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Korean Documents for Netherlands

The Netherlands is a major destination for Korean professionals and families. The IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service) asks for civil-status documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates and single-status declarations to be legalised, which for Korean documents means an apostille (the Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA) for public documents, the Ministry of Justice for notarized private documents). Documents in Dutch, English, French or German need no translation; Korean documents are translated into one of those four. A translation made in the Netherlands must be by a court-sworn translator (beëdigd vertaler); a translation made in Korea needs its own apostille. Highly skilled migrant (kennismigrant) applications and Nuffic credential evaluations do not need apostilles. Our specialists confirm what each receiving body needs and handle the apostille and translation.

Requirements & key facts

The Netherlands is a Hague Convention member (in force 8 October 1965) — Korean civil-status documents such as birth and marriage certificates are authenticated by apostille, not embassy legalization
The IND accepts documents in Dutch, English, French or German as they are. Other languages are translated into one of those four: in the Netherlands by a court-sworn translator (beëdigd vertaler); a translation made in Korea needs an apostille on both the original and the translation
The IND's checklist for a highly skilled migrant (kennismigrant) lists a passport copy and, only if there are antecedents or it is not signed by the migrant, the antecedents certificate. A diploma and a Nuffic credential evaluation come up for the reduced salary criterion; no police certificate or apostille is on the list
For a Nuffic credential evaluation you upload colour scans through IDW, and you do not upload apostilles. A certified translation by a sworn translator (in the Netherlands or abroad) is needed only for documents not in Dutch, English, German, French or Afrikaans, and not if your school issued an English version
Registering foreign vital events such as a birth or marriage with the gemeente requires apostilled documents. Documents in English, French or German are usually accepted, but the municipality may ask for a Dutch translation
A translation made in the Netherlands by a sworn translator registered in the Rbtv (Register beëdigde tolken en vertalers) does not need its own apostille

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a beëdigd vertaler and do I need one?

A beëdigd vertaler is a translator sworn in by a Dutch court and registered in the Rbtv (Register beëdigde tolken en vertalers). A translation made in the Netherlands must be by a sworn translator. The IND also accepts documents in English, French or German as they are, so an English document needs no translation, and a translation made in Korea is accepted with an apostille on both the original and the translation.

Does the Dutch IND require apostilled Korean documents?

The IND asks for civil-status documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates and single-status declarations to be authenticated, which for Korean documents means an apostille: OKA issues it for public documents and the Ministry of Justice for notarized private documents. Korean-language documents are translated into Dutch, English, French or German. The highly skilled migrant's own application does not need these documents; accompanying family members' certificates, such as a marriage certificate, do.

What do I need for a Dutch highly skilled migrant visa (kennismigrant) with Korean qualifications?

On the IND's checklist, the highly skilled migrant provides a passport copy and, only if there are antecedents or it is unsigned, the antecedents certificate. A diploma and a Nuffic credential evaluation are asked for under the reduced salary criterion. Nuffic takes colour scans of your documents, not apostilles. The employer filing the application confirms the exact documents against the IND checklist.

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