Legalisation of documents from Nepal for use in the Netherlands

Anyone who has one or more documents from Nepal can have them legalised for use in any part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands:

• the European part of the Netherlands
• Aruba
• Bonaire
• Curaçao
• Saba
• St Eustatius
• St Maarten

Your document must be original and complete. If the document refers to other documents or annexes, these must be included.

If your document is not in English, you will need a translation in English, French, German or Dutch. If the sworn translator isn't registered in the Netherlands, you will have to have the translation legalised by the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well.

You can have various documents legalised, such as diplomas and certificates. The most common documents are extracts from civil status records. In Nepal, births and other events must be registered with the civil status records office, usually within a set period of time. If registration takes place after this time, the municipality draws up a delayed certificate.

You can get the following certificates from the authorities:

• an official copy of a birth certificate (if you were born before 1977, have a delayed birth certificate drawn up first)
• a certificate of unmarried status
• an official copy of a divorce certificate
• an official copy of a death certificate

You can get these documents from 3 different authorities. They can also draw up a delayed certificate for you:

• Village Development Committee (VDC)
• Municipality Office
• Metropolitan or Sub-Metropolitan City Office

Official copy of a marriage certificate

You can get this document from the following authorities:

• Village Development Committee (VDC)
• Municipality Office
• Metropolitan or Sub-Metropolitan City Office
• District Administration Office (DAO)

Have your document and, if applicable, your translation legalised by the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After this legalisation procedure, you can use your document in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Consular Service Centre (CDC) cannot help Dutch nationals apply for documents or have documents legalised in Nepal.

The stamp or sticker on your document means only that the correct signature is on your document. Legalisation does not prove that the content is correct or that the document is authentic. A municipality in the Netherlands, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) or another authority may decide to check this.