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The Hague Apostille is a note or page added to a certified copy of the documents to be legalised.
You will need it if your document needs to be legally valid in the destination country. If your document was issued by any of the following countries, you will definitely need to have the Apostille.
Albania
Germany
Andorra
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Canada
Chile
People’s Republic of China
Cyprus
Republic of Korea
Costa Rica
Croatia
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
United States of America
Estonia
Philippines
Finland
France
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Morocco
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Nicaragua
Norway
New Zealand
The Netherlands
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Czech Republic
Republic of North Macedonia
Republic of Moldova
Dominican Republic
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Suriname
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
European Union
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
You can apply for one in person at:
- Citizen’s Advice and Information Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
- Regional Offices of the Ministry of Justice and Local Offices in Ceuta and Melilla.
- Government Secretary’s Offices for the Supreme Courts and Courts of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla. As regards notarial and private documents, you should apply for one at a Notary’s Office. For public legal documents issued by the Audiencia Nacional and Supreme Courts of Justice by the Government Secretaries of the respective courts or those delegated by them.
You can also apply for one online at: https://sede.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/Sede/es/tramites/apostilla-electronica
- Public administration documents: sworn translation of university degree certificates, academic records, diplomas, etc.
- Legal public documents: sworn translation of birth, marriage or death certificates, criminal record certificates, trademarks and patents etc.
- Official certificates: sworn translation of contracts, wills, powers of attorney, quality certificates and those certifying products, ingredient labels, etc.
If you have any other questions about sworn translation or certified translation, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can call us on (+34) 91 523 02 58 or click on this link for more information. We would be delighted to help you with your project.
