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Sworn translators: Brussels-Capital Region

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Official procedures by municipality

The competent municipality and the document’s use determine what to prepare. These resources direct you to the relevant services.

  • 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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Brussels-Capital

Why a certified translation?

Sworn translation in Brussels-Capital. This page brings together the essential information for requesting a certified translation of official documents in Belgium.

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Depending on the procedure, the authority may request a sworn translation. For use in Belgium, since 1 December 2022, the sworn translator listed in the register legalises the translation with an electronic signature and the prescribed details, including the VTI number. The receiving authority retains the acceptance decision.

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Official sources used

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

Official 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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Frequently asked questions

+Which documents are covered in Brussels-Capital?
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.
+How do I request a certified translation in Brussels-Capital?
You can describe your document, language combination and preferred deadline on the site to be routed to a sworn translator.
+Does this page cover the Brussels-Capital area?
Yes. This page brings together general information and also links to the covered cities in Brussels-Capital.