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Why get a certified translation in Brussels?

For a marriage celebrated abroad, the City of Brussels publishes a dedicated procedure for registering the record and updating civil status. Use it if the City is your competent municipality; it does not replace instructions from the other eighteen Brussels municipalities.

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In Brussels, CertiDocs helps you check the procedure, prepare supporting documents and identify the right professional. Confirm the requirements with the receiving service before ordering a translation.

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CertiDocs helps you scope a certified translation request for civil status certificates, diplomas, driving licences, contracts, judgments and immigration documents. Depending on your case, we direct you to a suitable sworn translator and the official sources that matter.

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The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.

Official sourceCity of Brussels - official procedureOfficial sourceFPS Justice - National register of sworn translators and interpretersOfficial sourceFPS Justice - Legalisation of sworn translationsOfficial sourceFPS Foreign Affairs - Legalisation and apostille of documentsOfficial sourcee-Justice portal - Public documents in the EU

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Birth certificate

Marriage certificate

Residence permit

Diploma

Court judgment

Criminal record extract

See the procedures and documents associated with each language pair.

English → French

French → Dutch

Arabic → French

German → French

Turkish → French

Romanian → French

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Belgian tax residence certificate: apostille and translation

Gather the reference, country and instructions for a Belgian tax certificate.

Belgian criminal record for abroad: request and translation

Request the correct Belgian extract and formalities for use abroad.

Belgian medical certificate: legalisation and translation

Prepare authentication and translation of a Belgian medical certificate for abroad.

Belgian diploma for abroad: legalisation and translation

Prepare a Belgian diploma for study or work abroad.

Child travel: parental consent and translation in Belgium

Check the route, signatures and language for a child’s travel consent.

Belgian student blocked account: amount and certificate

Prepare the blocked account and student visa certificate.

Frequently asked questions

+Which documents can be translated in Brussels?
The page covers requests for official documents such as driving license, diploma, birth certificate, marriage certificate, contract, court judgment, transcript, criminal record extract, death certificate, medical certificate, residence permit, employer certificate, company statutes, power of attorney, identity card, passport, single status certificate, certificate of capacity to marry, residence certificate, household composition certificate, life certificate, divorce certificate, name change certificate, nationality certificate, acknowledgement of parentage, internship certificate, training certificate, certificate of inheritance, notarial deed of inheritance, will, family record book, adoption certificate, company register extract, payslip, tax certificate.
+What local point should I check in Brussels?
For a marriage celebrated abroad, the City of Brussels publishes a dedicated procedure for registering the record and updating civil status. Use it if the City is your competent municipality; it does not replace instructions from the other eighteen Brussels municipalities.
+How do I start a request from Brussels?
You only need to provide the document, language combination and preferred deadline on the site.