Netherlands Embassy in Bucharest, Romania

Legalisation of documents

Frequently Asked Questions about legalising documents

Legalisation of documents

Both the Dutch authorities and the authorities of other countries need to be certain about the status of each other’s documents. Legalisation confirms that a document was issued by someone with the proper authority and that the signatures it bears are genuine. Some documents need to be signed by several different authorities in order to be legalised. This is called the legalisation chain. In this section you find all information about the legalisation of documents

Legalising Dutch and foreign documents

How does the legalisation of documents work?

Overview of legalisation conventions

Hague Apostille Convention

Legalisation of Dutch qualifications

Legalising foreign qualifications