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01What we send
The papers that travel most to Belgium.
Almost all of them are for a Belgian administration. The price doesn't depend on the paper: it depends on the weight.
1 day
Birth certificates
To register as a resident, marry or register a child with the Belgian municipality.
1 day
Marriage and civil-status certificates
To register a union, or to prove there isn't one.
1 day
Criminal record certificates
Asked for to work with children, in security or in the civil service.
1 day
Residence certificates
To prove where you've lived when you register there.
1 day
Degrees and academic transcripts
For recognition of studies with the relevant language community.
1 day
Powers of attorney and company papers
Contracts, notarial powers and deeds between Spain and Brussels.
02Validation route
Inside the EU, the paper skips a step.
For civil-status documents and a few more, no apostille or legalisation is needed between Spain and Belgium: an EU regulation says so. What may remain is translation.
The Spanish authority that issues it
The Civil Registry for birth and marriage, the Central Criminal Records Registry for criminal records, the town hall for residence.
The multilingual form, if you need it
For several of those documents there is a standard form in every EU language. You request it from the same authority that issues the original, and it travels attached to it.
No apostille
Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 exempts the public documents it covers from apostille and legalisation when they go from one member state to another.
The shipment
We collect in Spain and deliver in Belgium. It's the only step that's ours.
The Belgian authority that receives it
It decides whether to ask for a translation into French, Dutch or German. With the multilingual form it can only ask in exceptional cases, and it must accept a sworn translation made in any member state.
- EU rule
- Regulation (EU) 2016/1191
- Applies since
- 16 February 2019
- Official languages of Belgium
- French, Dutch and German
03The comparison
Same paper, same destination. The difference is who answers you.
We compare types of service, not brands: what we can tell you about each one without making it up.
| Acacia Cargo | International express | Registered post | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | from €24 | On request | On request |
| Delivery time | 1 day | Ask | Ask |
| Weight compared | 0.5 kg | Per tariff | Per tariff |
| Collection at your address | Ask | ||
| Tracking | |||
| A person on WhatsApp | Ask | Ask |
“Ask” is literal: we haven't measured third-party rates or transit times to Belgium and we don't make them up. Our price and transit time are the ones on this page, and the price is confirmed with you before collection.
04What's included
What we do and what we don't.
05Frequently asked
What people ask before sending something to Belgium.
06Business
Law firms, agencies and teams based in Brussels.
For those who move paperwork between Spain and Belgium every month: VAT invoice, confidentiality and a contact who already knows the file.
VAT invoice
With your tax ID, per shipment or grouped at month end if the volume justifies it.
Confidentiality in writing
We sign a confidentiality agreement when the paperwork calls for it.
Who we work with
Law firms, notaries, relocation agencies and companies with a subsidiary or clients in Belgium.
Talk to the business team
Office: Carrer de Camprodon 21, 08012 Barcelona · Metro Verdaguer · L4 / L5 · Mon–Fri · 09:00–14:00 and 16:00–19:00
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