International Document Attestation

Certify official documents issued in over 100 countries for use in Europe or abroad

Isarey offers international Apostille and Consular Legalisation services in all major jurisdictions, to certify documents such as birth, marriage and death certificates, criminal records and police clearance certificates, academic diplomas, powers of attorney and corporate documents.

We work with documents issued in over 100 countries, including:

Authenticating documents for use outside the country where they were issued generally involves one of the following special certification procedures, depending on the country of issue and country of use:

Apostille Certification

An Apostille stamp is a special government attestation of authenticity that is recognised in over 120 countries (signatories to the Apostille Convention). A document affixed with an Apostille in the country where it was issued will be directly recognised as valid by the authorities in the country where the document is to be submitted.

Countries that accept Apostilles include:
NL NetherlandsNetherlands - ES SpainSpain - IT ItalyItaly - PT PortugalPortugal - GR GreeceGreece - CY CyprusCyprus - FR FranceFrance - SA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia - DE GermanyGermany - CN ChinaChina

See: Signatories to the Apostille Convention

Document Legalization

If your document is issued in a country that is not a signatory to the Apostille Convention or if you intend to submit it in a country that is not a signatory, then your document will require special certification by the authorities of both the issuing and destination country. This is a procedure known as consular legalization.

Countries that require documents to be legalized through embassy attestation include:
AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

If BOTH the country issuing the document and the country where the document will be used are signatories to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Hague Apostille ConventionExternal link (opens in new tab), documents can be attested by means of Apostille Certification, otherwise documents need to be attested by means of Document Legalization.

Isarey arranges attestation through both Apostille Certification and Consular Legalization. We work internationally with local specialists, including law firms, notaries and certified translators, to provide a fast and secure start-to-finish service with worldwide delivery and collection of documents by secure courier.

The exact procedures and costs of attesting documents depends on the type of documents, the country of issue and use, and the urgency of the process. We will confirm the total price in advance, inclusive of all fees and taxes, so you’ll know exactly what the process will cost you before confirming the order.

For an individually assessed quotation, please contact us. We’ll check your documents and your requirements and get back to you directly with details of the attestation procedure, timings and cost:

Attest Documents from over 100 countries

Isarey works locally across the world’s major jurisdictions to attest documents issued in over 100 countries, taking care of the local bureaucratic complexities of attestation, managing each process so that it is completed quickly and securely, and at minimum cost.

Six steps to attest documents from over 100 countries:

  1. Upload the documents you need attested or send them to us by email.
  2. Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
  3. We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
  4. We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
  5. As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
  6. We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.

In most countries, obtaining document attestation for cross-border use through Consular Legalization or Apostille Certification can be a lengthy and frustrating process, but by using our international certification services, you can save both time and unnecessary expense.

We work with certification specialists based in over 100 countries - their local expertise and experience dealing personally with approved translators, notaries, government offices and foreign embassies in their jurisdiction ensures that each legalization and Apostille process is completed successfully, without undue delay or added costs. Prioritizing confidentiality, security and speed, we work worldwide to offer the highest level of service, responding attentively and efficiently to every request.

Each jurisdiction has its own requirements when it comes to ensuring that documents are eligible and properly prepared for international authentication. We will pre-check your documents free of charge and carry out any prior certifications that might be required (e.g. certification by a notary or other authority, sworn or certified translation). We will also arrange certified copies where possible, so that we can return your original documents to you directly, with insured delivery by secure courier.

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files (PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
Privacy Policy (Customer Inquiries)

For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
Confidentiality (Client Content)

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