Consular legalization of certificates and transcripts is necessary to certify the authenticity of documents and ensure their recognition abroad, especially in countries that do not use the apostille system. Such legalization is relevant when applying to educational institutions, employment, or any other legal actions abroad.
The legalization process of certificates and transcripts includes several key steps, starting with preparing the document and translating it into the language of the destination country. Next, the translation undergoes notarization to confirm its accuracy and conformity with the original. The following step is consular legalization, where the documents are certified at the consulate or embassy of the country for which they are intended.
This procedure helps avoid problems with using documents abroad and guarantees their legal force in a foreign country.
List of Hague Convention member countries as of October 5, 1961, which abolishes the requirement for legalization of foreign official documents:
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Vanuatu, United Kingdom, Hungary, Venezuela, Honduras, Grenada, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Israel, India, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cape Verde, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, China (Hong Kong and Macau territories), Colombia, Kosovo, Costa Rica, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mauritius, North Macedonia, Malawi, Malta, Morocco, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niue, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Cook Islands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Romania, El Salvador, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Eswatini, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States of America, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Uruguay, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Croatia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Chile, Switzerland, Sweden, Ecuador, Estonia, South Africa, South Korea, Japan
We prepare documents for all the countries listed above.
If necessary, we provide document delivery within Almaty, Astana, and worldwide.
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Important!
If a document raises doubts or requires additional clarification, a request is sent to the competent authority that issued the document.
In this case, the processing time will be extended.