Where to get an apostille in Netherlands: competent authority and Apostille Convention status
Netherlands is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 8 October 1965 (ratification). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: Rechtbanken.
- Name in the HCCH table
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 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
- 30-XI-1962
- Ratification, accession or succession, as printed
- 9-VIII-1965
- Entry into force (EIF), as printed
- 8-X-1965 (8 October 1965)
- Extensions of application
- marked in the EXT column of the HCCH status table (footnote 4)
- Competent authority (Art. 6), extract from the HCCH page
- Rechtbanken
- HCCH competent authority page
- Netherlands - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 17 March 2025)
- Region (UN M49)
- Europe, Western Europe
- Sources
- HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Netherlands, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions
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Which authority handles your document can depend on the type of document and, in some countries, on the place. Open the HCCH page linked above and check there. We do not say which authority you need, and this is not legal advice.
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