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Legalization of documents

General information:

  • This section concerns legalizing original documents issued by Lebanese or Dutch authorities.
  • Before legalizing any documents by the Embassy in The Hague, the Dutch documents must be legalized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In contrast,  Lebanese documents must be legalized by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Consular fees:

  • Legalization of a document issued by the Lebanese authorities: 18 €
  • Legalization of dutch attestation of registration at a municipality in the Netherlands: 33 €
  • Legalization of birth/ marriage/ divorce/ death certificate issued by the Dutch authorities: 33 €
  • Legalization of the translation of a document: 36 € ( for each page)
  • Legalization of a special power of attorney signed in front of a Dutch notary public: 44 €
  • Legalization of a general power of attorney signed in front of a Dutch notary public: 88 €
  • Legalization of diplomas, transcript, or proof of enrolment at a Dutch university: 53 €
  • Legalization of other documents: 53 €

Legalization of a signature:

  • The applicant must present himself personally for the legalization of his signature accompanied by the original document that they want to sign in front of the consular services.

Required document:

  • An identity document (original + photocopy) of the applicant
  • A valid residence card in The Netherlands (original + photocopy)
  • the document to be legalized

Consular fees: 18 €

Legalization of commercial documents:

General information:

  • A certificate of origin must accompany all invoices.
  • The certificates of origin and invoices must be legalized beforehand by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Applicant must submit the original document for legalization + photocopies (s) of the documents showing their legalization by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Consular fees:

  • Certificate of origin attached to an invoice: 22 €
  • Certificate of origin attached to two or more invoices: 44 €
  • Invoice percentage: 4 per thousand of the invoice amount with a minimum of 40 € and a maximum of 2.750 €
  • Legalization of the company’s statute or any relevant commercial documents for the registration of the company in Lebanon: 198 €
  • Legalization of other commercial documents: 80 €