Consular legalization, briefly about the service

This is the main method of certifying the originality and legality of documents, which is used when it is necessary to submit them to official institutions of countries that have not signed the Hague Convention. This service is multi-stage, it is more difficult to perform than an apostille. If you need to provide a document with consular legalization to foreign structures, our qualified team is ready to help you.
Consular legalization is a multi-stage system of measures, which is carried out for the following purposes:
● To confirm the validity and originality of documents sent abroad.
● Confirm the originality of signatures and stamps/seals.

Consular legalization in Kharkiv

For what cases is consular legalization mandatory? It is necessary for all officially issued documents that record facts and have legal significance: those that record the legal and responsibilities of individuals and legal entities. persons, in addition, those who announce the change or termination of these rights and obligations. Most often, it is needed for papers issued by the Registry Office, educational institutions, as well as for official documents on the registration of legal entities and sole traders.

Which documents do not require consular legalization:

● If the organization to which the document is assigned does not provide requirements for mandatory legalization.
● For submission to countries that have signed the Hague Convention.
● Documents related to financial or commercial agreements (contracts, declarations for customs, agreements on the provision of services or performance of works, invoices for goods).
● Civil and international passports (ID-cards) of Ukraine, identity documents, rights.
● Pension and employment books.

Features:

● In order to carry out the procedure of legalization of diplomas of higher education, in addition to the diploma, it is necessary to provide an extract from the archive of the educational institution.
● Papers from the Registry Office must conform to the new model (the exception is countries where the old model is allowed).
● When submitting documents of a legal entity, a cover letter on the company's official letterhead with the seal and signature of the manager and contact information of the person submitting the documents is required.

List of documents:

● Document to be legalized.
● Power of attorney in the name of our employees, which authorizes them to submit documents for legalization (To be completed by our team).
● Application for submitting a document for legalization (To be completed by our team).
● Identity card of the applicant.