Authentication with an apostille, legalisation
Certifying documents for use in Apostille Convention countries and beyond.
- Apostille for official Estonian documents
- Notary- or sworn-certified translation
- Legalisation for non-convention states
- We advise you through the process
About the apostille service
Apostilles are required for official documents issued in Estonia (e.g. school diplomas, register extracts, notarised authorisations) that are to be used in a country that has acceded to the Apostille Convention. An apostille certifies the capacity in which the signatory acted.
An apostille is attached inseparably to the document and can be attached to the original, a notarised or officially certified copy, or a printout or extract of a public document.
Since 1 January 2010 all notaries in Estonia certify public documents with an apostille – list at notar.ee. A notary cannot apostille a document they certified themselves. More info: notar.ee.
Translation pairs for apostilled documents
We offer document translations certified by a notary or a sworn translator. We translate from and into Estonian, English, Russian, Finnish, German, Swedish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Polish and French. The document must bear the issuer's stamp, signature and date.
About the legalisation service
In international law, legalisation is the process of certifying the authenticity of a document issued in one country so it is valid in another. A public document must be legalised if it is to be used in a country that is not party to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation, or with which Estonia has no mutual legal assistance agreement.
The document is submitted to a competent authority – the consular department of the ministry of foreign affairs or a foreign mission – which verifies it and forwards it to the competent authority of the other country. Both countries add legalisation marks. More at vm.ee.
Areas of translation
Slogans and advertising headlines, advertisements, labels, banners, brochures, website texts, video texts, subtitles for commercials, product catalogues, etc.
Contracts, agreements, documents, acts of law, regulations, court documents, powers of attorney, applications, notarial instruments, contract notices and tender documents, etc.
Business plans, reports, balance sheets, B-cards, powers of attorney, official applications, analyses, market research, annual reports, valuation reports, etc.
Medicinal product package leaflets, clinical reports and research, medical histories, articles, product presentations, medical equipment manuals, medical legislation, etc.
User manuals for machines and equipment, installation and maintenance instructions, production process descriptions, catalogues, etc.
Resumes, theses, graduation certificates, CVs, motivation and recommendation letters, medical certificates, population register extracts, birth/marriage/divorce/death certificates, diplomas, passports, ID cards, etc.
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