Legalisation of documents from Tuvalu for use in the Netherlands
You want to use a document from Tuvalu in the Netherlands. You must have it legalised by the Tuvaluan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Good to know
- Documents in Tuvaluan must be translated for use in the Netherlands. Follow steps 1 and 2.
- Documents in English do not have to be translated for use in the Netherlands. Follow step 2.
- 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 Tuvaluan, 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 Tuvalu.
- 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: Legalisation by the Tuvaluan authorities
Have your document and, if applicable, the translation legalised by the Tuvaluan 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 get official copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates from the Ministry of Health in Funafuti via their Facebook page.
Find out from the authorities in Tuvalu where you can get a certificate of unmarried status.
Find out from the authorities in Tuvalu where you can get a divorce certificate.
If you need to obtain 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
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.