Legalisation of documents from Singapore for use in the Netherlands
To use a document from Singapore in the Netherlands, you must have it legalised with an apostille by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). The apostille is a simplified form of legalisation which allows you to use your documents in the Netherlands.
Good to know
- Documents in English do not have to be translated for use in the Netherlands.
- You can apply online for an official copy of for example your birth or marriage certificate.
- Your document must be original and complete. If it refers to other documents or annexes, these must be included.
Where can you have your documents legalised?
You can get an apostille from the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). See the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) website for contact details.
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 an official copy of a birth certificate or death certificate from the Immigration Checkpoints Authority.
You can get an official copy of a marriage certificate from the Singapore Registry of Marriages.
You can get an official copy of a Muslim marriage certificate from the Singapore Registry of Muslim Marriages.
You can get an official copy of the divorce certificate for a civil marriage from the Singapore Family Justice Courts.
You can get an official copy of a Muslim divorce certificate from the Singapore Syariah Court.
You can get a certificate of unmarried status from the Singapore Registry of Marriages.
If you need to obtain another type of document, find out from the local authorities where you can do that.
Help with applying for documents and having them legalised
The Consular Service Centre can assist Dutch nationals with having documents legalised in Singapore.
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.
More about legalisation
- What is legalisation?
- Converting foreign official documents into Dutch official documents
- What is legalisation by apostille?
- Countries that are party to the Apostille Convention
- Countries where the Consular Service Centre can assist with obtaining documents and having them legalised
- Help with obtaining documents and having them legalised