Legalization information

Before the document can be legalized by the Embassy of Belgium in Lebanon, firstly, it needs to be authenticated by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at one of their legalization offices in or outside Lebanon, then translated by a sworn translator.

For more information, please contact the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• The authentication by the Lebanese Ministry must not be older than 6 months and in French. It must be provided in a readable format and contain all necessary information (registration number, date, signature, name and seal of the person who has signed the document);
• The signature of the authentication of the Lebanese Ministry must be known to the Belgian Embassy. In case a legalization should be signed by an official, whose signature has not (yet) been notified to the Belgian Embassy or the date was not mentioned, the document cannot be legalized and applicants need to return to the Ministry to repeat the process;
• All documents in Arabic language must be translated into French, English or Dutch by a sworn translator who is recognized by the Embassy of Belgium in Lebanon.
• You must submit with your documents the “Memo for Legalization” which you can find here.

Documents for legalization need to be submitted at the TLScontact Centre.

Please create your personal user account, fill out the online form and make an appointment to submit your documents at our centre.

Please print out your appointment confirmation letter, as you will need to present this document when you attend your appointment.

You can submit your documents in person or authorize a representative to submit the documents on your behalf. The representative cannot be a minor.

Please arrive on time for your appointment with the appointment confirmation letter. If you are late more than 29 minutes or fail to attend your appointment, you will be required to make a new appointment.

• An extensive range of Added Value Services is available to facilitate your legalization submission process;
• Your documents will be checked according to the requirements of the Embassy of Belgium in Beirut. They should be organized and unstapled before submission.
• Please note that the documents issued from Lebanon and Syria only can be legalized by the Belgian Embassy in Beirut.
• The legalization and service fees are paid in the center. Please note that the original document and its translation are counted as two documents, and that the service fees are non-refundable.
• Following completion of these steps, your documents are transferred to the Embassy of Belgium in Beirut for legalization.

You can track your documents at any time by visiting your personal user account.

Note: Children under 12 years old are not allowed to enter the centre. 

After the Embassy of Belgium in Beirut has processed your documents, your documents will be returned to our centre. You will be notified by SMS or email as soon as the documents arrive. Please arrive with your original Legalization checklist, original Memo for Legalization and a copy of your identity card. If you wish to designate a representative to pick up your documents on your behalf, please make sure that they bring the following documents:

• Copy of your ID;
• Your original application checklist;
• Your original Memo for Legalization;
• Copy of Your representative’s ID.

The only representative allowed to retrieve your documents is the one written in the “Memo for Legalization” during the submission of your document or the one providing your Original “Memo for Legalization”.

The legalizations will be done on a A4 document with a QR code as the documents have been digitalized in a central system.

The legalized and signed documents can be found by the QR code on this website: https://legalweb.diplomatie.be/search

For more information, please visit this website.