The birth certificate is drawn up after the declaration of birth and registered in the registers of the civil registry of the place of birth.
Target Group
- Burger
Conditions
Under certain conditions, you can request a copy or extract of the birth certificate:
- A transcript mentions the original details of the deed and the history of the state of the person to whom the deed relates.
- An extract , on the other hand, only mentions the current details of the certificate, without mentioning the history of the state of the person to whom the certificate relates. An extract therefore only shows the current state of the data.
Who can request a copy or extract?
For birth certificates, the right to a copy or extract is restricted to:
- yourself
- the spouse, surviving spouse or legal cohabitant
- your legal representative (e.g. parent, guardian, administrator)
- relatives in the ascending or descending line (not relatives and collaterals)
- your heirs
- special authorised representatives such as a notary or lawyer.
If the deed is more than 100 years old, everyone is entitled to a copy or extract.
Proof
If you collect the document yourself:
- your own identity card or residence permit.
If you request the document for someone else:
- a power of attorney from the person concerned and a copy of his or her identity card
- your own identity card.
Procedure
Procedure
A birth certificate contains all the details of a person' s birth:
- the date of birth, place of birth, time of birth, sex, name and given names of the child
- if applicable, the parents' declaration of choice of name
- the surname, forenames, date and place of birth of the mother, and of the father or mother-in-law, if their parentage is established
- if applicable, the deed number of the act of prenatal recognition, or recognition by the mother, father or co-mother.
You can request a copy or an extract of a birth certificate from the municipal administration of the place of birth, at the counter of the Civil Affairs Office.
If you have an electronic identity card (eID), you can request a copy or extract of the certificate online :
- via your commune's e-desk
- or via the certificates page of 'My Citizen Profile'.
Since 1 January 2019, civil status deeds have only been registered digitally. If your deed dates from before 1 January 2019, it may not yet be available in digital form. Some municipalities are digitising old records as copies or extracts of deeds are requested or amendments are made.
Birth certificate from abroad
If you were born abroad, you should ask the Civil Affairs Office in which municipality the birth certificate is kept.