Where to get an apostille in Belgium: competent authority and Apostille Convention status

Source: HCCH, Convention 12 status table and competent authority pageRetrieved 5 November 2026Independent information site: we are not the Hague Conference, nor an apostille authority, nor the source of the data.

Belgium is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 9 February 1976 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority: Service public fédéral des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et de la Coopération au Développement.

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Convention

Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)

Status

Contracting Party in the HCCH status table

Type

Ratification (R)

Signature (S), as printed

10-III-1970

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

11-XII-1975

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

9-II-1976 (9 February 1976)

Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH

Service public fédéral des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et de la Coopération au Développement

HCCH competent authority page

Belgium - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 10 May 2023)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Western Europe

Sources

HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Belgium, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions