Attesting Luxembourg Documents (FAQs)

Yes - Luxembourg is a member of the Apostille Convention.

Luxembourg documents can be legalized for use abroad with an Apostille Stamp when destined for other signatory countries without additional certification by the destination country.

When Luxembourg documents are required for non-apostille countries, such as United Arab Emirates - Taiwan - Malaysia - Thailand - Qatar they need additional authentication by the embassy of the destination country.

For further information about Apostille certification in Luxembourg, see:
Luxembourg Apostille Services

Submission within the European Union
Certain Luxembourg documents do not require Apostilles when they are presented to authorities of other European Union countries (the receiving authority should accept the original or a certified copy).

When applying for certain public documents, a multilingual standard form may be requested to accompany the original. A multilingual standard form must always be issued and signed by a Luxembourg authority, providing a translation aid designed to help the receiving authority to understand a public document which is in a language not accepted by the receiving EU country.
See: EU Multilingual standard forms

Luxembourg documents not requiring Apostilles include birth, death, marriage certificates, absence of a criminal record (a clean criminal record of a Luxembourg citizen), certificates of nationality and residence:
See: Regulation (EU) 2016/1191

Other Luxembourg documents, including academic certificates, still require Apostille certification and certified translation to be valid in other EU countries.

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Luxembourg birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Multilingual certificates of no impediment to marriage
Luxembourg certificates of no impediment to marriage are exempt from any formality for submission to the following countries (Munich CIEC Convention):
Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Documents signed by a Luxembourg civil servant or notary can be legalized in Luxembourg with an Apostille stamp from the Passport, Visa and Legalisation Office. Documents eligible for an Apostille include:

• Civil status extracts (Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates
• Certificates of Legal Capacity to Marry)
• Criminal Record Extracts (Extrait du casier judiciaire)
• University diplomas and transcripts
• Court documents
• Extracts from the Company Register
• Certificates of Origin, Free Sale and GMP Compliance
• Sworn Translations
• Other documents certified by a Luxembourg notary

To confirm whether your document is eligible for apostille authentication in Luxembourg, please Contact us and we’ll check your document free of charge. For further information about our Luxembourg apostille services and for assistance obtaining official copies of Luxembourg documents, see:
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Luxembourg documents required for submission to the authorities of the United Arab Emirates must be legalized by the Passport, Visa and Legalisation Office (BPVL-MAEE) and then attested by the UAE embassy in Brussels.

Luxembourg documents required for submission to the authorities of Qatar must be legalized by the Passport, Visa and Legalisation Office (BPVL-MAEE) and then attested by the Qatari embassy in Brussels.

Luxembourg documents required for submission to the authorities of Taiwan must be legalized by the Passport, Visa and Legalisation Office (BPVL-MAEE) and then attested in Brussels by the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium.

Document legalization (or attestation) is a procedure which authenticates a public Luxembourg document so that it can be submitted in another country for official or legal purposes - for example, if you need to submit a Luxembourg birth certificate to the authority or embassy of another country, it will often need to be legalized.

Legalizing a document in Luxembourg certifies the authenticity of the signature appearing on the document as that of an authorized public official in Luxembourg and confirms the capacity of that official.

• Because Luxembourg is a member of the Apostille Convention, Luxembourg documents can be legalized by means of an Apostille Stamp when being submitted to countries that are also members of the Hague Apostille Convention
• If a Luxembourg document is required for a country that is not a member of the Apostille Convention, it will need to be legalized both by Luxembourg authorities and by the embassy of the recipient country (embassy in Luxembourg or non-resident embassy accredited to Luxembourg).
  See: Document legalization - Wikipedia

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Luxembourg Apostilles follow the standard format laid down in the Apostille Convention. Some examples of Luxembourg documents certified with Apostille stamps:

• Luxembourg Company Profile with Apostille (PDF)

See What does an Apostille look like?

Luxembourg birth, death and marriage extracts and certificates can be obtained from the Commune where the birth, death or marriage was registered.

• Apply online to the Commune - birth certificates
• Apply online to the Commune - marriage certificates
• Apply online to the Commune - death certificates

Apostilles are not required when submitting Luxembourg certificates of marital status to the authorities of another Member State of the European Union.

A multilingual standard form may be requested to accompany the original. A multilingual standard form must always be issued and signed by a Luxembourg authority, providing a translation aid designed to help the receiving authority understand the certificate when in a language not accepted by the receiving EU country.

EU Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden
See: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (EU GDPR)

Apostilles are not required when submitting Luxembourg Multilingual certificates of no impediment to marriage issued to the authorities of a country that has acceded to the Munich CIEC Convention. Members of the Munich CIEC Convention are as follows:
Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Apostilles are not required when submitting Luxembourg birth, death and marriage certificates to the authorities of another Member State of the European Union. A multilingual standard form may be requested to accompany the original. A multilingual standard form must always be issued and signed by a Luxembourg authority, providing a translation aid designed to help the receiving authority understand the certificate when in a language not accepted by the receiving EU country.

EU Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden
See: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (EU GDPR)

Luxembourg birth, marriage and death certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status) should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to countries that have acceded to the Vienna CIEC Convention. The following countries are contracting states of the Vienna Convention:
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Luxembourg Criminal Record Extracts (Extrait du casier judiciaire) can be requested remotely (online, email, post) or in person from the Criminal Records Department (Service du Casier Judiciaire) in Luxembourg city. Extracts are issued in French.

Any person over 18 years of age who is a Luxembourg national or resides in Luxembourg can request an extract from their criminal record. Non-Luxembourg nationals must provide proof of their residency (residence permit or certificate of registration).

• Criminal Records Department
• Criminal Record Extract - apply online

Apostilles are not required when submitting Luxembourg Criminal Record Certificates to another Member State of the European Union when the certificate is issued to a Luxembourg national and when the criminal record is clean (no convictions). In other cases, the recipient Member State may require an Apostille.

EU Member States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
See: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (EU GDPR)