Ensure the validity of your foreign public documents in Spain through the process of legalising foreign documents or apostille. This procedure certifies the authenticity of signatures and seals, a fundamental requirement in most foreigner procedures.
Legalising foreign documents or the Hague Apostille is an administrative act that grants validity to a foreign public document, verifying the authenticity of the signature that appears on it, the capacity in which the signatory of the document has acted and, where applicable, the identity of the seal that the document bears.
In the majority of foreigner procedures it is necessary to apostille or legalise foreign public documents (criminal record certificate, birth certificate, marriage certificate, homologation of studies, etc.).
The process of apostille or legalisation of foreign documents depends exclusively on the state of origin. Depending on the state of origin, the apostille is carried out:
If you need help in the process of legalisation or apostille of foreign public documents, EstranjeriaBarcelona can assist you in this process.
No apostille or legalisation of EU public documents is required.
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