The legalisation certifies the origin of a document. It is the authentication by an official authority of the genuineness of a signature, the capacity of the signatory and, if applicable, the identity of the stamp or the seal on the document.

The fact that a document is legalised by the embassy does not guarantee the authenticity of its content. Neither does it guarantee that the document will be accepted by a Belgian administrative authority or that it will have any legal value in Belgium.

Information on legalised copies of

academic documents

1. Obtain a “CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF ORIGINAL” of your academic document. This copy should be issued by the university, school or organisation that issued the original academic document.

Make sure the signature and stamp (mentioning “certified true copy of original”) are on your copy.

2. Take your signed copy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Apollo Kaggwa road (near Kampala City Council), and get the abovementioned (in point 1) stamp legalised. Verify that your copy now shows a signature and stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3. Take the copy to the Belgian Embassy who will legalise the signature of the authorised Foreign Service Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Information on legalisation of

official documents.

The embassy will only legalise original documents, no copies will be legalised.

1. Take your official document to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Apollo Kaggwa road (near Kampala City Council), and get the signature legalised. Verify that your copy now shows a signature and stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2. Take the document to the Belgian Embassy who will legalise the signature of the authorised Foreign Service Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

*Note

- Apart from the legalisation aspect, the embassy does not handle mailing, shipping or delivery of documents to third parties; this is the sole responsibility of the applicant or representative.

- Documents for legalisation have to be physically brought to the embassy by the applicant or representative and should not sent by courier or mail.

Tariffs   *Note (legalisation is charged PER PAGE)