every municipality, so not just in the municipality where you live. If you have a registered partnership, you can only convert it in the Netherlands. After that, you cannot get married abroad.
What do you need to know
- You do not have to report your intended marriage (banns)
- The conversion is only possible in the Netherlands
- The conversion is done without witnesses
- You cannot get married abroad afterwards
- You can convert a partnership into a marriage at your chosen wedding location. A wedding ceremony with a wedding official is possible if you wish
Extraordinary situations
- If you both live abroad, you must convert your partnership at the Municipality of The Hague, National Tasks department. 1 of them must have Dutch nationality
- If you have registered your partnership abroad, you must show an official document. Documents from abroad must legalized to be. Always call the municipality first via telephone number 14 035
What do you have to do
- You are planning to convert your partnership into marriage online
- You choose the date and time during the application
- If you want a wedding ceremony, you also choose a location and a wedding official
- You pay the costs in the online application
What does it cost
- Free: At the counter at the Municipal Office
- Other wedding locations (eg Raadhuis or Museum Hilversum) cost money. An overview of the costs can be found on the page Marriage or registered partnership
