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Albania
Albania - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Designated Competent Authority(ies):

Office of Authentications of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Drejtoria Konsullore, Zyra e Legalizimeve, Ministria e Puneve te Jashtme)
Contact details:
Bulevardi "Gjergj Fishta" Nr.6

Address: Tirane
Albania (Shqiperi)
+355 (4) 364090 ext. 185
Telephone: +355 (4) 364685
+355 (4) 340358
Fax: +355 (4) 362084/5
DrKonsullore@mfa.gov.al
E-mail:
info@mfa.gov.al
http://www.mfa.gov.al/shqip/drejtoriakonsu.as
General website: p
(in Albanian only)
Practical Information:
Price: [no information available]

Useful Links: -
Argentina
Argentina - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto
"(...) 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]
Contact details:
Esmeralda 1212
Address: C1007ABR, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
Telephone: + 54 (11) 4819 7000
Fax: -
To contact the competent authority
E-mail: use the contact link on the website
indicated below.
General website http://www.mrecic.gov.ar/
(see also (in Spanish only)
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" P r a c t i c a l
Information") :
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto

charges $39 pesos argentinos.
The Colegios de Escribanos (Bodies of
Price: Notaries Public) charge a maximum fee of
$69 pesos argentinos. This service includes
the certification of the signature of the
Public Notary.
http://www.cfna.org.ar/
Useful links:
(in Spanish only)
Australia
Australia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

The Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia
Contact details:
R.G. Casey Building

John McEwen Crescent
Address:
Barton, ACT 0221
Australia.
Telephone: +61 (2) 6261 3644 / +61 (2) 6261 1111
Fax: +61 (2) 6261 2820 / +61 (2) 6261 3111
w e b m a s t e r @ d f a t . g o v . a u ,
Email:
cnb_cms@dfat.gov.au.
General website
(see also
http://www.dfat.gov.au/
“ P r a c t i c a l
Information”):
$60 Australian dollars for a single-sided

page document
Price:
$80 Australian dollars for a binding
(documents of two or more pages)
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/authen.html
Useful Links:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/sydney/faq.pdf
http://www.smartraveler.gov.au/state_offices.
Regional offices
html
Austria
Austria - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

1. Das Bundesministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten hinsichtlich aller Urkunden, die
a) vom Bundespräsidenten oder von der Präsidentschatskanzlei,
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b) vom Präsidenten des Nationalrates, vom Vorsitzenden des Bundesrates oder von der
Parlamentdirektion,
c) von der Bundesregierung,
d) von einem Bundesministerium,
e) vom Verfassungsgerichtshof oder vom Verwaltungsgerichtshof,
f) vom Obersten Gerichtshof, vom Kartellobergericht beim Obersten Gerichtshof, von der Obersten
Rückstellungskommission beim Obersten Gerichtshof oder von der Obersten Rückgabekommission beim
Obersten Gerichtshof oder
g) vom Rechnungshof
ausgestellt worden sind;
2. Die Präsidenten der mit Zivilrechtssachen befassten Gerichtshöfe erster Instanz oder ihre zur Ausstellung der
Unterzeichnungsbestätigung (Apostille) bestimmten Stellvertreter, mit Ausnahme des Handelsgerichtes Wien und
des Jugendgerichtshofes Wien, hinsichtlich aller Urkunden, die von einem anderen Gericht als den in Zifter 1
lit. e und f genannten, von einer staatsanwaltschaftlichen Behörde, von einem Notar, von einer
Notariatskammer oder von einer Rechtsanwaltskammer – insoweit diese Kammern dabei in Vollziehung
behördlicher Aufgaben des Bundes tätig werden – im Sprengel des betreffenden Gerichtshofes ausgestellt
worden sind;
3. hinsichtlich aller anderen Urkunden
a) die Landeshauptmänner, soweit es sich um Urkunden handelt, die in ihrem Bundesland in

Vollziehung behördlicher Aufgaben des Bundes und
b) die Landesregierungen, soweit es sich um Urkunden handelt, die in ihrem Bundesland in
Vollziehung behördlicher Aufgaben des Landes ausgestellt worden sind.
Contact details:
Bundesministerium für Auswärtige

Angelegenheiten
Address:
Minoritenplatz 8
A-1014 WIEN
+43 (5) 01150-0
Telephone:
+43 (5) 01150-4411
Fax: +43 (5) 01159-0
E-mail: post@bmaa.gv.at
General website
(see also
http://www.bmaa.gv.at/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information") :
Click here to view the complete list and contact details of the
Regional Courts (Landesgerichte) and Land Governments
(Landesregierungen)
The Austrian competent regional courts

Price:
charge €2,90 for the issuance of an
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Apostille with regard to judicial and notarial
documents;
The Vienna Chief Executive Office charges
€16,27.
http://www.bmaa.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=1355&
LNG=de&version
(in German only)
List of Regional Courts and Land
Useful Links: Governments
Federal Act of 31 May 1967 on the
issuance of the Apostille according to the
Hague Convention (Federal Law Gazette Nr.
2811968)
(This page was last updated on 6 September 2006)
Belarus
Belarus - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
On 8 February 1993, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus communicated to the
depositary of the Convention the following:
Translation
(...) the Ministry would advise that in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention and in accordance with
the Decree issued by the Government of the Republic of Belarus on 1 January 1993, official documents
issued by government agencies of the Republic of Belarus for use in the territories of Contracting States of
the Hague Convention, repealing the necessity of legalization of foreign official documents, are now authorized
only by an apostille written on these documents. An apostille may be given by the Ministry of Justice on
documents issued by judicial authorities and courts; by the Ministry of National Education on documents
issued by relevant educational authorities; by the Committee for Archives and Administration on documents
issued by relevant state archives; and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on all other documents.
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Address: ul. Kollektornaya, 10
220084 MINSK
+375 17 220-96-84
Telephone:
+375 17 220-97-55
Fax: -
E-mail: kanc@minjust.by
http://www.minjust.by/
General website:
(in Belarusian only)
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Address: Ministry of National Education
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
http://www.minedu.unibel.by/
General website:
(in Belarusian only)
Committee for Archives and Records

Management
Address: 10, Kollektornaya St.
220048, MINSK
Republic of Belarus
Telephone: +375 17 220-51-20
Fax: -
E-mail: belcom@archives.gov.by
General website: http://archives.gov.by/eindex.htm
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ul. Lenina, 19
Address:
MINSK
Belarus 220030
Telephone: +375 17 227-29-22
Fax: +375 17 227-45-21
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.mfa.gov.by/

Useful Links: -
Belgium
Belgium - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Ministère des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et de la Coopération au Développement
Contact details:
rue des Petits Carmes 27

Address: 1000 BRUSSELS
Belgium
Telephone: +32 (2) 501 89 00
Fax: +32 (2) 501 37 90
E-mail: legalisation.ae@diplobel.fed.be
General website
http://www.diplobel.fgov.be/en/default.asp
(see also
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" P r a c t i c a l
Information") :
Price: 10 €
http://www.diplobel.fgov.be/en/services/legali
Useful Links:
sationsdetail.asp?TEXTID=3783
Regional offices -
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
By Note dated 17 August 2000, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina informed the
depositary of the following:
"(...) the authorities designated by Bosnia and Herzegovina who are competent to issue the certificate referred
to in the first paragraph of Article 3 of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for
Foreign Public Documents concluded at The Hague on 5th October 1961, are Municipal Courts in the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Republic of Srpska. These certificates shall be subject to
certification by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina."
By Note dated 8 October 2003, the depositary was informed of the following:
"(...) that the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken over from the Ministry of Civil
Affairs and Communications the responsibility for the international co-operation in judicial matters, as well as
the co-operation between two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 15 March 2003."
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Trg Bosne i Hercegovine 1
Address:
71000 SARAJEVO
+387 33 223 501
Telephone:
+387 33 223 503
Fax: +387 33 223 504
E-mail: kontakt@mpr.gov.ba
General website: http://www.mpr.gov.ba/
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Musala 2
Address:
SARAJEVO
Telephone: +387 33 281 100
Fax: -
E-mail: info@mvp.gov.ba
General website: http://www.mvp.gov.ba/

Useful Links: -
Bulgaria
Bulgaria - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
1. The Ministry of Justice - in respect of the documents of the courts and notaries;
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - in respect of all other documents.
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
ul. "Slavianska" No 1
Address:
1040 SOFIA
Bulgaria
Mr Dimiter Cholakov
Senior Expert at the Judicial Activity
Contact person:
Directorate
languages of communication: French, Greek
Telephone: +359 (2) 923 7477
Fax: +359 (2) 981 3443
E-mail: D_Cholakov@justice.government.bg
General website
(see also http://www.mjeli.government.bg/
" P r a c t i c a l (in Bulgarian only)
Information") :
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2, Alexander Zhendov Street
Address:
SOFIA 1032
Bulgaria
+359 (2) 971 14 08
Telephone: +359 (2) 971 37 78
+359 (2) 948-2218
Fax: +359 (2) 870 30 41
E-mail: IPRD@mfa.government.bg
General website
(see also
http://www.mfa.government.bg/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information") :
The Courts, the Prosecutor’s Offices, the

Investigation Offices and the Ministry of
Justice : 2.50 BGN per document. No fees
Price: for urgent services as the service is done in
maximum 24 hours.
Ministry of Foreign Relations : ordinary
service BGN 5.00, urgent service BGN 7.50
http://www.mjeli.government.bg/Direkcii/apps
Useful Links:
.aspx?id=apostille
(The contact details for the Ministry of Justice have last been updated on 8 December 2005)
China, People's Republic of
China (Macao) - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1. The Chief Executive
2. The Secretary for Administration and Justice
3. The Director of Justice Affairs Department.
Contact details:
Direcção dos Serviços de Assuntos de

Justiça
Address: Rua do Campo, n.º 162
Edf. Administração Pública, 19.º andar
Macau
Telephone: +853 564225
Fax: +853 710445
E-mail: info@dsaj.gov.mo
General website
(see also http://www.dsaj.gov.mo/
" P r a c t i c a l (in Portuguese and Chinese only)
Information") :
Price: Free of charge
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http://www.dsaj.gov.mo/ContentFrame_pt.asp
Useful Links: x?ModuleName=Content/pt/dj/dj01_pt.ascx
(in Portuguese and Chinese only)
China (Hong Kong) - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
4. The Administrative Secretary,
5. The Registrar of the High Court,
6. The Deputy Registrar of the High Court,
7. The Assistant Registrar of the High Court.

Contact details:
LG115
High Court Building
Address:
38 Queensway
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2825 4226
Fax: +852 2524 2034
E-mail: enquiry@judiciary.gov.hk
General website
(see also
http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information") :
Price: $125 HKD currency (aprox. USD$16)

http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/crt_services/a
Useful Links:
postille.htm
Croatia
Croatia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The municipal courts or the Ministry of Justice and Administration of the Republic of Croatia
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Republike Austrije 14
Address:
10000 ZAGREB
Croatia
+385 (1) 3710-620
Telephone:
+385 (1) 3710-711
+385 (1) 3710-622
Fax:
+385 (1) 3710-653
E-mail: -
General website
(see also
http://www.pravosudje.hr/ (in Croatian only)
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
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Useful Links: -
Cyprus
Cyprus - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Ministry of Justice and Public Order of the Republic of Cyprus

Contact details:
Ministry of Justice and Public Order

125, Athalassas Avenue
Address:
1461 Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Cyprus
Telephone: +357 (22) 805 955
Fax: +357 (22) 518 356
E-mail: registry@mjpo.gov.cy
General website
(see also
http://www.mjpo.gov.cy/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Price: £2 stamps
Useful Links: -
(The contact details of this authority were last updated on 19 December 2005)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
8. The Ministry of Justice, International Department (certificates issued by authorities of justice,

including certificates issued or certified by notaries);
9. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Department (documents issued by authorities of State
Administration or by the other ones).
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Vyšehradská 16
Address:
128 10 PRAHA 2
Czech Republic
+420 221 997 106
+420 221 997 107
Telephone:
+420 221 997 108
+420 221 997 109
Fax: +420 224919927
E-mail: posta@msp.justice.cz
General website
http://portal.justice.cz/
(see also
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" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):

Loretánské námestí 5
Address:
118 00 PRAHA 1
Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 224 181 111
Fax: -
E-mail: info@mzv.cz
General website
(see also
http://www.mzv.cz/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):

Useful Links: -
Denmark
Denmark - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Estonia
Estonia - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Department, Legal Division;

2. Ministry of Education and Research, Administrative Department;
3. Ministry of Justice, Courts Department;
4. Ministry of Internal Affairs, Population Facts Department;
5. Ministry of Social Affairs, Information Management Department
Contact details:

Consular Department
Address: Legal Division
Islandi väljak 1
15049 TALLINN
Telephone: +372 63 77 440 / 63 77 478
Fax: +372 63 77 454
E-mail: legaliseerimine@mfa.ee
General website
(see also
http://www.vm.ee/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Address: Ministry of Education and Research
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Administrative Department
Munga 18
51007 TARTU
Telephone: +372 7 350 256 / 7 350 240
Fax: +372 7 350 250
Tõnismägi 11
Tallinn Office:
15192 TALLINN
Telephone: + 372 62 81 234 / +372 62 81 222
Fax: +372 62 81 390
E-mail: hm@hm.ee
General website
(see also
http://www.hm.ee/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Ministry of Justice
Courts Department
Liberal Professions and Legal Registers
Address:
Division
Lõkke 4
10122 TALLINN
Telephone: +372 68 37 560
Fax: +372 64 60165
E-mail: info.apostill@just.ee
General website
(see also
http://www.just.ee/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Ministry of Internal Affairs

Population Facts Department
Address:
Pikk 61
15065 TALLINN
Telephone: +372 61 25 170 / 61 25 231 / 61 25 246
Fax: +372 61 25 162
E-mail: sisemin@sisemin.gov.ee
General website
(see also
http://www.sisemin.gov.ee/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Ministry of Social Affairs

Information Management Department
Address:
Gonsiori 29
15027 TALLINN
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Telephone: +372 62 69 306
Fax: +372 69 92 209
E-mail: info@sm.ee
General website
(see also
http://www.sm.ee/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Price: 230 EEK (as per 1 January 2007)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_132/2583.html
Ministry of Justice: http://www.just.ee/6865
Useful Links: (Estonian only)
Ministry of Internal Affairs:
http://www.sisemin.gov.ee/atp/index.php?id=
13323
(The contact details of these authorities have been updated on 8 May 2007)
Finland
Finland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Contact details:
Click here for an up-to-date list (in Finnish

Address:
only).
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.maistraatti.fi/en/index.html
Price: €9.00
Useful Links: -
(This page was last updated on 10 January 2007)
France
France - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Departments in Europe and Overseas Departments (Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Réunion): "les
Procureurs généraux près les cours d'appel";
Overseas Territories:
Mayotte: le Procureur de la République près le Tribunal

supérieur d'appel de Mayotte
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New Caledonia: le Procureur général près la Cour d'appel de
Nouméa
Wallis and Futuna: le juge de la section du Tribunal de première

instance de Nouméa, siégeant à Mata Utu
French Polynesia: le Procureur général près la Cour d'appel de

Papeete
St.Pierre and Miquelon: le Président du Tribunal supérieur d'appel de

St.Pierre
Contact details:
To view the full contact details please visit

one of the following websites and click on
the appropriate cour d’appel:
Address: http://www.justice.gouv.fr/region/mapjurid.ph
p
http://www.justice.gouv.fr/reportag/juridic1.ht
m
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Regional offices -
Georgia
Georgia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
• Ministry of Justice of Georgia

• Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
Germany
Germany - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1 Bund
a) Urkunden aller Bundesbehörden und Bundesverwaltungsamt in Köln

gerichte (ausser den unter Buchstabe b
erwähnten Urkunden)
b) Urkunden des Bundespatentsgerichts und Präsident des Deutschen Patentamtes
des Deutschen Patentamtes

2 Länder
a) Urkunden der Justizverwaltungsbehörden, Ministerium (Senator) für Justiz
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der ordentlichen Gerichte (Zivil- und Land-, (Amts-)gerichtspräsident
Strafgerichte) und der Notare
b) Urkunden aller Verwaltungsbehörden Ministerium (Senator) für Inneres
(ausser Justizverwaltungsbehörden) Regierungspräsident (Präsident des
Verwaltungsbezirks)
c) Urkunden der anderen als der ordentlichen Ministerium (Senator) für Inneres
Gerichte (vgl. Buchstabe a) Regierungspräsident (Präsident des
Verwaltungsbezirks)
Ministerium (Senator) für Justiz
Land- (Amts-)gerichtspräsident.
And, with the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990, for Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania,
Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia:
a) für Urkunden der die Ministerien für Justiz sowie die
Justizverwaltungsbehörden, der Präsidenten der Landgerichte
ordentlichen Gerichte (Zivil- und (Bezirksgerichte)
Strafgerichte) und der Notare

b) für Urkunden aller die Ministerien für Inneres sowie die
Verwaltungsbehörden (ausser R e g i e r u n g s p r ä s i d e n t e n
Justizverwaltungsbehörden) (Bezirks-regierungen) und das
Landesverwaltungsamt (Thüringen)

c) für Urkunden anderer Gerichte als die Ministerien für Inneres, die
der ordentlichen Gerichte (vgl. R e g i e r u n g s p r ä s i d e n t e n
Buchstabe a)) (Bezirksregierungen), die Ministerien für
Justiz sowie die Präsidenten der
Landgerichte (Bezirksgerichte).»
Declaration of 2 August 2004:

(Translation)
In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the competent authorities for issuing certificates
are notified as follows in the Land of Baden-Württemberg:
1. The Ministry of Justice with regard to public documents issued by itself, an Oberlandesgericht (highest
court of a Land) and public prosecutor's offices serving an Oberlandesgericht;
2. the President of a Landesgericht (district court of a Land) for the public documents issued in his district
by the other normal courts and public prosecutor's offices, by the authorities to which tasks of the normal
courts have been delegated, by notaries and district notaries, and for other documents issued in connection
with the administration of justice;
3. the district council of Tübingen for public documents issued by the ministries, except for those issued by
the Ministry of Justice;*
4. the district councils for the public documents issued in their districts by all other administrative bodies and
by courts of all branches of the judicial system except for the normal courts.
* The bold text in paragraph 3 marks a change in the authority to be notified. Hitherto, the Ministry
for the Interior was named as the competent authority for issuing certificates.
Contact details:
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Bundesverwaltungsamt (Federal Office of
Administration)
Bundesverwaltungsamt
Address:
Barbarastr. 1
50735 Köln
Deutschland
01888 358-0 bzw. +49 (221) 758-0 / 01
Telephone:
88 83 58-40 26 / 01 88 83 58-40 24
Fax: 01888 358-2823 bzw. + 49 (221) 758-2823
E-mail: poststelle@bva.bund.de
General website
(see also
http://www.bva.bund.de/ (in German only)
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Präsident des Deutschen Patentamtes

(German Patent Office)
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Zweibrückenstraße 12
Address: 80331 München
Postanschrift:
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
80297 MUNCHEN
Deutschland
Telephone: +49 (89) 21 95-0
Fax: +49 (89) 21 95-22 21
E-mail: post@dpma.de
General website
(see also http://www.dpma.de/index.htm (in German
" P r a c t i c a l only)
Information"):
Fees are set on the basis of the value of

the certificate. The costs incurred by the
applicant are between a minimum of €10
Price:
and a maximum of €130. On average the
fees amount to between 10 Euros and 20
Euros.
Federal Foreign Office:
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Inf
oservice/FAQ/BeglaubigungLegalisation/Uebe
rsicht.html (in German only)
Useful Links: B u n d e s v e r w a l t u n g s a m t :
http://www.bva.bund.de/aufgaben/beglaubigu
ng_apostille/index.html (in German only)
http://www2.justizadressen.nrw.de/og.php?M
D=nrw
Greece
Greece - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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(Translation)
10. In the case of administrative documents: the Prefecture (nómos) which is the seat of the authority
issuing the document;
11. In the case of judicial documents: the Court of First Instance in the district which is the seat of
the authority issuing the document.
Contact details:
please click here to download the list of

Prefectures' contact details
please click here to download the list of
Address: Prefectures per region
please click here to download the full
contact details of the Courts of First
Instance
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
There is no charge for the issuance of

apostille for public documents (issued by
Price: local district or prefecture). For judicial
documents there is a charge of €0.50 by
the Court of First Instance.
Useful Links: -
Hungary
Hungary - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
12. The Minister of Justice of the Hungarian People's Republic in respect of public documents and
legalizations executed by judicial authorities;
13. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hungarian People's Republic in respect of public documents
and legalizations executed by other authorities.
Contact details:
Minister of Justice
Kossuth Lajos tér 4
Address:
BUDAPEST 1055
Hungary
Telephone: +36 441-3003
Fax: +36 441-3002
im@im.hu
E-mail:
ugyfelszolgalat@im.hu
General website: http://www.im.hu/ (in Hungarian only)
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Department of Consular Affairs and Judicial
Cooperation
Address:
Nagy Imre tér 4
1027 BUDAPEST
Hungary
+36 (1) 458 1706
Telephone: +36 (1) 458 1923
+36 (1) 458-1000
+36 (1) 356 9536
Fax:
+36 (1) 212-5918
E-mail: iroda.konz@kum.hu
General website: http://www.mfa.gov.hu/
Minister of Justice charges 2,000 HUF

(Hungarian Forints - about €8).
Price:
Minister of Foreign Affairs charges the fee
of 5,000 HUF (equivalent of €20).
Office hours Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- For submitting documents: Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 am until
1:00 pm.
Miscellaneous: - For collecting documents: Tuesday and
Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
(upon the client’s written request, legalized
documents can be collected the same day
on Monday and Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.)
Iceland
Iceland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðuneytið)
Contact details:
Street address:
Raudararstigur 25
Reykjavík
Address:
Postal address:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
IS-150 Reykjavík
Iceland
Telephone: +354 545 9900
Fax: +354 562 2373
external@utn.stjr.is
E-mail:
postur@utn.stjr.is
General website: http://www.mfa.is/
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Useful Links: -
Ireland
Ireland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

The Department of Foreign Affairs
Contact details:
Consular Section
Department of Foreign Affairs
69 - 71 Hainault House
Address:
St. Stephen’s Green
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
+353 1 408 2174
Telephone:
+353 1 408 2322
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website
(see also
http://www.dfa.ie/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
also issuing Apostilles, as per 20
March 2007:
Consular Services
Address: Department of Foreign Affairs
1a South Mall
CORK
Ireland
Telephone: +353 21 494 4777
Fax: +353 21 494 4772
E-mail: -
General website
(see also
-
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
€ 20 for each Apostille. There is a special

Price: fee of € 50 for a series of Apostilles in
relation to the adoption of a child.
Useful Links: http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=268
Israel
Israel - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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14. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel
15. Registrars of Magistrates' Courts and Civil Servants appointed by the Minister of Justice under
Notaries Law, 1976
Contact details:

9 Yitzhak Rabin Blvd.
Address: Kiryat Ben-Gurion
JERUSALEM 91035
Israel
Telephone: +972 (2) 5303111
Fax: +972 (2) 5303367
E-mail: sar@mfa.gov.il
General website
(see also
http://www.mfa.gov.il/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Registrars of Magistrates' Courts and Civil

Address: Servants
c/o Ministry of Justice
Telephone: +972 (2) 6466340/321
Fax: +972 (2) 6466357
E-mail: -
General website
(see also
http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJEng
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Price: $4 or worth in local currency, each

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About%20the%20
Ministry/Consular%20affairs/NOTARIAL%20FU
NCTIONS
Useful Links:
Ministry of Justice:
http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJHEB/NOTERYON
IM/RESHIMATHAMEDINOTHAG.HTM (in
Hebrew only)
Italy
Italy - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
16. Pour les actes judiciaires, de l'état civil et notariés: le Procureur de la République auprès des
Tribunaux dans la juridiction desquels les actes sont émanés
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17. Pour tous les autres actes administratifs prévus par la Convention: les Préfets territorialement
compétents, pour la Vallée d'Aoste le Président de la Région et pour les provinces de Trente et
Bolzano le Commissaire du Gouvernement.
Contact details:
To view the contact details for a particular

Procureur, please visit the following website
Address: and click on the appropriate region:
http://www.giustizia.it/uffici/info/indirizzi_uffgi
ud.htm
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Japan
Japan - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo
Contact details:
Kasumigaseki 2-2-1
Chiyoda-ku
Address:
TOKYO 100-8919
Japan
Telephone: +81 (3) 3580-3311
Fax: -
E-mail: webmaster@mofa.go.jp
General website: http://www.mofa.go.jp/
Price: No charge.
Useful Links: -
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)

"(...) in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention, the Republic of Korea has decided to designate the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Court Administration as the
authorities who are competent to issue the certificate referred to in the first paragraph of Article 3 of this
Convention."
Latvia
Latvia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Contact details:

Consular Department
Address:
Brivibas bulvaris 36
RIGA LV-1536
+371 701 6210
Telephone:
+371 701 6364
+371 782 8121
Fax:
+371 782 8274
E-mail: mfa.cha@mfa.gov.lv
General website
(see also
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
L a n g u a g e s
Latvian, English, Russian
spoken:
Applicants are charged LVL 5,00 for

certification of one document. The fee for
urgent certification of one document is LVL
Price: 10,00. Legal persons are charged LVL 10,00
for certification of one document. The fee
for urgent certification of one document for
legal persons is LVL 20,00.
Useful Links: http://www.am.gov.lv/en/service/legalisation/
(The contact details of this authority were last updated on 22 November 2005)
Lithuania
Lithuania - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Contact details:
Consular Department
Address: J.Tumo-Vaižganto 2
LT-01511 VILNIUS
Lithuania
+370 (5) 236 444
Telephone: Consular information: +370 (5) 2362400 /
2362401
Fax: +370 (5) 2313090
E-mail: urm@urm.lt
General website
http://www.urm.lt/
(see also
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" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Language spoken: English
Price: € 10.00 per Apostille

http://www.urm.lt/index.php?1992000350
Useful Links:
tel.: +370 (5) 236 2613
(The contact details of this authority have last been updated on 27 February 2006)
Luxembourg
Luxembourg - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Contact details:
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et de

l'Immigration
(Bureau des Passeports, Visas et
Address:
Légalisations)
43, boulevard Roosevelt
L-2450 LUXEMBOURG
Telephone: +352 478 83 00
+352 222 907
Fax:
+352 464 980
E-mail: boite.officielle@mae.etat.lu
General website: http://www.mae.lu/
Price: € 1.00
Useful Links: -
Malta
Malta - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Contact details:
Palazzo Parisio
Merchants Street
Address:
VALLETTA CMR 02
Malta
+356 (626) 21 242 853
Telephone:
+356 (626) 21 242 191
Fax: +356 (626) 21 235 032
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E-mail: info.mfa@gov.mt
General website: http://www.foreign.gov.mt/

Useful Links: -
Mexico
Mexico - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Designated Competent Authorities (as per 30 November 2004):
click to view previous Competent Authorities
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”.
Contact details:
Secretaría de Gobernación
Unidad de Gobierno
Dirección de Coordinación Política con los
Apostille for
Poderes de la Unión
F e d e r a l
Río Amazonas # 62
Documents
Interior tercer piso
Address:
colonia Cuauhtémoc
código postal 06500
México, Distrito Federal.
+52 (55) 50 93 32 00
Telephone: + 52 (55) 50 93 32 10 ext. 35071, 35175,
35176, 35038 y 35033
Fax: +52 (55) 50 93 32 22
mharo@segob.gob.mx (contact person
Miguel Ángel de Haro Payán)
E-mail:
jdufour@segob.gob.mx
informacionpu@segob.gob.mx
General website
(see also http://dicoppu.gobernacion.gob.mx/ (in
" P r a c t i c a l Spanish only)
Information"):
Subdirección de Formalización y Control
Rio Amazonas No.62
planta baja
Address:
Colonia Cuahtémoc
C.P. 06500
México, Distrito Federal
+52 (55) 50 93 32 00 ext. 35071, 35175,
Telephone:
35176, 35038 y 35033 y 35043
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Fax: +52 (55) 50 93 32 22
E-mail: -
General website: -
Apostille for State

Click here to access the Contact Details of
Documents
the 31 states and Federal District of
All contact
Mexico.
details :
442.00 pesos mexicanos per apostille for

Price:
federal documents
Dirección de Coordinación Política con los
Poderes de la Unión:
http://dicoppu.gobernacion.gob.mx/Portal/Pt
Main.php?nIdHeader=31&nIdPanel=41&nIdFo
oter=32 (in Spanish only)
Useful Links:
http://dicoppu.gobernacion.gob.mx/Portal/Pt
Main.php?nIdHeader=31&nIdPanel=71&nIdFo
oter=32 (in Spanish only)
http://dicoppu.gobernacion.gob.mx/POUN-D
ocs/CCC_Apostilla.pdf (in Spanish only)
Click here to access the Practical
States prices and
Information of the 31 states and Federal
useful links
District of Mexico.
(This page was last updated on 22 November 2005)
Monaco
Monaco - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Direction des Services Judiciaires
Contact details:
Direction des Services Judiciaires

Palais de Justice
5, rue Colonel Bellando de Castro
Address:
98 000 MONACO
BP 513
MC 98015 Monaco Cedex
Telephone: +377 9315 8430
Fax: +377 9315 8589
E-mail: nrico@gouv.mc
Mrs Martine Provence
Secrétaire générale de la Direction des
services judiciaires
Contact persons: tel.: +377 9315 1936
Mrs Nathalie Rico
Secrétaire principale de la Direction
tel.: +377 9315 8430
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General website: http://www.gouv.mc/

Useful Links: -
Netherlands
Netherlands - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Contact details:
The Kingdom in Europe

Click here to access the list of Competent
Authorities.The contact details of the
Address: designated Rechtbanken can also be
obtained by clicking:
http://www.rechtspraak.nl/Gerechten/Rechtba
nken/
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
the Netherlands Antilles

The Lieutenant Governor of an island or a
group of islands.
The authority designated for the island of
Curaçao – the Lieutenant Governor of the
island of Curaçao – has delegated his
competence to issue the certificate referred
to in Article 3, first paragraph, of the
Convention to:
Mr Harold R. Daal, Head of the Civil

Registry, Population Registry and Elections
Address: Department:
This same competence shall be retained by:
Mr Zino A. Narvaez, Head of Information
Systems and Quality Assurance, and
Ms Mirta A. Dorothea-Frans, Head of Data
Processing, both of whom are in the Civil
Registry, Population Registry and Elections
Department:
Civil Registry, Population Registry and

Elections Department
(Registro Sivil i Elekshon)
Roodeweg 42
WILLEMSTAD
Telephone: +5999 434 1600 (switchboard) (Curaçao)
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Fax: +5999 461 8166 (Curaçao)
E-mail: registrosivil@curacao-gov.an
General website: -
Aruba
de Directeur van het Centraal Bureau
Address: Juridische en Algemene Zaken (the Director
of the Central Bureau for Legal and General
Affairs)
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Price: €15 per apostille

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - legalisation of
documents
MFA - Apostille Convention
MFA - legalisation of diplomas
Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage:
nken/s-Gravenhage/Voor+bezoekers/Centrale
+balie.htm
Rechtbank Almelo:
Useful Links: nken/Almelo/Voor+juristen/Informatiebalie.htm
Rechtbank Amsterdam:
nken/Amsterdam/Voor+bezoekers/Informatieb
alie/Apostilles+en+legalisatie.htm
Rechtbank Utrecht:
http://www.rechtspraak.nl/
Informatie Beheer Groep:
http://www.ib-groep.nl/InternationalVisitirs/Di
ploma_assessment/Going_abroad/s20_legalizi
ng.asp (diplomas)
New Zealand
New Zealand - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Department of Internal Affairs, Authentication Unit
Contact details:
Courier
Address:
Authentication Unit
- 27 -
Level 13
Prime Property Tower
86-90 Lambton Quay
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Standard post
Authentication Unit
c/o The Translation Service
PO Box 805
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 (4) 470 2928
Fax: +64 (4) 470 2921
E-mail: authentication@egs.govt.nz
Carlee Reid
Contact person:
(language of communication: English)
General website
(see also
http://www.dia.govt.nz/apostille
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
NZD $40.00 per Apostille certificate

NZD $15.00 per copy Certificate (Apostille
Price:
of identical document / same issuing
authority)
Useful Links: http://www.dia.govt.nz/apostille
Norway
Norway - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
18. The "County Governors" (Fylkesmennene)

19. Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Contact details:
County Governors (Fylkesmannen)

Address: Click here to access the contact details of
the County Governors
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website
(see also
http://www.fylkesmannen.no/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):

Address:
7. juni-plassen / Victoria Terrasse
- 28 -
PO box 8114 Dep.
0032 OSLO
Norway
Telephone: +47 22 24 36 00
Fax: +47 22 24 95 80 / 81
E-mail: post@mfa.no
General website
(see also
http://odin.dep.no/ud/norsk/bn.html
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):

An example of the information provided on
a County Govenor’s site
Useful Links:
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(in Norwegian only)
Panama
Panama - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
20. "Respecto de los documentos autorizados por las autoridades o funcionarios judiciales competentes,
el Secretario de la Corte Suprema de justicia o quienes lo sustituyan legalmente.
21. Respecto de los documentos autorizados notarialmente y los documentos privados, cuyas firmas
hayan sido autenticadas por Notario, los funcionarios de la Dirección de Servicios Administrativos
del Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia.
22. Respecto de los demás documentos emanados de cualquiera institución del Gobierno Central,
instituciones autónomas o semiautónomas, municipales, policiales o del Ministerio Público, los
funcionarios del Departamento Consular y Legalizaciones del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
23. Respecto de los demás documentos públicos se podrá utilizar indistintamente cualquiera de los tres
procedimientos anteriores".
(Translation)
24. Concerning the documents authorized by competent court authorities or officials, the Secretary of
the Supreme Court or his legal substitutes.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. Regarding all other public documents, any of the three preceding procedures are allowed.
Contact details:
Address: Secretario de la Suprema Corte de Justicia
- 29 -
Ancón
Calle Culebra
Edificio 224 y 236
Apartado postal: 1770
Zona 1
PANAMA
Rep. de Panamá
+507 212-7300
Telephone:
+507 212-7400
Fax: +507 262-5956
orgjudrp@psi.net.pa
E-mail:
informatica@organojudicial.gob.pa
http://www.organojudicial.gob.pa/ (in
General website:
Spanish only)
Dirección de Servicios Administrativos del

Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia
Avenida Central, entre calles 2a. y 3a.
Address: San Felipe
Apartado postal: 1628
Zona 1
PANAMA
Telephone: +507 212 2000
Fax: +507 212 2126
informa@gobiernoyjusticia.gob.pa
E-mail:
Rpgobernacion@Gobiernoyjusticia.gob.pa
http://www.gobiernoyjusticia.gob.pa/ (in
General website:
Spanish only)
Departamento de Autenticación y
Legalización del Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores
Address:
Edificio Los Cristales
Avenida Cuba y Calle 38
antigua Financiera Pacífico
+507 227-3051
Telephone:
+507 225-3052
+507 227-3051
Fax:
+507 225-3052
eilozanolopez@mire.gob.pa (Lic. Ernesto
E-mail: Lozano)
http://www.mire.gob.pa/contactenos.php
General website
(see also
http://www.mire.gob.pa/ (in Spanish only)
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Price:
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Secretario de la Suprema
No charge
Corte de Justicia:
Dirección de Servicios 2 balboas
Administrativos del Ministerio (equivalent to
de Gobierno y Justicia: USD $2)
Departamento de
2 balboas
Autenticación y Legalización
(equivalent to
del Ministerio de Relaciones
USD $2)
Exteriores:
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores:
Useful Links:
http://www.mire.gob.pa/direccion.php?c=23
Poland
Poland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Contact details:

Consular Division
Legalization Section
Address:
Al. Szucha 23
00-580 Warszawa
Poland
+48 (22) 523 9463
Telephone:
+48 (22) 523 9128
Fax: +48 (22) 523 8872
E-mail: dkip@msz.gov.pl
General website: http://www.msz.gov.pl/
Mr Zygmunt Matynia, Deputy Director
Consular Dept.
Contact person: tel.: +48 (22) 523 9441
fax: +48 (22) 523 8029
e-mail: z.matynia@msz.gov.pl
Language spoken: English
Price: 60 PLN
Useful Links: -
(This page was last updated on 31 October 2005)
Portugal
Portugal - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Portugal Le Procureur Général de la République et les

Procureurs de la République auprès des Cours
d'Appel
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[ Territory of Macao* ] [ The Governor of Macao
Palácio do Governo
Av. da Praia Grande
Macao
The Assistant Secretary for Justice of Macao
R. de S. Lourenço
Edifício dos Secretários Adjuntos, 1º andar
Macao
The Head of the Justice Department of Macao
Av. da Praia Grande, 594
Edifício BCM, 8º andar
Macao ]
the other overseas Les gouverneurs ("Governadores")

departments
* Until 19 December 1999. See for up-to-date information under CHINA, SAR of Macao.
Contact details:
Le Procureur Général de la République

(Procuradoria Geral da República)
Address: Rua da Escola Politécnica, 140
1269-103 LISBOA
Portugal
Telephone: +351 213 921 900 / 99
Fax: +351 213 975 255
E-mail: mailpgr@pgr.pt
General website: http://www.pgr.pt/ (in Portuguese only)
Les Procureurs de la République auprès des

Cours d'Appel
Tribunal da Relação de Coimbra
(Repartição Administrativa do Ministério
Address: Público)
Palácio da Justiça
Rua da Sofia
3004 - 501 COIMBRA
Portugal
Telephone: +351 239 852 950
Fax: +351 239 824 310 (direct)
E-mail: -
General website: -
Tribunal da Relação de Evora

Público)
Address:
Largo das Alterações, n.º 1
7004 - 501 ÉVORA
Portugal
Telephone: +351 266 758 817 (direct)
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Fax: +351 266 701 529 (direct)
E-mail: -
General website: -
Tribunal da Relação do Porto

Público)
Address:
Campo Mártires da Pátria
4049 - 012 PORTO
Portugal
Telephone: +351 222 008 531 (ext. 216)
+351 222 000 715 (direct to the apostille
Fax:
services)
E-mail: -
General website: -
Price: No charge
Useful Links: -
Romania
Romania - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Declaration dated 26 May 2004:

"... in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention [...], Romanian authorities who are
competent to issue the certificate referred to in the first paragraph of Article 3, are the Appelate Courts for
the certificates referred to in Article 1 a, c, d and the Prefectures for the official certificates referred to in
Article 1 b." (See for contact details below.)
Additional information (15 September 2004)

Due to the necessity to continue the activity in the matter until the new competent authorities allowed to
apply the apostille are entirely prepared to take over this activity, the notification sent by the Romanian
authorities, on 26 May 2004, will be applicable starting with 1 November 2004. Until this term, the apostille
will be applied by the Ministry of Justice, for the documents in accordance with art. 1 a), b) and c),
respectively the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the documents in accordance with art 1 b) of the Convention.
Contact details:
Prefects offices
Click here to access the contact details of
Address: the Prefects Offices.
Providing Apostille certification for notarial
acts.
Telephone: -
Fax: -
- 33 -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Courts of Appeal
Click here to access the contact details of
the Courts of Appeals.
Providing Apostille certificates for
documents emanating from an authority or
an official connected with the courts of
tribunals of Romania, including those
Address: emanating from a public prosecutor, a clerk
of court of a process-server; notarial acts;
official certificates which are placed on
documents signed by persons in their
private capacity, such as official certificates
recording the registration of a documents or
the fact that it was in existence on a
certain date and official and notarial
authentications of signatures.
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Prefect Offices: The fee for the apostille

certification is 30,000 for the application,
plus 220,000 lei per document/apostille. For
urgent services an extra fee of 210,000 lei
must be paid. For legal entities, the fee for
Price: Apostille is 30,000 lei for the application
plus 435,000 per document.
Court of Appeals : 7,500 lei for the
application, plus 34,000 lei and one judicial
stamp of 1,500 lei per document /
apostille.
Ministry of Justice:
http://www.just.ro/infcf544.php?idc=23
B u c h a r e s t :
http://www.prefecturabucuresti.ro/eKontentPr
efecturaFiles/home/activitatile_prefecturii/apo
stila/apostila/index.html
Bihor County: http://www.prefecturabihor.ro/
Useful Links (in (press "Apostilare acte")
Romanian only): Bistrita-Nasaud County:
http://www.prefecturabistritanasaud.ro/Apostil
a/comunicat.htm
Braila County:
http://www.prefecturabraila.ro/apostila.html
Brasov County:
http://www.prefecturabrasov.ro/temp/index.p
hp?loc=95
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Caras-Severin County:
http://www.prefecturacarasseverin.ro/apostila.
php
Constanta County:
http://www.prefectura-ct.ro/apostila.php
Dambovita County:
http://www.prefecturadambovita.ro/index.php
?option=content&task=category&sectionid=4&
id=80&Itemid=36
Galati County:
http://prefectura.galati.ro/index.php?page=ap
ostila
Gorj County:
http://www.prefecturagorj.ro/apostila.html
Hunedoara County:
http://www.prefecturahunedoara.ro/Apostila.h
tml
Ilfov County:
http://www.prefecturailfov.ro/apostila.php
M a r a m u r e s :
http://www.prefecturamaramures.ro/apostila.h
tml
Mehedinti County:
http://www.prefecturamehedinti.ro/utile/aposti
la.html
Suceava County:
http://www.prefecturasuceava.ro/inf_apostila/i
nf_apostila.php
Teleorman County:
http://www.prefecturateleorman.ro/MENIU9.ht
m
Tulcea County:
http://www.prefecturatulcea.ro/Docs/CERERE
_APOSTILE.pdf or
http://www.prefecturatulcea.ro/Docs/ANEXA_
1_APOSTILE.pdf
Vaslui County:
http://www.prefectura.vaslui.ro/apostilare.htm
Vrancea County:
http://www.prefecturavrancea.ro/ or
http://www.prefecturavrancea.ro/index.php?o
ption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=17
&Itemid=51
Russian Federation
Russian Federation - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Designated Competent Authorities (as per 10 August 2005):

28. The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation;
29. The Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation;
30. The Federal Registration Service (Rosregistratsia) and its territorial bodies in subjects of the Russian
Federation;
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31. The Register Offices of the executive bodies in subjects of the Russian Federation;
32. The Federal Supervision Service for Education and Science;
33. The Federal Archives Agency and the authorised bodies for archives of the executive power in
subjects of the Russian Federation.
Contact details:
The General Prosecutor's Office of the

Russian Federation
Address:
125993 MOSCOW, GSP-3
B. Dmitrovka ul., 15a
Telephone: +7 (495) 692 2682
Fax: +7 (495) 692 9600
E-mail: -
General website: http://genproc.gov.ru/
The Ministry of the Interior of the Russian

Federation
Address:
117049 MOSCOW
Zhitnaya, 16
Telephone: +7 (495) 239 6971
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://eng.mvdrf.ru/
The Federal Registration Service

Address: MOSCOW
Vorontsovo pole ul., d.4a
Telephone: +7 (495) 206 9627
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://rosregistr.ru/
The Federal Supervision Service for

Education and Science
Address:
127994 MOSCOW, GSP-4
Sadovaya-Sukharevskaya ul., 16, K-51
Telephone: +7 (495) 208 6158
Fax: +7 (495) 208 6158
E-mail: -
General website: http://obrnadzor.gov.ru/
The Federal Archives Agency

Address:
103132 MOSCOW
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Ilyinka ul., 12
Telephone: +7 (495) 206 3531
Fax: +7 (495) 206 5587
E-mail: rosarchiv@rusarchives.ru
General website: http://www.rusarchives.ru/

http://www.ed.gov.ru/int-coop/tema/adapt/3
Useful Links: 74/ (diplomas and other education
documents)
(The contact details of the above authorities were last updated on 8 March 2006)
Serbia
Serbia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
(See also the declarations made by this country)
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice of Serbia

Nemanjina 22-26
Address:
11000 BELGRADE
Serbia
+381 11 3620 540
Telephone:
+381 11 3620 596
Fax: +381 11 3620 540
E-mail: kabinet@mpravde.sr.gov.yu
http://www.mpravde.sr.gov.yu/
General website:
http://www.srbija.sr.gov.yu/
(This page was last updated on 3 April 2007)
Slovakia
Slovakia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

34. The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic ("Ministerstvo spravodlivosti Slovenskej republiky")
and all Regional Courts ("Krajský súd") for: a) public documents issued or certified by courts,
notaries, huissiers de justice or other judicial officers; b) translations executed by official (court
appointed) translators;
35. The Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic („Ministerstvo vnútra Slovenskej republiky”) for
public documents emanating from authorities within its jurisdiction with the exception of documents
specified in point 6 lit. a/ below;
36. The Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic („Ministerstvo školstva Slovenskej republiky”) for
public documents emanating from authorities within its jurisdiction;
37. The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic („Ministerstvo zdravotníctva Slovenskej republiky”)
for public documents emanating from authorities within its jurisdiction with the exception of
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documents specified in point 6 lit. b/ below;
38. The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic („Ministerstvo obrany Slovenskej republiky”) for
public documents emanating from authorities within its jurisdiction;
39. Office of the Regional Administration („krajský úrad”) for: a) documents from the Register of
Births, Deaths and Marriages („matrika”) with the exception of decisions on civil status; b)
documents issued by health facilities established by the Office of Regional Administration; c)
documents issued by the authorities of local self-government,
40. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic („Ministerstvo zahranièných vecí Slovenskej
republiky”) for any other public document issued in the Slovak Republic not specified above.
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Župné námestie 3
Address:
813 11 BRATISLAVA
Slovak Republic
+421 (2) 59353 111
Telephone:
+421 (2) 5935 3347
Fax: +421 (2) 5935 3604
inter.coop@justice.sk
E-mail:
tlacove@justice.sk
General website: http://www.justice.gov.sk/
Ms Pelikanová
(language of communication: Slovak)
Ministry of Interior
Directorate of Public Administration
Address: Drienová 2
826 86 BRATISLAVA
Slovak Republic
+421 (2) 4859 2463 (civil status)
Telephone:
+421 (2) 4859 2401 (small businesses)
+421 (2) 4859 2399 (civil status)
Fax:
+421 (2) 4333 4726 (small businesses)
obcianstvo@mvsr.vs.sk (civil status)
E-mail:
oz.svs@mvsr.vs.sk (small businesses)
General website: http://www.civil.gov.sk/
Ministry of Education
Centre for Diploma Recognition
Address: Stromová 1
813 30 BRATISLAVA
Slovak Republic
Telephone: +421 (2) 5923 8220
Fax: -
E-mail: katarina.horvatova@minedu.sk
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General website: http://www.minedu.sk/ (in Slovak only)
Ms Katarína Hortáthová
tel.: +421 (2) 5923 8220
Contact person:
(languages of communication: Slovak,
English, German)
Ministry of Health
Limbová 2
Address: P. O. BOX 52
837 52 BRATISLAVA 37
Slovak Republic
Telephone: +421 (2) 593 73 111
Fax: +421 (2) 547 77 983
E-mail: office@health.gov.sk
General website: http://www.health.gov.sk/ (in Slovak only)
Ms Bokolová
(language of communication: Slovak)
Ministry of Defense
Kutuzovova 8
Address:
832 47 BRATISLAVA
Slovak Republic
+421 (2) 44 25 0320
Telephone:
+421 960 312 233
+421 (2) 442 532 42
Fax:
+421 960 312 582
E-mail: michalikm@mod.gov.sk
General website: http://www.mod.gov.sk/
Mr Milan Michalík
tel.: +421 960 (2) 5935 3317
Contact person:
English)

Hlboká 2
Address:
833 36 BRATISLAVA
Slovak Republic
+421 (2) 5978 1111 (central switchboard)
Telephone:
+421 (2) 5978 3241 (Consular Department)
Fax: +421 (2) 5978 3249
infopublic@foreign.gov.sk
E-mail:
informacie@foreign.gov.sk
General website
(see also http://www.foreign.gov.sk/
" P r a c t i c a l
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Information"):
Ms Biela
tel.: +421 (2) 5978 3241
Contact person:
English, French, Russian)

Information on Apostilles - Ministry of
Foreign Affairs:
http://www.foreign.gov.sk/En/index.html
under “Slovak Consular Services” and
Useful Links: “Legalisation of Official Documents”
Information on Apostilles - Ministry of
Justice:
http://www.justice.gov.sk/a/wfn.aspx?pg=h4&
htm=h4/h4apos.htm
(The contact details of the above authorities were last updated on 22 March 2006)
Slovenia
Slovenia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia (for certification of the authenticity of the signatures
and seals of notaries and interpreters on public documents)
2. District Courts in Slovenia (for certification of the authenticity of the signatures and seals of notaries,
notary candidates, judges, state institutions, organisations and individuals, executing public powers of attorney
and legal persons on public documents)
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Zupanciceva 3
Address:
1000 LJUBLJANA
Slovenia
Telephone: +386 (1) 369 52 00
Fax: +386 (1) 369 57 83
E-mail: gp.mp@gov.si
General website: http://www.gov.si/mp/
L a n g u a g e s
Slovenian, English
spoken:
Address: District Courts in Slovenia

Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
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41.The Ministry of Justice charges
administrative tax for the issuance
of Apostille on public documents
in accordance with the Act on
administrative taxes. On 21
November 2005 the administrative
tax for issuance of each Apostille
amounts to 255 SIT (approximately
Price: €1).
42.The District Courts charge court
tax for the issuance of Apostille on
public documents in accordance
with the Act on court taxes. On 21
November 2005 the court tax for
issuance of each Apostille amounts
to 570 to 1140 SIT (approximately
€2.50 to €5.00).
http://www.mp.gov.si/index.php?id=2237 (in
Useful Links:
Slovenian only)
(This page was last updated on 4 January 2006.)
South Africa
South Africa - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
43. Any magistrate or additional magistrate
44. Any registrar or assistant registrar of the Supreme Court of South Africa
45. Any person designated by the Director-General: Justice (click here to view the list)
46. Any person designated by the Director-General: Foreign Affairs
Contact details:
Any registrar or assistant registrar of the

Supreme Court of South Africa:
Physical
Constitutional Court
Constitution Hill
(cnr Queen- and Sam Hancock/Hospital
Address: Streets)
BRAAMFONTEIN
Postal
Constitutional Court
Constitution Hill
Private Bag X1
BRAAMFONTEIN 2017
South Africa
+27 (11) 403-8032
Telephone:
+27 (11) 359-7460
Fax: +27 (11) 403-6524
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.concourt.gov.za/
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Department of Justice
Postal address
Private Bag X81
PRETORIA, 0001
Address: Street address
Momentum Centre
329 Pretorius Street (c/o Pretorius and
Prinsloo Streets) PRETORIA
South Africa
Telephone: +27 (12) 315 1111
Fax: +27 (12) 357 1112
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.doj.gov.za/
Department of Foreign Affairs

Postal address
Private Bag X152
PRETORIA 0001
Republic of South Africa
Pretoria address
East Wing
Address: Union Building
Government Ave
Arcadia
PRETORIA
Cape Town address
120 Plein Street
Parliamentary Precinct
CAPE TOWN
Pretoria office +27 (12) 351 1000
Telephone:
Cape Town office + 27 (21) 464 3700
Fax: Pretoria office +27 (12) 351 0165
E-mail: info@foreign.gov.za
General website: http://www.dfa.gov.za/

Useful Links: -
Spain
Spain - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Designated Competent Authorities as per 10 November 1978:

47. For documents drawn up by competent judicial authorities or officials: the Secretaries of the
"Territorial Courts" (Secretarios de Gobierno de las Audiencias) or their deputies.
48. For documents authenticated by a notary public, or private documents where the signatures have
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been authenticated by a notary public: the President of the relevant Association of Notaries public
or the person legally responsible for its affairs.
49. For other public documents, excepting those issued by central administrative bodies: any of the
officials referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, above.
50. For documents issued by authorities of the central administration: the Head of the Central Section
(Jefe de la Sección Central de la Subsecretaría) of the Ministry of Justice.
Contact details:
Contact details of all the Competent

Authorities designated:
http://www.mjusticia.es/cs/Satellite?c=Page&
cid=1057821035243&lang=es_es&menu_activ
Address:
o=tram&pagename=Portal_del_ciudadano%2F
Page%2FTramite&subseccion=Descripcion&ti
potramite=AH&idtramite=1060669404347 (in
Spanish only)
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
There is no charge for the issuance of the

Apostille when issued by the Secretarios de
la Sala de Gobierno de los Tribunales
Superiores de Justicia (secretaries of the
territorial courts) or by the Ministry of
Price: Justice.
The Decanos de los Colegios de Notarios
(president of the Association of Notaries
Public) will charge the fee established by
the schedule of officially authorised public
notary fees and charges.
http://www.mjusticia.es/cs/Satellite?c=Page&
cid=1057821035243&lang=es_es&menu_activ
o=tram&pagename=Portal_del_ciudadano%2F
Useful Links:
Page%2FTramite&subseccion=Descripcion&ti
potramite=AH&idtramite=1060669404347 (in
Spanish only)
Suriname
Suriname - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Registrar of the Court of Justice of Suriname

Contact details:
Hof van Justitie en Politie

Address: Tamarindelaan 6
Paramaribo
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+597 473 530
Telephone:
+597 473 966
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Sweden
Sweden - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Since 1 January 2005, the Judicial Office at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs no longer issues Apostilles.
Sweden has decentralised the issuance of Apostilles and designated all notaries public as Competent
Authorities. There are approximately 250 notaries public in Sweden. They are appointed by the local County
Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen).
There is no centralised register of all notaries public. A comprehensive list is, however, published annually in
the "Sveriges Statskalender", which can be ordered from: Fritzes kundservice, SE-106 47 Stockholm; Tel: +46
(8) 690-9190; Fax: +46 (8) 690-9191; e-mail: order.fritzes@liber.se; website: http://www.fritzes.se/. The
Statskalender contains the full addresses of the Swedish administration, down to the level of individuals. The
cost of a Statskalender is approximately €140. The publication is not available in electronic form.
Contact details of notaries public may also be available from the relevant County Administrative Board. To
access the full list of County Administrative Boards, click here.
Contact details:
Address: -
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
The average cost for issuance of the

Price:
Apostille is SEK 250 (approx. €27)
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conve
Useful Links:
ntions.authprint&cid=41#46547
Switzerland
Switzerland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
A. Federal Chancellery
B. Cantonal authorities: see the list below, under "Contact details"
Contact details:
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To view the list of cantonal authorities
Address: competent to issue the certificate, please
click here.
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Generally, the prices vary from 15 to 30

Price:
Swiss francs (approx. €10 to €20).
Useful Links: -
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
FYR of Macedonia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
the Ministry of Justice and, as per 11 August 1997, all 27 First Instance Courts in the Republic of
Macedonia.
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
Dimitrie Cupovski 9
Address:
1000 SKOPJE
FYR of Macedonia
Telephone: +389 2 3117-277
Fax: +389 2 3226-975
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Turkey
Turkey - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
51. Administrative documents:

52. a. in provinces: Governor, Deputy-Governor, Director of Juridical Matters
b. in towns: Vice-Governor
53. Judicial documents: Presidencies of the Judicial Commissions where the high criminal courts exist
Contact details:
Address: -
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.adalet.gov.tr/ (in Turkish only)
The contact details of all the Competent Authorities designated may be found on the website of the Ministry
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of Justice (http://www.adalet.gov.tr/). This information is available in Turkish only. See the Section entitled
“Uluslararasi Hukuk ve Diþ Ýliþkiler Genel Müdürlüðu”, and then the heading “Apostille Þerhi Veren
Makamlar”. To access information regarding the Competent Authorities, click on the “idari” section if the
document has been issued by an administrative authority and on the “adli” section if the document has been
issued by a judicial authority.
Price: -
Useful Links: -
(This page was last updated on 29 June 2006)
Ukraine
Ukraine - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
54. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
55. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
56. Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Contact details:
Ministry of Education and Science

Department of International Co-operation
and European Integration
address for applications for documents -
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon:
Address: #104, Shevchenka blvd. 27
KYIV
address for collections of documents -
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 5:00 p.m. -
5:45 p.m.:
#121, Peremohy avenue 10
KYIV
+380 (44) 216 2438
Telephone:
+380 (44) 216 2235
Fax: -
E-mail: ministry@mon.gov.ua
h t t p : / / w w w . m o n . g o v . u a / ,
General website:
http://education.gov.ua/

Department of Notary Services and
Registration of Advocates' Associations
Address: (for documents issued by notaries and
courts of Ukraine)Kotsubynskogo Str. 12
KYIV
Ukraine
Telephone: +380 (44) 238 1669
Fax: +380 (44) 238 1815
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E-mail: cons_vld@mfa.gov.ua
General website: http://www.mfa.gov.ua/
Ministry of Justice
Department of Notary Services and
Registration of Advocates' Associations
(for documents issued by notaries and
courts of Ukraine)Kotsubynskogo Str. 12
KYIV
Address: Department for Matters of Civil Status of
Citizens
(for documents issued by the offices of civil
status registration)
Kotsubynskogo Str. 12
KYIV
Ukraine
For documents issued by notaries and
courts:
+380 (44) 235 4083
Telephone: For documents issued by the offices of civil
status registration:
+380 (44) 235 4083
+380 (44) 235 5281
courts:
Fax: +380 (44) 234 1485
For documents issued by the offices of civil
status registration: +380 (44) 235 5281
courts: baranova@minjust.gov.ua
E-mail:
For documents issued by the offices of civil
status: zags@minjust.gov.ua
General website: http://www.minjust.gov.ua/
Price: -
Useful Links: -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Legalisation Office
For the UK Overseas Territories, see below, under Contact Details:
Contact details:
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Legalisation Office
Foreign &Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
The Mall
LONDON SW1A 2LG
Address:
The DX number is:
DX 123243
St James' Park
Telephone: +44 (20) 7008 1111
Fax: -
E-mail: LegalisationOffice@fco.gov.uk
Mr James Evans, Legalisation Office
Contact person: Manager
(language of communication: English)
General website
(see also
http://www.fco.gov.uk/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Anguilla
Address: Government House
Anguilla
+1 (264) 497 2621
Telephone:
+1 (264) 497 2622
Fax: +1 (264) 497 3314
E-mail: governorsoffice@gov.ai
General website: -
Bermuda
The Parliamentary Registrar
The Parliamentary Registry Office
Address:
#60 Reid Street
HAMILTON
Bermuda
Telephone: +441 293 8683
Fax: -
E-mail: parreg@gov.bm
General website: -
British Antartic Territories

Overseas Territories Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Address:
King Charles Street
LONDON SW1A 2AH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (20) 7008 2890
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+44 (20) 7008 2616
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
British Virgin Islands

Government House
Address: Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
+1 (284) 494 2345
Telephone:
+1 (284) 494 2370
Fax: +1 (284) 494 5582
bvigovernor@gov.vg
E-mail:
registrar@bvigovernment.org
General website
(see also
http://www.bvi.gov.vg/
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
Cayman Islands
4th floor
Government Administration Building
Address: Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands
Telephone: +1 (345) 949 7900
Fax: +1 (345) 945 4131
E-mail: staffoff@candw.ky
General website: -
Falkland Islands
Government House
Address:
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Fax: +500 27434
E-mail: gov.house@horizon.co.fk
General website: -
Gibraltar
Address:
The Convent
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Main Street
Gibraltar
Fax: +350 47823
E-mail: convent@gibnet.gi
General website: -
Guernsey
Greffe
Address: Royal Court House
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 2PB
Telephone: +44 1481 725277
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Isle of Man
Isle of Man Courts of Justice
Deemsters Walk
Address: Bucks Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3AR
Telephone: +44 1624 685265
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Jersey
Maritime House
Address: La Route du Port Elizabeth
St Helier
Jersey
JE1 1JD
Telephone: +44 1534 838838
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
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Monserrat
Lancaster House
Address:
Olveston
Montserrat
+1 (664) 491 2688
Telephone:
+1 (664) 491 2689
Fax: +1 (664) 491 8867
E-mail: govoff@candw.ag
General website: -
St. Helena
The Castle
Address: Jamestown
St Helena Island
South Atlantic Ocean
Fax: +290 2598
OCS@helanta.sh
E-mail:
joany@sainthelena.gov.sh
General website: -
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Government House
Address:
Stanley
Falkland Islands
Fax: +500 27434
E-mail: gov.house@horizon.co.fk
General website: -
Turcs and Caicos Islands

Waterloo
Address: Government House
Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands
+1 (649) 946 2308
Telephone:
+1 (649) 946 2309
Fax: +1 (649) 946 2903
E-mail: govhouse@tciway.tc
General website:
Price: £19
Legalisation Office London:
Useful Links:
www.fco.gov.uk/legalisation
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British Virgin Islands:
http://www.bvi.gov.vg/template.php?main=yg
&section=directories&sub=departments&fourth
=registrar_of_births_deaths_and_marriages
(This page was last updated on 25 October 2005)
United States of America
USA - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
I. Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer, United States
Department of State.
II. All clerks and deputy clerks for the following:

Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Claims
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of International Trade
United States Courts of Appeals for the following circuits:
District of Columbia Circuit
First Circuit
Second Circuit
Third Circuit
Fourth Circuit
Fifth Circuit
Sixth Circuit
Seventh Circuit
Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
Tenth Circuit
Eleventh Circuit
United States District Courts for the following districts:

Middle District of Alabama
Northern District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
District of Alaska
District of Arizona
Eastern District of Arkansas
Western District of Arkansas
Central District of California
Eastern District of California
Northern District of California
Southern District of California
District of Colorado
District of Connecticut
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District of Delaware
District of Columbia
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Florida
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Georgia*
Northern District of Georgia*
Southern District of Georgia*
District of Hawaii
District of Idaho
Central District of Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
Southern District of Illinois
Northern District of Indiana
Southern District of Indiana
Northern District of Iowa
Southern District of Iowa
District of Kansas
Eastern District of Kentucky
Western District of Kentucky
Eastern District of Louisiana
Middle District of Louisiana
Western District of Louisiana
District of Maine
District of Maryland
District of Massachusetts
Eastern District of Michigan
Western District of Michigan
District of Minnesota
Northern District of Mississippi
Southern District of Mississippi
Eastern District of Missouri
Western District of Missouri
District of Montana
District of Nebraska
District of Nevada
District of New Hampshire
District of New Jersey
District of New Mexico
Eastern District of New York
Northern District of New York
Southern District of New York
Western District of New York
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Eastern District of North Carolina
Middle District of North Carolina
Western District of North Carolina
District of North Dakota
Northern District of Ohio
Southern District of Ohio
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Northern District of Oklahoma
Western District of Oklahoma
District of Oregon
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Western District of Pennsylvania
District of Puerto Rico
District of Rhode Island
District of South Carolina
District of South Dakota
Eastern District of Tennessee
Middle District of Tennessee
Western District of Tennessee
Eastern District of Texas
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
District of Utah
District of Vermont
Eastern District of Virginia (E)
Western District of Virginia (W)
Eastern District of Washington
Western District of Washington
Northern District of West Virginia
Southern District of West Virginia
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Western District of Wisconsin
District of Wyoming
District Courts for the following territories:

District Court for the District of the Canal Zone
District Court of Guam
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
District Court of the Virgin Islands
Note:
A short, all-encompassing and more manageable description for II would be:
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"Clerks and deputy clerks of the following:
The Supreme Court of the United States, the Courts of Appeals for the First through the Eleventh Circuits
and the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States District Courts, the United States Court of Claims, the
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United States Court of International Trade, the
United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court
of the Virgin Islands, and the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands."
III. Officers of the individual States and other subdivisions as indicated:
States:
Alabama: Secretary of State
Alaska: Lieutenant Governor; Attorney

General and Clerk of the
Appellate Courts
Arizona: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
Arkansas: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy

Secretary of State
California: Secretary of State; any Assistant

Secretary of State; any Deputy
Secretary of State
Colorado: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Connecticut: Secretary of the State; Deputy

Secretary of the State
Delaware: Secretary of State; Acting

Secretary of State
Florida: Secretary of State
Georgia:* Secretary of State; Notary Public

Division Director
Hawaii: Lieutenant Governor of the State

of Hawaii
Idaho: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy

Secretary of State; Deputy
Secretary of State; Notary Public
Clerk
Illinois: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
Indiana: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Iowa: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Kansas: Secretary of State; Assistant
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Assistant Secretary of State
Kentucky: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
Louisiana: Secretary of State
Maine: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Maryland: Secretary of State
Massachusetts: Deputy Secretary of the

Commonwealth of
Massachusetts for Public
Records beginning in 1981
through January 13, 1995)
Deputy Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts (beginning
January 16, 1995 through
November 16, 1995)
Secretary of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts (from
November 17, 1995)
Michigan: Secretary of State; Deputy
Secretary of State
Minnesota: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Mississippi: Secretary of State; any Assistant

Secretary of State
Missouri: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Montana: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy

Secretary of State; Government
Affairs Bureau Chief
Nebraska: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Nevada: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy

Secretary of State
New Hampshire: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
New Jersey: ** Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
New Mexico: Secretary of State
New York: Secretary of State; Executive

Deputy Secretary of State; any
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Deputy Secretary of State; any
Special Deputy Secretary of
State
North Carolina: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
North Dakota: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Ohio: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
Oklahoma: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State; Budget
Officer of the Secretary of State
Oregon: Secretary of State; Acting

Secretary of State; and
Assistant to the Secretary of
State
Pennsylvania: Secretary of the Commonwealth;

any Deputy Secretary of the
Commonwealth; Commissioner
of the Bureau of Commissions,
Elections and Legislation
Rhode Island: Secretary of State; First Deputy

Secretary of State; Second
Deputy Secretary of State
South Carolina: Secretary of State
South Dakota: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Tennessee: Secretary of State
Texas: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
Utah: Lieutenant Governor; Deputy

Lieutenant Governor;
Administrative Assistant
Vermont: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Virginia: Secretary of the Commonwealth;

Chief Clerk, Office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Washington (State): Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State; Director,
Department of Licensing
West Virginia: Secretary of State; Under

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Secretary of State
Wisconsin: Secretary of State; Assistant

Secretary of State
Wyoming: Secretary of State; Deputy

Secretary of State
Other Subdivisions:
American Samoa: Secretary of American Samoa;

Attorney General of American
Samoa
District of Columbia Executive Secretary; Assistant

(Washington, D.C.): Executive Secretary; Mayor's
Special Assistant and Assistant
to the Executive Secretary;
Secretary of the District of
Columbia
Guam (Territory of): Director, Department of

Administration; Acting Director,
Department of Administration;
Deputy Director, Department of
Administration; Acting Deputy
Director, Department of
Administration
Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General; Acting

(Commonwealth of the): Attorney General; Clerk of the
Court, Commonwealth Trial
Court; Deputy Clerk,
Commonwealth Trial Court
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of): Under Secretary of State;

Assistant Secretary of State for
External Affairs; Assistant
Secretary of State; Chief,
Certifications Office; Director,
Office of Protocol; Assistant
Secretary of State for
International Affairs, Chief,
Certification Office
Virgin Islands of the United no authority designated".

States
* By Note dated 12 December 1997, the Embassy of the United States of America in The Hague informed
the depositary that in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2, the Legislature of the State of Georgia has
designated the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority as the only appropriate entity to issue
apostilles in the State of Georgia effective 1 February 1998.
** By communication dated 2 November 2006, the State Department informed the Permanent Bureau that for
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New Jersey, the competent authority is now the New Jersey Division of Revenue.
Contact details:
Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication

Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer,
United States Department of State:
Address:
518 23rd Street N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20520
United States of America
Telephone: +1 (202) 647-5002
Fax: +1 (202) 663-3636
contact person: Mrs Denitra Hawkins
E-mail: hawkinsdt@state.gov
aoprgsmauth@state.gov
Department of State:
http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/
National Association of Secretaries of State,

General website
Notary Public Administrators Section
(see also
(providing information about the authorities
" P r a c t i c a l
in the individual U.S. states who affix
Information"):
Apostilles to documents originating in those
s t a t e s ) :
http://www.nass.org/NPA/us/UnitedStates.ht
m
Full contact All the designated clerks and deputy clerks

details: http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html
States competent authorities - Secretary of

Full contact State
details: travel.state.gov/about/info/customer/custome
r_312.html
The Department of State charges US $6;

prices vary on every State. The fees range
Price:
from US $2 (Alaska) to US $25 (New
Jersey).
http://travel.state.gov/law/legal/treaty/treaty_7
83.html
Useful Links:
http://travel.state.gov/law/info/judicial/judicial
_2545.html
Venezuela
Venezuela - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General of Consular Affairs
Contact details:
Avenida Urdaneta
Torre MRE
Address: al lado del Correo de Carmelitas
CARACAS
Venezuela
+58 (212) 806.45.00
Telephone:
+58 (212) 806.47.06
Fax: -
E-mail: legalizaciones@mre.gov.ve
General website
(see also
http://www.mre.gov.ve/ (in Spanish only)
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):
BS. 11.760,00 en timbres fiscales

Price:
nacionales (for each document)
MRE: Servicios y Legalizaciones Consulares
Useful Links:
(in Spanish only)
Non-Member States of the Organisation
Authorities
Andorra
Andorra - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1. Ministre/a d'Afers Exteriors, Cultura i Cooperació

2. Ministre/a de Justícia i Interior
3. Ministre/a d'Economia
4. Director/a d'afers bilaterals i Unió Europea
5. Director/a d'afers multilaterals i cooperació al desenvolupament
6. Director/a d'afers jurídics i consulars
7. Cap d'Àrea d'afers generals del Ministeri d'Afers Exteriors, Cultura i Cooperació
Contact details:
Ministre/a d'Afers Exteriors (Minister of

Address:
Foreign Affairs)
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C/ Prat de la Creu 62-64
(edifici administratiu del Govern)
AD500 Andorra la Vella
Principat d'Andorra
Telephone: +376 875 700
Fax: +376 869 559
E-mail: exteriors.gov@andorra.ad
http://www.presidencia.ad/pages/government
General website:
.asp (in Catalan only)
Ministre/a d'Economia
C/ Prat de la Creu 62-64
Address: (edifici administratiu del Govern)
AD500 Andorra la Vella
Principat d'Andorra
Telephone: +376 875 706
Fax: +376 861 519
E-mail: -
General website:
Ministre/a de Justícia i Interior (Minister of

Justice and Interior)
Edifici Serveis de l'Obac
Address:
Carretera de l'Obac s/n
AD700 Escaldes-Engordany
Principat d'Andorra
Telephone: +376 872 080
Fax: +376 869 250
E-mail: -
General website:
Price: € 14.51
Information on Apostilles:
http://www.amb-andorre.ad/legalitzaciosig.pd
f (in Catalan only)
Useful Links: The application form can be downloaded at
http://www.tramits.ad/ . Please type in
“Busqueu a Tràmits" the word "postil" (in
Catalan only)
(The list of authorities on this page was last updated on 23 March 2006)
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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The Registrar of the High Court of Antigua and Barbuda
Contact details:
Registrar Supreme Court

High Street
Address:
St John’s
Antigua
+1 (268) 462 0609
Telephone:
+1 (268) 462 1585
Fax: +1 (268) 462 3929
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Armenia
Armenia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
57. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
58. The Ministry of Justice
Contact details:

Government House #2
Address:
Republic Square
Yerevan 375010
Armenia
Telephone: +374 (1) 544041
Fax: +374 (1) 543925
E-mail: info@armeniaforeignministry.com
General website: http://www.armeniaforeignministry.com/
The Ministry of Justice

3 Vazgen Sargsyan street
Address:
Yerevan
Armenia
Telephone: +374 (1) 58-21-57
Fax: -
E-mail: justice@justice.am
General website: http://www.justice.am/
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Useful Links: -
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
59. Ministry of Justice - for documents emanating from courts, public prosecutors and justice
authorities, including documents certified in notarial order and state civil acts registration documents;
60. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - for other documents.
Contact details:

4, Sh. Gurbanov str
Address:
Baku city, AZ1009
Azerbaijan
Telephone: +994 (12) 492 9692
Fax: +994 (12) 498 8480
E-mail: secretariat@mfa.gov.az
General website: http://www.mfa.gov.az/eng/
Ministry of Justice
1, Inshaatchilar avn
Address:
Baku city, AZ1073
Azerbaijan
Telephone: +994 (12) 430 0977
Fax: +994 (12) 430 0981
E-mail: minjus@azdata.net
General website: http://www.justice.gov.az/eng_index.html

Useful Links: -
(The contact details of these authorities were last updated on 30 November 2005)
Bahamas
Bahamas - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

61. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
62. Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
63. Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
64. Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
65. Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

66. First Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Contact details:

East Hill St
Address: P. O. Box N 3746
Nassau, N.P.
The Bahamas
+1 (242) - 322-7624
Telephone:
+1 (242) - 322-7625
Fax: +1 (242) - 328-8212
E-mail: mofa@bahamas.gov.bs
General website: http://mfabahamas.org/

Useful Links:
Barbados
Barbados - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
67. Solicitor-General
68. Deputy Solicitor General
69. Registrar of the Supreme Court
70. Registrar of Corporate Affairs
71. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs
72. Chief of Protocol
Contact details:

#1 Culloden Road
Address:
St. Michael
Barbados, W.I.
Telephone: +1 (246) 429-7108
Fax: +1 (246) 429-6652
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.foreign.gov.bb/
The Registrar of the Supreme Court of

Barbados
Registration Department
Address:
Coleridge Street
Bridgetown
Barbados, W.I.
Telephone: +1 (246)-426-3461
Fax: +1 (246)-426-2405
E-mail: -
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General website: http://www.lawcourts.gov.bb/
Solicitor-General
Frank Walcott Building
Address: Culloden Rd
St. Michael
Barbados, W.I.
Telephone: +1 (246) 431-7750
Fax: +1 (246) 228-5433
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Belize
Belize - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
the Registrar General
Contact details:
Address: -
+501-227-2053
Telephone:
+501-227-7377
Fax: +501-227-0181
E-mail: -
General website: -
Price: Belize $50 (equivalent to US $25)

Useful Links: -
Botswana
Botswana - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
73. The persons for the time being exercising the functions of
(i) Permanent Secretary,
(ii) Registrar of High Court,
(iii) District Commissioner,
74. Any person appointed or empowered to hold a subordinate court of the first class; and
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75. Such other persons as the President may appoint by notice in the Gazette.
Contact details:
Address: -
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1. Chief Registrar, Deputy Chief Registrar and Registrars of the Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam;
2. Chief Magistrate, Magistrates and Registrars of Subordinate Courts of Brunei Darussalam.
Contact details:
Supreme Court of Brunei Darussalam

The High Court Building
Address: Km 1½, Jalan Tutong
Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910
Brunei Darussalam
Fax: +673 224 1984
+673 222 5853
Telephone:
+673 224 3939 ext. 149
E-mail: supcourt@brunet.bn
General website: http://www.judicial.gov.bn/
Contact person: Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court
L a n g u a g e s
Malay, English
spoken:

Useful Links: -
(The contact details of this authority were last updated on 19 April 2006)
Colombia
Colombia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Area de Legalizaciones
Contact details:

Address:
Coordination of Legalizations and Apostille
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Calle 98 No. 17A – 34
BOGOTA, DC
Colombia
Telephone: +57 (1) 520 1146
Fax: +57 (1) 522 3538
Mrs Paulina Gomez Borda
paulina.gomez@minrelext.gov.co
Contact person:
languages of communication: English,
French
General website
(see also http://www.minrelext.gov.co/ (in Spanish
" P r a c t i c a l only)
Information"):
Price: 20,000 Colombian pesos (approx. US $7)

http://portal.minrelext.gov.co/portal/webdriver
.exe?MIval=po_inicio.html , click on
Useful Links: "Apostilla de documentos públicos que van
a surtir efecto en el exterior"
(in Spanish only)
(This page was last updated on 2 November 2005)
Cook Islands
Cook Islands - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Contact details:
P.O.Box 105
2nd Floor
Address: Cold Store Building Avarua
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Fax: +682 21247
E-mail: secfa@mfai.gov.ck
General website: -
Price: NZ $20 per Apostille

Useful Links: http://www.mfai.gov.ck/
Dominica
Dominica - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Attorney General, the Solicitor General, the Registrar and the Deputy Registrar
Contact details:
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Attorney General
Government Headquarters
Address: Kennedy Avenue
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
Telephone: +1 (767) 448-2401
Fax: -
E-mail: legalaffairs@cwdom.dm
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Ecuador
Ecuador - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares y Legalizaciones
Contact details:
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Dirección General de Asuntos Consulares y
Legalizaciones
Carrión 10-40 y Av. 10 de Agosto
Address:
Edificio La Granja
segundo piso
QUITO
Ecuador
+593 22560888
+593 22500800
Telephone:
+593 22993224
+593 22993284 ext. 3425
+593 22500800
+593 22993226
Fax:
+593 22993273
+593 22993274
dgasucon@mmrree.gov.ec
E-mail:
subasumigcon@mmrree.gov.ec
General website: http://www.mmrree.gov.ec/ (in Spanish only)

Useful Links: -
Office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Miscellaneous:
Language spoken: Spanish
El Salvador
El Salvador - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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Contact details:
Final 17 Avenida Norte

Edificio No. 4
Address: 1a Planta
Centro de Gobierno
El Salvador
Telephone: +503 271-3266 ext. 305, 306, 320
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website
(see also
http://www.rree.gob.sv/ (in Spanish only)
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):

http://www.rree.gob.sv/website/servicios_aute
Useful Links: nticas.html
(in Spanish only)
Fiji
Fiji - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Fiji
Contact details:
Address: -
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Grenada
Grenada - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The Permanent Secretary and the Senior Administrative Officer
Contact details:
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Ministerial Complex
4th floor
Address: Botanical Gardens
St. Georges
Grenada W.I.
+1 (473) 440-2640
Telephone: +1 (473) 440-2712
+1 (473) 440-2255
Fax: +1 (473) 440-4184
faffgnd@caribsurf.com
E-mail:
foreignaffairs@gov.gd
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Honduras
Honduras - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Secretaría de Estado en el Despacho de Relaciones Exteriores
Contact details:
Centro Cívico Gubernamental

Casa Presidencial
Blvd. Kuwait
Address:
contiguo a la Corte Suprema de Justicia
TEGUCIGALPA
Honduras
+504 234 49 71
+504 234 4921
Telephone:
+504 234 1962
+504 234 1898
+504 234 1897
Fax:
+504 234 1484
E-mail: consultas@sre.hn
General website: http://www.sre.hn/ (in Spanish only)

Useful Links: http://www.sre.hn/tramitessj.html
India
India - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India

Contact details:
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Address: -
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: dcpf@mea.gov.in
General website: http://meaindia.nic.in/

Useful Links: -
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
76. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan - for official documents issued by the
bodies for justice and other state bodies, including the notary offices;
77. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan - for official documents
issued by the bodies for education, science and the educational institutions of the Republic;
78. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan - for official documents issued by
the structural subdivisions of the Migration Police;
79. The Committee on administration of the archives and documentation to the Ministry of Culture,
Information and Public Consent of the Republic of Kazakhstan - for archive certificates and copies
of archive documents issued by the state archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
80. The Committee for forensic (legal) administration to the Supreme Court (to be co-ordinated) for
official documents issued by the law-enforcement bodies and the bodies for execution of law;
81. The Ministry on State Income of the Republic of Kazakhstan - for official documents issued by the
structural and territorial subdivisions of the Ministry on State Income of the Republic of
Kazakhstan;
82. The General Office of Public Prosecutors of the Republic of Kazakhstan (to be co-ordinated) - for
official documents issued by the bodies of Public Prosecutors, investigation agencies and inquest;
83. The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan - for archive certificates and copies of
archive documents issued by the special state archives of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic
of Kazakhstan;
84. The Committee for National Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan (to be co-ordinated) - for
archive certificates and copies of archive documents issued by the special archives of the
Committee for National Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
85. The designated bodies are entitled to delegate the authority to their territorial bodies to issue the
apostille.
Attachment: The Hague Convention of 05.10.1961 abolishing the legalisation for foreign public documents
stipulates the apostille of 9 x 9 cm in size.It is expedient to have a stamp of the apostille, which size is 13
x 13 cm.A script of the text can be enlarged for the comfort of its representation and reading. It is not
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allowed to change (translate) a language document, text and its order of placing on the stamp.The stamp can
be fulfilled in the language of the Republic of Kazakhstan only.
Contact details:
Ministry of Justice
45 Pobedy Avenue
Address:
473000 ASTANA
Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (3172) 391213
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.minjust.kz/
Ministry of Education and Science

Republic avenue, 60
Address:
473000 Astana
Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (3172) 33-33-25
Fax: +7 (3172) 33-34-12
E-mail: pressa@edu.gov.kz
General website: http://www.edu.gov.kz/
Ministry of Internal Affairs

4 Manasa Street
Address:
473000 ASTANA
Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (3172) 343600
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.mvd.kz/ (in Kazakh only)
Committee on Administration of the Archives

and Documention to the Ministry of Culture,
Information and Public Consent
Address:
22 Beibitshilik Street
473000 ASTANA
Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (3172) 322495
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
The Committee for Forensic (legal)

Address:
Administration to the Supreme Court
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Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.supcourt.kz/
Ministry of Defense
51a Beibitshilik Street
Address:
473000 ASTANA
Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (3172) 721020
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.mod.kz/
Address: The Committee for National Security

Telephone: +7 (317-2) 32-50-50
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: http://www.knb.kz/ (in Kazakh only)

Useful Links: -
Lesotho
Lesotho - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
86. The Attorney-General
87. The Permanent Secretary of a Ministry or Department
88. The Registrar of the High Court

89. A Resident Magistrate
90. A Magistrate of the First Class
91. Such other person as the Minister may appoint and whose appointment notice has been published in
the Gazette
Contact details:
Address: -
S e e
Telephone: http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/govdirectory.htm
under "Judiciary" and "Law and
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Constitutional Affairs"
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Liberia
Liberia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
92. the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputies and Assistant Ministers;

93. the Minister of Justice, the Deputies and Assistant Ministers;
94. the Clerk and Deputy Clerk(s) of the Supreme and Circuit Court(s);
95. the Registrars and Deputy Registrars of Corporations; and
96. the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Maritime Affairs or Special Agents thereof.
Contact details:
Address: -
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Regierungskanzlei der Fürstlichen Regierung
Contact details:
Regierungskanzlei der Fürstlichen Regierung

Regierungsgebäude
Address:
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Telephone: +423 236 60 30
Fax: +423 236 6597
E-mail: info@rk.llv.li
General website: http://www.rk.llv.li/
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Price: CHF 30.- per Apostille (apporox. € 20.00)
Useful Links: -
Malawi
Malawi - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
(a) the Attorney General or the Solicitor General;

(b) the Permanent Secretary of a Government Ministry;
(c) the Registrar of the High Court;
(d) the Registrar General;
(e) a Government Agent;
(f) a notary public;
(g) a Resident Magistrate.
Contact details:
The Attorney General or the Solicitor

General
Solicitor General and Secretary for Justice
Ministry of Justice Headquarters
Address:
Capital Hill
Private Bag 333
Lilongwe 3
Malawi
Telephone: +265 1 788 411
Fax: +265 1 788 332
E-mail: sg-justice@sdnp.org.mw
http://www.malawi.gov.mw/mojca/mojcapso.
General website:
htm
Registrar General
Fatima Arcade
Haile Sellaisie Road
Address:
P.O. Box 100
Blantyre
Malawi
Telephone: +265 1 624 355
Fax: +265 1 621 686
E-mail: -
http://www.malawi.gov.mw/mojca/mojcapreg.
General website:
htm
The Permanent Secretary of a Government

Ministry
Address: To view the contact details of a particular
Government Ministry, please click
http://www.malawi.gov.mw/index.htm
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Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Marshall Islands,

2. Attorney General and Acting Attorney General,
3. Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the High Court,
4. Registrars and Deputy Registrars of Corporations,
5. Maritime Administrator and Special Agents thereof, and
6. Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Maritime Affairs or Special Agents thereof.
Contact details:
Address: Minister of Foreign Affairs

+692 625-3012
Telephone:
Administration: +692 625-3181
Fax: +692 625-4979
E-mail: mofaadm@ntamar.net
General website: -
Attorney General and Acting Attorney

Address:
General
Telephone: +692 625-3244/8245
Fax: +692 625-5218
E-mail: agoffice@ntamar.net
General website: -
Address: Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the High Court

+692 625-3201
+692 625-3235
Telephone:
+692 625-3297
+692 625-3652
Fax: +692 6625-3323
E-mail: judrep@ntamar.net
General website: -
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Useful Links: -
Mauritius
Mauritius - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Apostille Section, Home Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Office
Contact details:
Apostille Section
Home Affairs Division
Prime Minister's Office
Address: New Government Centre
4th Floor
Port-Louis
Mauritius
Telephone: +230 201-3587
Fax: +230 212-9393
E-mail: pmo@mail.gov.mu
General website
(see also
http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite
" P r a c t i c a l
Information"):

http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/dhasite/menuit
Useful Links:
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Moldova, Republic of
Moldova - Competent Authority (Art.6)
For administrative documents:
Contact details:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

European Integration
31 August 1989, 80 Street / 80, Mateevici

Address:
Street
MD - 2012
Chisinau
+373 (22) 201 040
Telephone:
+373 (22) 201 041
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Fax: +373 (22) 232 225
consdep@mfa.md
E-mail:
dac@mfa.md
General website: http://www.mfa.md/
For all other public documents:
Contact details:
The Ministry of Justice
31 August 1989, 82 Street

Address:
MD - 2012
Chisinau
+373 (22) 201 457
Telephone:
+373 (22) 234 795
+373 (22) 234 797
Fax:
+373 (22) 201 457
E-mail: secretariat@justice.gov.md
General website: http://www.justice.gov.md/

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Namibia
Namibia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Designated Competent Authorities (as per 15 January 2006):

97. The Registrar and the Assistant Registrar of the High Court of Namibia; and
98. The Permanent Secretary and the Deputy Permanent Secretary: Ministry of Justice.
Contact details:
Registrar and Assistant Registrar of the High

Court of Namibia
Private Bag 13179
Address:
Corner of Luderitz and John Meinert St.
WINDHOEK
Namibia
Telephone: +264 (61) 292 1111
Fax: +264 (61) 221 315
E-mail: -
General website: -
The Permanent Secretary and the Deputy

Address:
Permanent Secretary
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Ministry of Justice
Justitia Building
Independence Avenue
Private Bag 13302
WINDHOEK
Namibia
Telephone: +264 (61) 280 5111
Fax: +264 (61) 234 774
E-mail: -
General website: -
For any general information concerning the issuance of the certificates (apostilles), contact:
Legal Services and International

Co-operation
Ministry of Justice
Justitia Building
Address:
Independence Avenue
Private Bag 13302
WINDHOEK
Namibia
Telephone: +264 (61) 280 5111
Fax: +264 (61) 234 774
E-mail: cparker@moj.gov.na
General website: -

Useful Links: -
(The contact details of these authorities were last updated on 8 March 2006)
Niue
Niue - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

(a) the Attorney General
(b) the Financial Secretary
(c) Crown Counsel
(d) the Registrar International Business Companies
(e) Deputy Registrar International Business Companies
(f) the Registrar, High Court of Niue
(g) Secretary to Government
Contact details:
Attorney General
PO Box 75
Address:
Alofi
Niue
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Fax: +683 4231
E-mail: -
General website: -
Financial Secretary
PO Box 36
Address:
Alofi
Niue
Fax: +683 4350
E-mail: -
General website: -
Crown Counsel
PO Box 40
Address:
Alofi
Niue
Fax: -
E-mail: -
General website: -
Secretary to Government
PO Box 40
Address:
Alofi
Niue
Fax: +683 4232
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
For Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Island of Saint Kitts:

the Attorney General, the Solicitor General, the Chief Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, the
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the Registrar of the Supreme Court
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For the Island of Nevis:
the Chief Secretary in the Office of the Premier, the Legal Adviser in the Legal Department or the Deputy
Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Contact details:
Attorney General:
The Honourable Dennis Merchant
Attorney General, Minister of Justice and
Legal Affairs
Address: Ministry of Legal Affairs
Church Street
BASSETERRE
St. Kitts
Telephone: +1 (869) 465-2521, ext. 1013
Fax: +1 (869) 465-5040
E-mail: attnygenskn@caribsurf.com
General website: -
Secretary in the Office of the Prime

Minister:
Address:
Church Street
BASSETERRE
St. Kitts
+1 (869) 465-0299
Telephone:
+1 (869 )465-2521, ext.1043
Fax: +1(869) 465-1001
E-mail: sknpmoffice@caribsurf.com
General website: http://www.cuopm.com/

Address: Church Street
BASSETERRE
St. Kitts, West Indies
Telephone: +1 (869) 465-2521, ext. 1155 / 1156
Fax: +1 (869) 465-2502
Miss Kaye Bass (ext. 1363)
Miss Agatha Caines (ext. 1158)
Miss Nicola St. Catherine (ext. 1160)
Miss Nerys Chiverton (ext. 1231)
Contact persons:
Miss Thensia Grey (ext. 1157)
Miss Ghislaine Williams (ext. 1046)
Miss Verna Morris (ext. 1038)
Ms Theresa Nisbett (ext. 1069)
E-mail: foreigna@sisterisles.kn
General website: -
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Island of Nevis:
Mr Patrice Nisbett
Legal Adviser
Address: Nevis Island Administration
Administration Building
CHARLESTOWN
Nevis, West Indies
Telephone: +1 (869) 469-0411
Fax: +1 (869) 469-1081
E-mail: nialegal@caribsurf.com
General website: -

Useful Links: -
(The contact details on this page were last updated on 12 April 2007)
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
99. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
100.The Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
101.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
102.The Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
103.The Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
104.The Registrar of the Supreme Court
105.The Solicitor General
Contact details:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International

Trade
Address: Conway Business Centre Waterfront
Castries
Saint Lucia, W.I.
+1 (758) 468-4501
Telephone:
+1 (758) 468-4502
Fax: +1 (758) 452-7427
E-mail: foreign@candw.lc
General website: -
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

2nd Floor
Address: Financial Centre
Bridge Street
Castries
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Saint Lucia, W.I.
Telephone: +1 (758) 468-5520
Fax: +1 (758) 451-9231
E-mail: minfin@gosl.gov.lc
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
106.The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

107.The Registrar, High Court
108.The Senior Crown Counsel, Ministry of Legal Affairs
109.The Executive Director, International Financial Services Authority
110.The Deputy Director, International Financial Services Authority
111.The Manager, Administration, International Financial Services Authority
Contact details:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and

Trade:
Mrs Patricia Martin
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and
Address:
Trade
3rd Floor Administrative Building
Bay Street
KINGSTOWN
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Telephone: +784 456 2060
Fax: +784 456 2610
E-mail: svgforeign@caribsurf.com
General website: -
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High Court:
Ms Colleen Mc Donald
Registrar
Address:
High Court
KINGSTOWN
Telephone: +784 451 2945
Fax: +784 457 1888
E-mail: svgregistry@caribsurf.com
General website: -
Ministry of Legal Affairs:

Mr Camillo Gonsalves
Senior Crown Counsel
Ministry of Legal Affairs
Address:
3rd Floor, New Methodist Church Building
Grandby Street
KINGSTOWN
Telephone: +784 456 1762
Fax: +784 457 2848
E-mail: Att.gen.Chambers@caribsurf.com
General website: -

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(The contact details of these authorities were last updated on 10 January 2007)
Samoa
Samoa - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Designated Competent Authority(ies) as per 13 February 2007 (click here for the former Competent Authority details)
The Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade*)
Contact details:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Address: PO Box L1859
Apia, SAMOA
Telephone: +685 21171 / 25313
Fax: +685 21 504
E-mail: mfa@mfat.gov.ws
General website: http://www.govt.ws/
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*) In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the Acting Chief Executive Officer will sign the certificate.
San Marino
San Marino - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs (il Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri della Repubblica di San Marino)
or a person delegated and officially authorized by him/her to sign and authenticate legal instruments and
documents issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and other of the Republic's public bodies.
Additional information (received by the depositary on 26 February 2004):

"Fabio Berardi (Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri e Politici, la Programmazione Economica e la
Giustizia)
Loris Francini (Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Interni, la Protezione Civile e i Rapporti con le Giunte di
Castello)
Pier Marino Mularoni (Segretario di Stato per le Finanze, il Bilancio, i Trasporti e i Rapporti con l'Azienda
Autonoma di Stato Filarelica e Numismatica e l'Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici)
Luciano Bollini (Coordinatore, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Pietro Giacomini (Direttore Generale, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Maria Lea Pedini (Direttore degli Affari Culturali e Informazione, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Savina Zafferani (Collaboratore nella Direzione degli Affari Economici e Sociali, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Maria Alessandra Albertini (Incaricata della gestione della Direzione Affari Politici, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Dario Galassi (Collaboratore nella Direzione degli Affari Politici e nella Direzione degli Affari Economici e
Sociali, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Luca Brandi (Incaricato della gestione della Direzione dei Rapporti con le Comunità all'estero e della
Direzione Affari Politici, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Marcello Beccari (Incaricato della gestione del Cerimoniale dello Stato, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Corrado Carattoni (Incaricato della gestione del Cerimoniale dello Stato, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Silvia Berti (Segretario d'Ambasciata, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Eros Gasperoni (Segretario d'Ambasciata, Dipartimento Affari Esteri)
Giovanna Crescentini (Dirigente Segretaria Istituzionale, Dipartimento Affari Interni)
Domenico Gasperoni (Dirigente Segretaria Esecutiva, Dipartimento Affari Interni)
Lucio Leopoldo Daniele (Avvocato dello Stato Dirigente, Dipartimento Affari Interni)
Contact details:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs

Palazzo Begni
Address: Contrada Omerelli
47890 San Marino
Repubblica di San Marino
+378 881
+378 882238
+378-992018
Fax:
+378.992018
E-mail: segreteriadistato@esteri.sm
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General website: http://www.esteri.sm/

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Seychelles
Seychelles - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
1 the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs, or any person designated and officially authorized by him/her;
2 the Attorney General, or any person designated and officially authorized by him/her;
3 the Secretary to the Cabinet;
4 the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Contact details:

P. O. Box 656
'Maison Quéau de Quinssy'
Address:
Mont Fleuri
Mahé
Republic of Seychelles
Telephone: +248 83 500
Fax: +248 22 48 45
E-mail: mfapesey@seychelles.net
General website: -
Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
Attorney General’s Chambers
Address: P.O.Box 58
National House
Victoria, Mahé
Fax: +248 225063
agdepart@Seychelles.net
E-mail:
agoffice@seychelles.net
General website: -
Secretary to the Cabinet

State House
Address: PO Box 55
Victoria
Fax: +248 224626
E-mail: shambern@seychelles.net
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General website: -
Registrar of the Supreme Court

Supreme Court
Address: PO Box 157
Victoria
Fax: +248 224197
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Swaziland
Swaziland - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
The Principal Secretary's Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Contact details:
P. 0. Box 518
Address: Mbabane
Swaziland
Headquarters:
+268 404 2661
+268 404 2662
Telephone:
+268 404 2663
+268 404 2664
+268 404 2665
Fax: +268 404 2669 (HQ)
ps-foreign@realnet.co.sz
E-mail:
ps@faffairs.gov.sz
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Tonga
Tonga - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
Prime Minister's Office, the Secretary to Government
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Contact details:
Location:
Prime Minister’s Office
Taufa’ahau Road
Nuku’alofa
Tonga
Address:
Postal:
Prime Minister’s Office
P.O. Box 62
Nuku’alofa
Kingdom of Tonga
Telephone: +676 24 644
Fax: +676 23 888
E-mail: -
General website: -

Useful Links: -
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago - Competent Authority (Art. 6)
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.
Contact details:
The Registrar General

Registration House
Huggins Building
Address:
South Quay
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
+1 (868) 625-9971
Telephone:
+1 (868) 623-7163
Fax: +1 (868) 625-9803
E-mail: mlalr@tstt.net.tt
General website: -
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of

Education
Address: Alexandra Street
St Clair
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: +1 (868) 622-2181
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Fax: +1 (868) 622-4892
E-mail: mined@tstt.net.tt
General website: -
the Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Enterprise

Development, Foreign Affairs and Tourism
Knowsley Building
Address:
1 Queen’s Park West
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
+1 (868) 623-4116
Telephone:
+1 (868) 623-4120
Fax: +1 (868) 624-4220
E-mail: press@foreign.gov.tt
General website: -

Useful Links: -
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