We apply to the body or archive of the country where the document was issued — under a power of attorney from you.
Updated 17.08.2026
Documents · Apostille & Legalisation
Obtaining documents andapostilles worldwide
We obtain official documents in the country of issue and arrange the apostille, consular legalisation, translation and international delivery.
The document’s route
From the register of the country of issue to your hands
We take on every step of the chain: the client does not have to travel to the country of issue and work out which body certifies what.
We obtain the document in the form your recipient will accept: an original, a duplicate or a certified copy.
We obtain the apostille from the authorised body; for countries outside the convention we go through the consular procedure.
A sworn or certified translation at the right point in the chain — before or after the mark is affixed.
International courier delivery of the original with a tracking number to the country needed.
Your situation
Do you already have the document or does it have to be obtained?
An apostille or legalisation
You hand over the original or an acceptable copy — we arrange the procedure needed, the translation and the delivery.
Obtaining it and the apostille
We arrange for the document to be obtained in the country of issue and the legalisation, translation and delivery that follow — in one chain.
The catalogue
Which documents we obtain and legalise
Choose a category and the document will appear in the configurator on the right.
Geography
Obtaining documents in international jurisdictions
The form in which a document is recognised depends on the country: the parties to the Hague Convention accept an apostille, the rest require consular legalisation. Below are the directions we work with regularly.
Forms of legalisation
An apostille, legalisation and a translation are different procedures
For documents moving between states where the Hague Convention applies and the document concerned can be apostilled. The mark is affixed in the country of issue by the authorised body.
Where an apostille is not the applicable mechanism and another order of recognition is required: successive certification by the bodies of the country of issue and the consulate of the country of destination.
The translation and the form of certification it needs are settled by the requirements of the country or organisation the document is filed with: a sworn translator, notarial certification or a bureau’s certification.
The team
Who runs the work on documents
Martina VeberHead of Case ProcessingThe chains, the bodies and the deadlines
Robert HaasCorporate LawyerPowers of attorney and notarial forms
Eva LauriHead of OperationsChecking the documents are complete before filing with the bodies
Martin DvorzhakDocument Processing SpecialistApostilles, legalisation, translationsQuestions and answers
Frequent questions about obtaining documents and apostilles
The authenticity of the signature, the status of the signatory and the seal on the document — not its contents. That is enough for a party to the convention to accept the document with no further legalisation.
No. An apostille is affixed only by the authorised body of the country that issued the document. If you are in another country we work under a power of attorney through partners on the ground.
It depends on the type of document and the recipient’s requirements: registry office certificates are usually apostilled in the original, while court and notarial documents may be either the original or a notarised copy. We check the requirements before filing.
As a rule the apostille first, then the translation of the document together with the mark. Some recipients require the opposite — which is why the first step is always to check the format.
The apostille itself has no expiry, but recipients limit the age of the document: certificates are most often accepted if no more than three to six months old. We build the filing calendar around that.
Countries outside the Hague Convention — consular legalisation applies for them. Plus particular pairs of countries where objections to an accession are in force — we check your pair of countries at the start.
Yes: USSR documents are apostilled by the successor state at the place of issue — through its archives and bodies. It is ordinary work for programmes based on descent.
The body’s duty plus the work along the chain: the preparation, the filing, the translation. We show the duties as separate lines at their actual tariffs — the estimate is known before the start.
In most countries from two days to three weeks depending on the body and its workload. Where an official expedited route exists we offer it with its price.
Working with us that is rare: the format is checked in writing before the start. If the recipient changed its requirements along the way, we rebuild the chain at the actual cost of the steps, with no need to pay for everything again.
from €250Obtaining a document + an apostille