The Hague Apostille is issued by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) or the High Courts in South Africa. They are official government certificates that authenticate a public document issued in South Africa for use overseas. It is required for the legalisation of documents in international relations such as study abroad, employment, marriage […]
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Time is of the essence and most people are usually on the go and working on a schedule. When travelling overseas it is always important to know the waiting period of when you can get your apostilled documents. That way you will be able to schedule it properly within your travelling date. South Africa as a
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An apostille in South Africa can be described as a certificate, which officially authenticates/certify a public document in order for it to be used legally in other countries. The foreign country which will be receiving the apostilled documents should be a signatory member of the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961. These countries decided to
The word apostille is from the French language and known as an official certificate or stamp, that a person can request from the government, in order to use their public documents overseas. These documents include birth, death or marriage certificates, degree, diplomas and matric certificates, police clearance certificates, etc. The apostille stamp helps authenticate an
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An “apostille” is a form of authentication issued to documents for use in countries that participate in the Hague Convention of 1961. The sole function is to certify the authenticity of the signature of the document. Put simply, an apostille is a certificate that is attached to another document so that it will be accepted
DIRCO and High Court Apostille. Purpose of the Apostille convention. The Apostille Convention was created to eliminate the lengthy legalisation process and replace it with a single formality. This process is known as Apostille and this is done by an authority designated by the State of origin called the Competent Authority. The authorities in South Africa are
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