How do you apostille documents for Curaçao in 2026?

First residence packs commonly ask for an apostilled or legalised birth certificate and a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG-style police check) from your last place of residence, plus other civil papers named on the purpose checklist: Apply for a residence permit. Official FAQ language treats birth certificates as recent originals with apostille or legalisation, and police checks as recent originals for applicants aged 18 or older. Bring those originals again when you pick up a positive temporary residence stamp in your passport.

If the issuing country is a Hague Apostille member, apostille there first through that country’s competent authority. If it is not, follow notarisation plus consular legalisation for Curaçao use. Translations must match passport spellings when the source language is not Dutch, English, Spanish, or Papiamentu as the desk accepts. Keep the same name order on every page of the pack.

Official documents issued on the island, such as birth, marriage, divorce, or death extracts, diplomas, and certain court papers, are legalised at Publieke Zaken (Kranshi) for the destination country. Loket Digital describes booking through the permits desk and naming the country of use, with documents generally issued in Curaçao and not older than one year. Foreign-language island documents may need a sworn translation before legalisation. Curaçao papers used inside the Netherlands often follow Kingdom rules that differ from third-country apostille needs, so ask the desk for the destination you named.

Authentication does not replace CRIB, Kranshi registration, sedula, or customs inventories: Import household goods and Paperwork after moving.