Apostille Netherlands

The Netherlands is one of the most picturesque nations in Europe, it is a country, which usually tops lists of most liveable and ease of living indexes. Many people seek employment or permanent residency in The Netherlands. However, there are certain needs and requirements for obtaining a long-term work visa, or a residency permit.

The most essential part of the procedure is documentation. Right, appropriate, and certified documentation enables a person to get settled or get employed in the Netherlands. Living there has been a wish of numerous people, as they really adore the laws of this land. The certification which is necessary is known as ‘apostille’.

As the documents are essential for getting employment overseas, the validity and authenticity of the documents are equally important. Many foreign workers have used fake/forged degrees/certificates for working in overseas lands, this was a huge issue, and illegal employment had to be addressed,

So, the Hague convention was held and it made apostilled documents, a necessity for getting a long-term employment visa or residence permit in these 119 countries, including the whole European continent.

Apostille Netherlands

Significance of The Netherlands in the Hague convention can be traced by the name of the convention; which is the place where this convention was held which is a monumental city located in The Kingdom of Netherlands.

This country is one of the founders of this convention and the developments in it. It is necessary to have Apostille Netherlands to take up a job there, an employment visa is only made available when the documents are apostilled.

Who gives the Apostille stamp?

Apostille in India has aided in the above processes. India has been a member of the Hague Convention since 2005 and is recognized in almost all the Hague countries.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the central government department that deals with all the external matters of India including visa, attestation, and Apostille and provides a sticker on the documents that contain the details of the applicant which include the name, document name, name of the officer who issued the sticker and stamp and the date of issuance.

In India, the validity of the Apostille sticker is six months and varies according to the requirements and needs of the employment seeker, as well as the host country; which is The Netherlands in our case.

The procedure is an indirect course of action that involves attestation readily from the regional and the state government before approaching the MEA.

MEA Apostille Netherlands stamp enables a person to work in The Netherlands. Certificates and degrees must be locally notarized and stamped by a state body, usually HRD or SDM, and ultimately, an MEA stamp is obtained which is most necessary.