Legalization Center through its branch in Prague provides apostille for almost all types of documents issued in the Czech Republic.
Apostille is issued on the original of the document, therefore a subsequent official translation is often required. Price of translation is usually 30 EUR / standard page.
Use: EU and most developed countries
Price: 170 EUR
Requirements for an apostille in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic acceded to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of 1966. Therefore, for the use of documents issued in the Czech Republic, higher verification (legalization) is not required, but an apostille is sufficient.
- It is possible to apostille exclusively the original of the document, only subsequently is it possible to prepare a potential notary copy.
- It is not possible to apostille documents that contain foreign stamps or other markings. The document must also be in good condition and the stamps that are on the document must be clearly legible.
- The apostille clause is a stamp that has a rectangular shape. The data on the stamp are always filled in the Czech language and the heading of the stamp necessarily also contains the French heading Apostille (Convention de la Haye du 5 octobre 1961).
Which Czech documents can be apostilled
- Birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates
- Educational documents (certificates, diplomas)
- Extract from the Business Register
- Court decisions
- Notarized copies of documents
- Notarized translations
- Documents on which the signature was verified by a notary (powers of attorney, declarations, etc.)
- Commercial documents (articles of association, certificates of registration, tax registrations, etc.)
Why handle the apostille through the Legalization Center
- 11 years of experience with apostilles from almost all over the world
- The managing director of the Legalization Center is an attorney licensed by the Slovak and Czech Bar Associations
- We also provide official translations of documents
- Foreign documents undergo a free initial review to determine if they can be apostilled at all. If your document cannot be apostilled, we will suggest further options
