Legalisation of documents from Liechtenstein for use in the Netherlands
You can use certain documents from Liechtenstein immediately in the Netherlands. Others must first be legalised with an apostille by the Liechtenstein authorities. This is a simplified form of legalisation which allows you to use your documents in the Netherlands.
Good to know
- Documents issued by a Liechtenstein embassy or consulate do not have to be legalised for use in the Netherlands.
- In Liechtenstein documents are issued in German. These 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.
What documents do not have to be legalised?
The following documents do not have to be legalised for use in the Netherlands.
Documents issued by a Liechtenstein embassy or consulate do not have to be legalised for use in the Netherlands.
What documents have to be legalised?
The following documents must be legalised for use in the Netherlands.
Civil status records must be legalised with an apostille. This also applies to official copies of or extracts from civil status records,
including:
- birth certificates
- marriage certificates
- divorce certificates
- death certificates
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.
Certificates of unmarried status must be legalised with an apostille.
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.
Diplomas and professional and educational certificates must be legalised with an apostille.
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.
If you have another type of document, find out from the organisation in the Netherlands requesting the document whether it needs to be legalised.
Where can you have your documents legalised?
You can get an apostille from the Liechtenstein authorities. See the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) website for contact details.
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 where to obtain a document that you need but do not yet have.
You can usually get civil status records from your municipality.
You can request official copies of:
- birth certificates
- marriage certificates
- divorce certificates
- death certificates
You can get an extract from the population register from your municipality. This document shows whether or not you are married.
If you need to obtain another type of document, find out from the local authorities where you can do that.
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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