Please note that all Documents which require attestation/legalization from the Embassy of Pakistan are required to be submitted in person at the Embassy's counter.
Fee for legalization is required to be paid through PIN (Debit Card) at the Consular Section counter. No cash payment is accepted.
Legalization of Documents issued in the Netherlands (Dutch Documents)
- Foreign documents (i.e. Birth Certificates, Death Certifciates, Marriage Certificates, Educational Certificates issued by the Dutch authorities, which needs legalization by the Embassy of Pakistan must be first legalized/attested by the Consular Department (CDC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands before attestation at this Embassy.
- One Photocopy of each document which require attestation, to be submitted alongwith original.
- In case of attestation of Birth Certificates, Death Certifciates, Marriage Certificates and Educational Certificates, copies of National Identity Card and Passport are required to be submitted.
- For attestation/legalization of documents by the Embassy, Proforma for Attestation of Documents (download here) must be submitted with the original documents.
- Fee for Attestation/Legalization of Documents ((i.e. Birth Certificates, Death Certifciates, Marriage Certificates, Educational Certificates) issued by the Dutch authorities is Euro 80/- per document.
Commercial & Business Documents
- Business/Commercial agreements or any other document on trade etc. are required to be signed by the company executives and countersigned by the local Chamber of Commerce & Industry and further attested/legalized by the Consular Department (CDC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands.
- License of manufacture, invoice, certificate of origin etc. should be attested or issued by concerned Chamber of Commerce on the letter head of the Company/business firm and legalized/attested by the Consular Department (CDC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands.
- Any kind of authority letters or Power of Attorney from Foreign nationals (who do not hold a valid Pakistani ID or Pakistani Passport) needs to be notarized from any Notary Republic in the Netherlands. The same is then legalzied by the Consular Department (CDC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands before attestation at this Embassy.
- One Photocopy of each document which require attestation, to be submitted alongwith original.
- For attestation/legalization of documents by the Embassy, Proforma for Attestation of Documents (download here) must be submitted with the original documents.
- Fee for Attestation/Legalization of Business Documents is Euro 110/- per document.
Legalization of Documents issued in Pakistan (Pakistani Documents)
- The Embassy only attest those Pakistani Documetns which are already attested from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad or its camp offices in Provincial capitals of Pakistan. Therefore, All Pakistani documents (e.g. Educational Certificates/NADRA Certificates etc...) must be attested/legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan before attestation at this Embassy.
- One photocopy is required to be submitted with the original document along with photocopies of CNIC/NICOP/Passport of the applicant.
- Fee for Attestation/Legalization of Documents issued from Pakistan is Euro 35/- per document.
- For attestation/legalization of documents by the Embassy, Proforma for Attestation of Documents (download here) must be submitted with the original documents.
Non Attestable Documents
- Political/Criminal Disputes
- Domicile
- Photographs
- Invitation letters
- Visa Notes
- Papers of Registry and sale/purchase of land etc.
- Applications of all kinds