АПОСТИЛ АМЕРИКА

The person certifying the document must provide the following information; full name in capitals, the capacity in which the person is acting, residential or business address, telephone number and e-mail address.

Where a notary public certifies a document to be a true copy of the original, that document must be authenticated by:

a)       An apostille in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 abolishing the requirement for legislation for foreign public documents, in the case of a jurisdiction that is a party to that convention.

b)      Validation of the certificate of the notary public by the appropriate government department in the case of a jurisdiction that is not a party to that convention.

Address

Designated competent authority(ies) to issue an apostille in Argentina:

“(…) the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed an Agreement with the Federal Board of Notariat, by which the different Bodies of Notaries Public of Argentina have been authorised to authenticate signatures with the Apostille legalisation.
This designation has become in force on 1 December 2003.
The Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs remains being the Authority of Application of the Convention.” [sic]

People who require legalizing Argentine public documents to be presented abroad must request on  Internet to carry out the management in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The shifts can be requested by entering: www.argentina.gob.ar/legalizar-o-apostillar-un-documento

ADDRESS Esmeralda 1214, C.A.B.A. C1007ABR – Argentine Republic CUSTOMER SERVICE HOURS Monday to Friday from 08:30 hs. at 1:30 p.m.

REQUIREMENTS TO PRESENT THE DOCUMENTATION TO BE LEGALIZED

The documentation to be intervened by this Ministry must be original and in good condition, with clearly legible data and without plasticizing. The presentation of the documentation can only be done by persons over 18 years of age, who must identify themselves by presenting their National Identity Document (DNI). Foreign citizens must identify themselves by presenting DNI for foreigners or Document of their current nationality. When submitting the documentation, it must be indicated in which country it will be presented, in order to apply the corresponding procedure according to the current regulations.

PRICE:

Legalization of civil status (marriage, birth, death, among others) $ 100 (one hundred pesos)      

Legalizations in general $ 300 (three hundred pesos)      

Apostille civil status matches $ 300 (three hundred pesos)      

Apostille documentation in general $ 300 (three hundred pesos)      

Enabling the signature of a foreign Consular Officer accredited in the country $ 400 (four hundred pesos)      

Enabling office after hours $ 400 (four hundred pesos)  

The fee for each procedure must be paid in cash or with VISA Debit card and in the windows enabled for this purpose, or in the branches of the Banco de la Nación Argentina. 

Address

Solicitor-General

Deputy Solicitor General

Registrar of the Supreme Court

Registrar of Corporate Affairs

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs

Chief of Protocol

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
#1 Culloden Road
St. Michael
Barbados, W.I.

Phone: +1 (246) 429-7108

Fax: +1 (246) 429-6652

General Website: http://www.foreign.gov.bb/

The Registrar of the Supreme Court of Barbados
Registration Department
Coleridge Street
Bridgetown
Barbados, W.I.

Phone:+1 (246)-426-3461

Fax:+1 (246)-426-2405

General Website: http://www.lawcourts.gov.bb/

Solicitor-General
Frank Walcott Building
Culloden Rd
St. Michael
Barbados, W.I.

Phone: +1 (246) 431-7750

Fax: +1 (246) 228-5433

The Registrar General

Apostilles are in a specific form and are issued by the competent authority, being the Registrar General in Belize. There is a charge of $50 for an Apostille.

Document Types and Pricing

Here are the categories of documents and a breakdown of pricing for Belize:

Government Issued Documents

Apostille fees: $10 (U.S. Dept of State fee)

General Documents

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Legalization Area

How to apostille a documet in Colombia ?

You can do it online from your home, office or wherever you are.

Remember that you can perform the procedure yourself 24 hours a day (every day of the week), do not require intermediaries, or prior appointment, or go to the facilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Use the option “Perform your online apostille and legalization process here”

How to get an Apostille:

Follow these steps:

1. All documents must contain the handwritten and / or digital signature of a public servant in the exercise of their functions, imposed on the document. Signature that must be registered in the database of this Ministry, accompanied by the name and position held by him. Verify the requirements that the document must meet to post and / or legalize. The requirements vary according to the type of document.

Enter the requirements section of Apostille or Legalization at: www.cancilleria.gov.co/apostilla-legalizacion to see all the information.

2. Scan the document that has to be apostilled and / or legalized and make sure it is complete and legible on both sides, as the case may be. The document must be in PDF format and must not exceed 11 Megabytes in weight. Only one apostille and / or legalization is issued per document.

3. Load the PDF file in the application according to the type of document. Remember that you can find it at: www.cancilleria.gov.co/apostilla-legalizacion, by clicking on “Make your apostille or legalization from your home or office”. Remember that for each multiple request, you can only upload up to 10 documents, digitized in separate files. If you do not find the option you are looking for in the list of documents, choose “Other documents”.

4. Check in your email the result of the study of your document and verify that the data is correct. The result of the study can also be consulted in the application under the option ‘Consult your procedure’. Remember that the maximum response time is 3 business days.

5. After reviewing, pay the value corresponding to the process that takes place. After making the payment there will be no correction or refund. The number to pay is due on the same day. If you need to reliquidate it, enter the application and click on the option costs and payments.

6. Your Apostille and / or Legalization will be sent to your email address or can be consulted at the following link: https://tramites.cancilleria.gov.co/apostillalegalizacion/consulta/documento.aspx

Address

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Departamento de Autenticaciones

Price: ¢ 625.00 (= € 1)

Apostille Service and Legalizations Signature Authentication Service The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica authenticates the signatures of national authorities to take effect in foreign countries.

The procedure consists in authenticating the signatures of the authorized public servants, to certify the validity and legitimacy of the documents of national origin abroad. The user must request the national authority that issues the document all the necessary information so that the document can be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A Costa Rican public document that has not been authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, will not have any effect abroad.

Likewise, a public document issued in another State will not have any effect in Costa Rica unless it has been duly legalized by a unit of the MREC, or has been apostilled in the State that issues it.

It is important to note that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs DOES NOT legalize the content of the document, ONLY legalizes the signature of the official who certifies the document in question. 

The Process of Apostille/ Attestation in Dominica:

The process of apostille can differ from one country to another depending on the nature of documents or the purpose. Typically, it may include the following steps:

• Legal translation of the documents as required in the destination country.
• Local attestation or notarization as per the requirements of the target country.
• Documents to be attested or apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Attestation to be done by the Embassy or Consulate office.

Where can you have your documents legalised?

You can get an apostille from the Dominican authorities. For more details see the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). This website is in English.

After your document is legalised with an apostille, you can use it in the rest of the country members of The Hague convention.

Address

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Service of the Dominican Republic

Office of Legalization of Documents of the Vice Ministry for Consular and Migratory Affairs

Where and how can you legalize your documents ?

You can request the apostille in the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Once legalized with the apostille, your document can be used in all of the other member countries of the Hague conference.

Address

Director General de Legalizaciones, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Basic requirements:

Before of the apostille or legalization, the documents must be CERTIFIED OR LEGALIZED FOR THE OUTSIDE WITH PHYSICAL SIGNATURE by the entities that issue, being these originals or copies.

You can apostille by your own or a through third person, does not require authorization.

Address

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In Grenada the designated competent authority(ies) to issue an apostille are:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
The Permanent Secretary and the Senior Administrative Officer

Address

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretaría de Estado en el Despacho de Relaciones Exteriores

What is the procedure for processing the apostille?

When a user presents a document in the “Apostilles Section”, the official payment receipt (TGR-1) issued by the General Treasury of the Republic is delivered, which is the trademark in the code 12120 of the line “Authentic Service and Translations”, which must be paid in any banking agency with a value of one hundred and fifty Lempiras (Lps 150.00), for each document, an application with your personal data and the requirements will also be filled as demanded.

The “Apostille Section” is the only one at the national level in the Secretary of State in the Office of Foreign Relations, Municipality of the Central District.

Address

Apostille for Federal Documents
Dirección de Coordinación Política con los Poderes de la Unión
Subdirección de Formalización y Control

Apostille for State Documents
There are 32 competent authorities designated to issue Apostilles for state documents; for more information see below under “Contact Details”.

Price: 710 pesos mexicanos per apostille for federal documents.

Requirements for apostille a document:

1. National public document in original, which must contain the name, autograph signature and position of the Federal Public Official. It is important to point out that in order to carry out the process, the signature must be integrated in our Registry of Autographs of Public Officials and comply with the provisions of the Agreement Establishing the General Guidelines of the Document Apostille Procedure and Legalization of Signatures.

2. Payment of rights through the “Help Sheet” of $ 819.00 pesos M.N. per document. Rate effective as of January 1, 2019.  

Payment options: a) Payment at the bank window, fill out the help sheet for the payment of rights

3. Current official identification INE or IFE. Valid passport.* Federal Professional Certificate. Military Primer. * Domestic and foreign.

4. CURP of the Interested Party (Mexican Citizens).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua

How to apostille in Nicaragua?

The competent authority is the Consular General Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The owner can appear in person at their offices or send the documentation by courier, after downloading the form on which the apostille request is made.

General Links:

https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=943

Designated Competent Authority(ies):

1. Concerning the documents authorized by competent court authorities or officials, the Secretary of the Supreme Court or his legal substitutes.
2. Concerning deeds drawn up by a notary or private documents authenticated by a notary, the officials of the department of administrative service of the Ministry of Justice.
3. Regarding other documents issued by any central government bodies, any autonomous or semi-autonomous bodies, municipal or police authorities or a Public Ministry, the officials of the consular and legalisation department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
4. Regarding all other public documents, any of the three preceding procedures are allowed.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directorate-General of Consular Affairs

Requirements: Present the document containing the authorized signature, in accordance with the registry of signatures in the Offices of Legalization.

List of procedures to be carried out depending on the different types of documentation:

1) BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH:

a) General Direction of the Registry of Civil Status

b) General Secretariat of the Registry of Civil Status

c) Ministry of Justice

d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2) POLICE BACKGROUND / PASSPORTS / PHOTOCOPY OF IDENTITY CEDULA:

a) Address of Identifications

b) Ministry of the Interior

c) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

3) INTERPOL CERTIFICATE:

a) Commander of the National Police, Chief of Staff

b) General Assistant of the Command

c) Ministry of the Interior d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

4) MINOR PERMIT / FULL CAPACITY:

a) Courts of the corresponding Court and / or Juzgado del Menor

b) General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Justice

c) Ministry of Justice (when it is Venia or Trial)

d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

5) RADICATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR:

a) Ministry of the Interior

b) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

6) RADICATION CARD (PHOTOCOPY):

a) Directorate of Migrations

b) Ministry of the Interior

c) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

7) SOLTERY CERTIFICATE:

a) General Direction of the Registry of Civil Status

b) General Secretariat of the Registry of Civil Status

c) Ministry of Justice d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

8) CERTIFICATE OF STUDIES, TITLES, CONSTANCES OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THESIS:

a) Certificate issued by the teaching or higher education institution

b) General Secretariat of the Ministry of Education and Culture

c) Legalization Section of the Ministry of Education and Culture

d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs 9) MEDICAL CERTIFICATES:

a) Physician enrolled

b) Directorate of Control of Professions and Health Establishments of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare

c) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10) PHOTOCOPIES IN GENERAL AUTHENTICATED BY PUBLIC WRITER:

a) College of Notaries

b) General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Justice

c) Ministry of Justice

d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11) ANY DOCUMENT ORIGINATED IN THE JUDICIARY:

a) Judicial Power

b) General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Justice

c) Ministry of Justice

d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

12) EMISSION OF ACTIONS:

a) Judicial Power

b) General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Justice 

c) Ministry of Justice d) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Requirements for apostille a document in Peru:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru only posts documents issued by Peruvian authorities. Only original documents and / or certified copies are stamped with the signature of the previously registered competent authority.

If the country to which the document is to be submitted requires its translation, it will also have to be apostilled.

The documents must have the previous signatures required by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before being apostilled.

Price of Apostille : S/32.00 

The Transit Window and Personalized Attention Program brings the public official closer to the citizen who comes to the headquarters office in Lima, MAC Callao, MAC Lima Norte; and brings the Public Administration to the place where the user lives, providing the same service in the deconcentrated offices of Cajamarca, Tumbes, Piura, Iquitos, Trujillo, Arequipa, Cusco, Puno and Tacna, so that even travelers can do their paperwork in a short time showing your ID and the Ticket Route (Passage).

See the documents you can apostille in Peru.

For Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Island of Saint Kitts:
The Attorney General and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

For the Island of Nevis:
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in the Island of Nevis or the Legal Adviser in the Legal Department

Authentication (Legalization) of Documents

Foreign countries often require “official” documents to be “authenticated” before such documents can be accepted. An “authentication” is a governmental act by which a designated public official certifies to the genuineness of the signature and seal and the position of the official who has executed, issued, or certified a copy of a document. As long as this document is authenticated by an apostille it is internationally accepted and valid in countries which are Party to the Convention de La Haye du 5 October 1961.

The sole function of the apostille is to certify the authenticity of the signature on the document in question by identifying any stamp or seal affixed to the document. The apostille either must be attached as an annex to the official document or placed on the document itself by means of a stamp. (A copy of the form is attached).

At the Ministry this process may take two (2) working days once the documents meet the necessary requirements. Please note that the document(s) must be hand-delivered to the Ministry where an officer will ensure that they meet the necessary requirements for processing. The cost of the Apostille is $55.00 ECD in STAMPS (which may be obtained from the General Post Office, Bay Road).

GENERAL WEBSITE: https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=377

1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
2. The Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
3. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
4. The Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
5. The Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
6. The Registrar of the Supreme Court
7. The Solicitor General

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Address: Conway Business Centre Waterfront
Castries
Saint Lucia, W.I.

Phone: +1 (758) 468-4501
+1 (758) 468-4502

Fax: +1 (758) 452-7427

E-mail: foreign@candw.lc

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
2nd Floor

Address:
Financial Centre
Bridge Street
Castries
Saint Lucia, W.I.

Phone: +1 (758) 468-5520

Fax: +1 (758) 451-9231

E-mail: minfin@gosl.gov.lc

1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. The Registrar, High Court
3. The Senior Crown Counsel, Ministry of Legal Affairs
4. The Executive Director, International Financial Services Authority
5. The Deputy Director, International Financial Services Authority
6. The Manager, Administration, International Financial Services Authority

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade:

Address:
Mrs Patricia Martin
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade
3rd Floor Administrative Building
Bay Street
KINGSTOWN
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Phone: +1 784 456 2060

Fax: +1 784 456 2610

E-mail: svgforeign@caribsurf.com

High Court:

1. the Registrar General (in Port of Spain)
2. the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education
3. the Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Enterprise Development, Foreign Affairs and Tourism

Each Competent Authority may delegate his function to a deputy or deputies as circumstances warrant.

 What is the Apostille Stamp?