Legalisation of documents from Libya for use in the Netherlands
To use a document from Libya in the Netherlands, you must first have it legalised by the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Good to know
- Documents in Arabic must 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.
Step 1: Having your document translated
If your document is in Arabic, you must have it translated into Dutch, English, French or German by a sworn translator.
- Have the document translated by a sworn translator.
- Have the original and the translation legalised.
Go to step 2.
- Have the original document legalised in Libya.
- Have the legalised document translated by a sworn translator in the Netherlands. You do not need to have the translation legalised. You can find a sworn translator on the Legal Aid Council website.
Go to step 2.
Step 2: Have your document legalised
Have your document and, if applicable, the translation legalised by the Libyan 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. First, get a letter from your municipality stating your Libyan national number. To do this you will need your family booklet. Someone else can also request this letter on your behalf. They will need to take your family booklet with them.
To request an official copy of a document, you will need this letter and your family booklet. Someone else can request an official copy on your behalf. They will need to take the letter and your family booklet with them.
You can get an official copy of a birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate or death certificate from the civil status records office in the municipality where the event took place.
You can get a certificate of unmarried status from the municipality where you live.
If you need another type of document, ask the local authorities where you can get this document.
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
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