Dutch certificate: which format to order
The Dutch choice is the classic continental one — full, extract or international — with a generous historical frontier: 1811, when Napoleon standardised the register. Two hundred years of well-kept civil acts and, before them, the churches' books.
The formats
- The afschrift — the act's full copy with the mentions: the Dutch full transcript, the proceedings format.
- The uittreksel — the summarised extract: administrative uses.
- The internationaal uittreksel (CIEC) — multilingual: circulates without translation in Europe and spares the rare Dutch page.
The privacy rulers
Births open to the public after ~100 years, marriages ~75, deaths ~50 — and migrate to the regional archives, where research is free and the images frequently published. Within the ruler: the gemeente and eligibility; outside it: the archive and open access. The act's age chooses the door.
Before 1811
The churches' DTB (doop, trouw, begraven — baptism, marriage, burial), archived regionally and broadly digitised. The era's document is the archive's certified copy — with 18th-century handwriting and the corresponding package.
The typical package for use in Brazil
The afschrift + a rechtbank apostille + Dutch translation (or the international that waives it). Prefixes checked in the chain — van der Berg is not Berg — and cheap multiple copies ordered at once.
Frequently asked questions
Does the afschrift show margin mentions?+
Yes — marriages, divorces and rectifications annotated to the act. It is the usual continental full copy, Dutch version.
Do DTB count in proceedings?+
With the archive's certification and apostille, they play the role for the pre-civil eras — the well-established European standard.
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