Document retrieval and apostille worldwide

No. Only the competent authority of the country that issued the document can place it. If you live elsewhere, we work under a power of attorney through partners on the ground.

It depends on the document and the recipient. Civil status certificates are usually apostilled in the original; court and notarial documents in the original or a notarised copy. We check the requirements before filing.

As a rule, apostille first, then a translation of the document together with the certificate. Some recipients require the reverse, so we confirm the format as the first step.

The apostille itself does not expire, but recipients limit the age of the document: certificates are most often accepted within three to six months. We plan filing dates with that in mind.

Countries outside the Hague Convention: they require consular legalisation. Some pairs of countries also have objections to accession. We check your pair at the start.

Yes. They are apostilled by the successor state at the place of issue, through its archives and authorities. This is routine work for citizenship by descent.

The authority's fee plus our work: preparation, filing, translation. Fees are shown on separate lines at actual tariffs, and we send the estimate before work starts.

In most countries from two days to three weeks, depending on the authority and its workload. Where official fast-track exists, we offer it with its price.

We confirm the format in writing before work starts. If the recipient changes the requirements along the way, we redo only the necessary steps at their actual cost.