– You have a document that needs an apostille (e.g. a birth certificate, diploma or extract from the Commercial Register) – in this case, bring it to us in person or send it by post to our address. – You do not have the document that needs an apostille – in this case, you can also order our service to obtain the document to be apostilled (e.g. requesting an extract from the Commercial Register). – Apostille in the Czech Republic. For apostilles in the Czech Republic, we deal directly with the relevant authority and obtain the apostille for your document. – Apostille abroad. To obtain an apostille from abroad, we first send the document to the country concerned and at the same time contact the relevant authority to obtain the apostille. – Delivery to your chosen destination. Once the apostille has been obtained, we send the document, now bearing the apostille, to your chosen destination – usually back to you.
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An apostille is a certification clause confirming the authenticity of a signature. It is attached to official documents and, in certain respects, takes the place of superlegalisation.
Once a public document has been apostilled, it can be used abroad. The states listed under the Hague Convention have agreed that, when documents are “exchanged”, they need not be legalised by the embassy in the country of origin; instead, final certification takes place in the country where the document was issued.
An apostille is issued in the official language of the issuing state, but the document must also be translated into another language. An officially certified translation is therefore usually required for submission in the destination country.
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