Apostille for Netherlands

How to get an Apostille on Irish and UK documents for use in the Netherlands?

Docsbase Consular Services with offices in Dublin Ireland and London UK is specialising in legalisation of all types of commercial, vital, government documents from Ireland and the UK for official use in the Netherlands. We can arrange reissuance of documents in the UK and Ireland, notarisation and apostille legalisation of Irish and UK documents as well as the Embassy legalisation in London and Dublin. We are familiar with the requirements of Netherlands authorities and can prepare your documents in a way that they will be accepted by the Netherlands authorities without any further legalisation. Docsbase Translation is our in-house translation department specialising in preparing a certified translation of English documents into Dutch appropriately certified for use in the Netherlands. We also have reliable partners in Amsterdam that can provide legalisation of Netherlandic documents for use abroad, in particular in the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

LEGALISATION OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS BY APOSTILLE

Docsbase consular services offer Dutch citizens who need to have their documents apostilled for use abroad. Whether you need documents from the Netherlands authenticated for businesses purposes or for private reasons, we offer reliable and speedy services thanks to our growing presence around the world.

APPLYING FOR AN APOSTILLE FOR DUTCH DOCUMENTS

The Netherlands is part of the Apostille Convention and as a member country, Dutch documents can be legalised by adding an apostille stamp to them. An apostille proves that a signature on a Dutch document is genuine and once it is stamped, the documents can be used in countries that are members of the Apostille Convention. You can apply for an apostille from any district court in the Netherlands, and there is a fee attached to the application. You can opt to apply for the apostille yourself, or you can have the application made on your behalf by someone else. Furthermore, you don’t have to give your permission for them to apostille your Dutch documents for you. However, the application process is not the same in every Dutch court but you can choose which court you’d like to go to. You may find that your documents need to be legalised by another organisation prior to getting an apostille stamp from the court. This applies to the legalisation of the following documents which need to be translated:

–  Diplomas from Netherland universities

–  Medication certificates where the information is in Dutch

–  Tax and customs administration documents

Once your documents are apostilled, they can be used in any country that’s a member of the Apostille Convention.

THE TYPE OF DUTCH DOCUMENTS YOU CAN APOSTILLE

You can apostille the following documents from the Netherlands:

–  Judicial authority documents – an example is a Public Prosecution Service document

–  Administrative documents which include certificates, civil status records, diplomas, and notarial deeds

–  Official certificates which are placed on private documents

You cannot apostille the following documents:

–  Documents that have been issued by consular or diplomatic officials

–  Documents related to commercial transactions and customs declarations

USING DOCUMENTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN EU COUNTRIES

You may need to use Dutch public documents in another European Union (EU) country which could be any of the following:

–  Birth certificate

–  Notarial marriage certificate

–  Court ruling on a legal matter

As such, you will likely need the documents to be translated for use in the country of destination. You may even need a multilingual standard translation. This is where we can help. We provide an in-house translation service to people who need their Dutch documents translated to the language of the destination country. We also provide multilingual translation services. Please note. A multilingual translation of birth certificates, marriage or death certificates do not been to be apostilled or legalised if you are going to use the documents in the EU Countries: You can ask the municipality that issued your documents whether you can get a multilingual extract.

USING DOCUMENTS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN NON-APOSTILLE MEMBER COUNTRIES

 If you are going to use documents from the Netherlands is a country that is not a member of the Apostille Convention, they need to be legalised at the embassy or consulate of the destination country. The process is very similar to an apostille and has the same validity. The legalisation at a consulate or Embassy adds another layer of authentication to your Dutch documents. This is however a complicated procedure and requires help from a company like ours that deals with these types of legalisations daily.

HOW DOCBASE CONSULAR SERVICES CAN HELP YOU APOSTILLE DUTCH DOCUMENTS

Thanks to our presence in many countries, we are able to provide a reliable service to people who need documents from the Netherlands apostilled or legalised for use abroad. The advantages this offers you includes:

–  We deal with various embassies and consulates every day which means we have made the right contacts to facilitate the process

–  Our database is constantly updated to keep us apprised of any changes in requirements

–  We partner with approved certification providers

–  Our services will help you save time and money

–  We are approved agents in major jurisdictions which enables us to finalise an apostille or consular legalisation 40% quicker than other competing companies.

To find out how we can help you get documents from the Netherlands apostilled or legalised for use abroad, please get in touch today.