Apostille on birth certificate

When studying or getting a job abroad, an apostille on a birth certificate is important. This stamp gives the document the function of identification, so putting it when planning a trip abroad is the first thing you should start preparing with.

At the same time, it is extremely difficult to carry out an apostille on your own, because many people even encounter this term for the first time and often get confused during the legalization process. At the same time, a certain country may have its own requirements and ignorance of them can lead to an error in registration.

Features of apostilling a birth certificate

First of all, the document must be translated into the language of the country you are planning to visit. Some countries, including Belgium, Switzerland and France, require a legalization stamp not only on the original, but also on its translation. In addition, to understand how to put an apostille on a birth certificate, it is important to know the following:

• the stamp is not placed on a laminated document – lamination spoils it;
• the apostille is attached to a separate sheet;
• Most countries do not accept notarized copies of documents with an apostille issued before 1991. If your certificate is of an old type, you need to start the process by obtaining a new modern document.

Very often, mistakes are made when trying to independently issue a document. Thus, the Ministry can issue you an apostille, however, the department does not always know what rules exist in a particular country. For example, for France, you not only need to apostille the original, the certificate must also be translated by a sworn translator and have a second stamp placed on it.

Apostille on a birth certificate: where to put it?

Translation agency “UKRPEREVOD” offers its services for the correct execution of documents for foreign countries. Working in this field for many years, we often had to correct errors made during attempts to independently put an apostille on a birth certificate urgently. Incompletely executed documents become the reason for refusal at the embassy and other bodies of the receiving state. By contacting our agency, you can be sure of the correct legalization of documents. Qualified employees know the specifics of registration for each country, and therefore will ensure high-quality and legally correct apostille of the birth certificate. If necessary, we will also help to obtain a duplicate or issue a document of a new type.