Netherlands Embassy in Oslo, Norway

Legalisation of Documents

If you are going to use Norwegian or Icelandic documents for the application of a Dutch document, these need to be legalised. This means that the non-Dutch documents will be provided with an apostille stamp.

Norwegian documents

The legalisation of Norwegian documents is done by your local Fylkesmann.

Icelandic documents

The legalisation of Icelandic documents is done by the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Raudararstigur 25
Reykjavík

Postal address:
IS-150 Reykjavík
Iceland

Tel: (+354) 545 99 00
Fax: (+354) 562 23 73
Email: external@utn.stjr.is / postur@utn.stjr.is
www.mfa.is

Frequently Asked Questions about legalising documents

Legalisation of documents

Both the Dutch authorities and the authorities of other countries need to be certain about the status of each other’s documents. Legalisation confirms that a document was issued by someone with the proper authority and that the signatures it bears are genuine. Some documents need to be signed by several different authorities in order to be legalised. This is called the legalisation chain. In this section you find all information about the legalisation of documents

Legalising Dutch and foreign documents

How does the legalisation of documents work?

Overview of legalisation conventions

Hague Apostille Convention

Legalisation of Dutch qualifications

Legalising foreign qualifications