Legalisation of documents from South Sudan for use in the Netherlands
To use a document from South Sudan in the Netherlands, you must first have it legalised by the South Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Good to know
- Documents in English 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 and, if applicable, the translation legalised by the South Sudanese 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.
Where you can get a birth certificate depends on the person’s age.
Person younger than 2
You can get a birth notification from the Ministry of Health, which is based at Juba Teaching Hospital.
Person aged 2 or over
Ask the Medical Commission for an assessment of age. The Ministry of Health can then issue a declaration.
Where you can get an official copy of a marriage certificate depends on the type of marriage.
Religious marriage
You can get an official copy of your marriage certificate from the church or mosque where you got married.
Traditional marriage (under customary law)
You can get a declaration from the court.
You can get a declaration from the court.
Where you can get an official copy of a death certificate depends on where the person died.
Died in a hospital in Juba
You can get an official copy of the death certificate from the Juba Teaching Hospital.
Died in a hospital outside Juba
You can get an official copy of the death certificate from the hospital or clinic in question.
Did not die in hospital
Find out from the local authorities where you can get a death certificate.
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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