Apostille for Netherlands
Netherland is a country which comes under the Hague Nation List. So, Apostille will be enough to get legal status to your documents.
if you want to work in Netherlands or to run a business then the Government of Netherlands will ask you to provide required original documents with Apostille on them to verify.
What happens if I submit the documents without Apostile stamp on them?
The documents without Apostille on them will be rejected straight away from the Government of Netherlands. Therefore, it is mandatory to get apostille on each and every certificate which you are planning to submit to the Government.
4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents
Register on Apostille Portal
- Collect all Documents you want to Apostille
- Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
- Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
What is an Apostille?
An Apostille is simply a certification of Document issued by a legal or registered authority in a country. If a document is Apostilled it shows that the document is verified and it is legal to use in the country to which it is Apostilled. For each country there is a different Apostille.
You need original document to get apostille for netherlands for example If you want apostille birth certificate apostille netherlands then you need to submit original birth certificate.
Who has authority to give Apostille for Netherlands?
In every country, there is a Government arm which is called as MEA(Ministry of External Affairs) and it has the authority to put Apostille stamp on all the documents which are work related, academic related and family related.
If you are an Indian who is planning to move to Netherlands then make sure that you got all the required documents Apostilled. Because once you are in Netherlands and then if you need an Apostille, you need to send the document back to India through a courier service which will be very costly and you will not be able to produce the document on time to the Government.
Register for apostille to get apostille for Netherlands
THE DOCUMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE APOSTILLED FOR DIFFERENT VISA ARE LISTED BELOW
- Travelling on work visa
If you are travelling to the Netherlands on work visa then you need to get the following documents Apostilled.
- Travelling on dependent visa
The following documents must be Apostilled when are moving to Netherlands on dependent visa.
For child, Birth Certificate is enough
For wife/husband
- Travelling to Establish a business
For business or entrepreneurship in the Netherland, one must Apostille the following documents.
- GST Certificate
- Power Of Attorney
- Aadhar Card
- Pan Card
- Travelling to get married
To marry a person who is a Hollander then you need to get following documents Apostilled.
- Single Status Certificate
- Birth Certificate
- PCC Certificate
- Decree Absolute/Divorce Decree (If you are a Divorcee)
- Death certificate of spouse/husband(if your life partner is dead)
The process for Appostille for Netherlands is a simple process.
Any document which is to be Apostilled should be notarized in the first place. Then the notarized document should be attested from either the State Home Department or Sub Divisional Magistrate(SDM).
Since the Netherlands falls under the Hague Nation List, SDM attestation is enough. But there is one more important point to consider. If the documents are from Punjab/Haryana/Goa/Uttar Pradesh then we should get the Attestation from the State Home Department only.
Finally the document will go to the MEA department to get an Apostille stamp on it. After legalization, you can use your document in the Kingdom of the Netherland.