Legalisation of documents from Gabon for use in the Netherlands
To use a document from Gabon in the Netherlands, you must first have it legalised by the Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Good to know
- Documents in French do not have to be translated for use in the Netherlands.
- Your document must be original and complete. If it refers to other documents or annexes, these must be included.
Where can you have your document legalised?
Have your document legalised by the Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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 from the civil status records office in the place where you were born or where you live. If you were born/live in a small town or inland region, you can get an official copy from a regional authority.
You can get an official copy of a marriage certificate from the civil status records office in the place where you got married. If you got married in a small town or inland region, you can get an official copy from a regional authority.
Certificate of marriage under customary law
If you got married before 31 May 1963, you may have married under customary law. You can get a certificate of marriage under customary law from the court (tribunal de droit local de premier degré) in the region where you got married.
If you are a Gabonese national living in the Netherlands, you can get this certificate from the Gabonese embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
If you need another type of document, ask the local authorities where you can get this document.
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.