Legalisation by the competent Belgian authority

Must be signed by the mayor or by an alderman art.44/1 whose signature has been deposited through our online platform. Electronic documents must be submitted by the muncipality via eLegalisation; handwritten signatures may be submitted at our counter.

go to the website of the FPS Justice, available in Dutch or in French, for more information

must first be authenticated by the FPS Public Health. On this basis, the FPS Public Health issues a certificate and uploads it directly on eLegalisation. Further information: Legalisation of medical certificates for use abroad

must first be authenticated by the Ministry of the Flemish Community (Department of Education/NARIC). For details of the procedure: Legalisation of Flemish certificates and diplomas

must first be authenticated by the Ministry of the French Community. For details of the procedure: Demander la légalisation d'un diplôme d'enseignement fondamental et secondaire

must first be authenticated by the Ministry of the French Community. For details of the procedure: Demander la légalisation d'un diplôme d'enseignement fondamental et secondaire

must first be authenticated by the mayor or an alderman of the municipality in which the school is located. Electronic documents must be submitted by the municipality via eLegalisation; handwritten signatures must be submitted via our counter desk.

must be submitted via the Federal Public Service Justice

must be authenticated in advance by the notary and submitted directly by the notary via eLegalisation.

If the document contains a handwritten signature and requires legalisation on paper (not an apostille), you can apply for this via our counter desk.

Request the extract from your local authority via the counter desk or the local authority’s website. Upon explicit request, the local authority will upload this extract online to the eLegalisation platform.

No longer resident in Belgium? In that case, you can apply for legalisation via the Central Criminal Register.

Prior authentication by the agency is required, they will submit the document directly via eLegalisation.  Handwritten signatures can be submitted via our counter desk.

Via the municipality:

must be signed by the mayor or by an alderman (Art. 44/1), whose signature has been registered by the municipality via our online platform. Electronic documents must be submitted by the municipality via eLegalisation; handwritten signatures must be submitted via our counter desk.

Via a notary

If the power of attorney was drawn up by a notary, it must be submitted directly by the notary via eLegalisation.

If the document contains a handwritten signature and requires legalisation on paper (not an apostille), you can apply for this via our counter desk.

must be authenticated in advance by the notary and submitted directly by the notary via eLegalisation.

If the document contains a handwritten signature and requires legalisation on paper (not an apostille), you can apply for this via our counter desk.

must be signed by the police inspector, then by the municipality where the document was drawn up - by the mayor or an alderman (Art. 44(1))- whose signature has been registered by the municipality via our online platform. (Please note, no certified copies)

Electronic documents must be submitted by the municipality via eLegalisation; handwritten signatures must be submitted via our counter desk.

must first be authenticated by the hierarchical organisation of the recognised religion or denomination, and then by the municipality where the document was drawn up - by the mayor or an alderman (Art. 44/1) - whose signature has been registered by the municipality via our online platform.

Electronic documents must be submitted by the municipality via eLegalisation; handwritten signatures may be submitted via our counter desk.

must be signed by the relevant foreign embassy or consular post and submitted via our counter desk (unless they fall under the London Convention).

Please note, if the document was not drawn up in NL, FR, DU, EN, ES, PT or IT, a sworn translation is required.

must be signed and submitted via eLegalisation by the National Bank, the authorised notary or the FPS Finance.

If the document contains a handwritten signature and requires legalisation on paper (not an apostille), you can apply for this via our counter desk.

must be signed and submitted via eLegalisation by a competent public enterprise service center.

must be signed and submitted via eLegalisation by the FPS Finance.

must be signed by a competent Chamber of Commerce and legalised via our counter desk.