Apostille in Netherlands for use abroad
Documents issued in Netherlands – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by Netherlands’s designated authority and then accepted in 128 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
Designated under Article 6; details on request.
HCCH record updated 17 March 2025
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from Netherlands that means Netherlands’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in Netherlands, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where Netherlands issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Authority fee: € 22 per apostille (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
- www.ib-groep.nl
- www.minbuza.nl
- www.overheid.aw
- www.rechtspraak.nl
Where an apostille from Netherlands is not enough
An Article 12 objection is in force between Netherlands and the following states – documents for them need consular legalisation, which we organise instead:
- Netherlands → United StatesApostille
- Netherlands → United KingdomApostille
- Netherlands → GermanyApostille
- Netherlands → FranceApostille
- Netherlands → SpainApostille
- Netherlands → ItalyApostille
- Netherlands → TürkiyeApostille
- Netherlands → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- Netherlands → CanadaApostille
- Netherlands → AustraliaApostille
- Netherlands → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from Netherlands
Where will your Netherlands document be used?
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Apostille in Netherlands: questions
Netherlands designates its competent authorities under Article 6 of the Convention; the notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In all Contracting States except Bangladesh and Pakistan: an Article 12 objection is in force between them, so documents for these states need consular legalisation instead. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) always need legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: € 22 per apostille. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Dutch or English; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for Netherlands since October 8, 1965.
Apostille for documents from Netherlands
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
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