Legalisation of documents from Burkina Faso for use in the Netherlands
To use a document from Burkina Faso in the Netherlands, you must first have it legalised by the Burkina Faso Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Good to know
- Documents in French do not have to be translated for use in the Netherlands.
- Your document must be original and complete. If it refers to other documents or annexes, these must be included.
Where can you have your document legalised?
Have your document legalised by the Burkina Faso Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Once your document has been legalised it is fit for use in the Netherlands.
It is then also fit for use in Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius.
Don’t have the document you need?
Find out below where to obtain a document that you need but do not yet have.
You can request an official copy of a birth certificate in person from the civil status records office (Service d’Etat Civil) in the municipality where your birth was registered.
You can get an official copy of a marriage certificate (extrait d’acte de mariage) from the civil status records office (Service d’Etat Civil) in the municipality where you got married.
Ask the authorities in Burkina Faso where you can get these documents.
You can get a certificate of unmarried status (certificat de célibat) from the civil status records office in the municipality where you are or were last registered.
If you need another type of document, ask the local authorities where you can get this document.
Help with obtaining documents and having them legalised
The Consular Service Centre can assist Dutch nationals with obtaining documents and having them legalised in Burkina Faso.
After legalisation
Verification of your document in the Netherlands
Legalisation does not prove the authenticity of a document or the truthfulness of its content. A municipality in the Netherlands, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) or another authority may decide to verify these things. Legalisation of your document simply means that your document bears the correct signature.
How recently must your document have been issued or legalised
Organisations have different requirements for how recently your document must have been issued and legalised. For more information, contact the organisation in the Netherlands requesting the document.
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.