I have a question I want to ask you about legalization my birth certificate with the embassy of the Netherlands. I was wondering whether it is a must to register at municipality with a birth certificate. I received the information from a friend of mine who was an Au Pair in the Netherlands before and said the legalized birth certificate is not necessary for registration as the authority need only my passport, a residence permit number and papers I have received from the immigration confirming that I was residing in the Netherlands with my host family's address for a period of 1 year. The birth certificate is needed only if I wish to register to receive a tax number.