Schmidt & Schmidt offers the consular legalization of documents from Haiti.
Haiti has not joined the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Therefore, documents from Haiti cannot be legalized by apostille, they will only be recognized abroad if they undergo consular legalization by which the signature and the seal of a document are authenticated. Responsible is the respective embassy of the document's state of destination.
Consular legalization is the process of authenticating or certifying a legal document so a foreign country's legal system will recognize it as with full legal effect that is carried out by the diplomatic or consular mission of the country in which the document is to be used.
The following documents can be legalized:
- Extracts from the commercial register
- Certificates of civil status (certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce)
- Education documents (school reports, certificates, diplomas)
- Court decisions
- Notarially certified copies of documents
- Notarially certified translations
- Further notarial documents (authorizations, last will, declarations)
Consular legalization of documents from Haiti for use abroad
The exact legalization process of documents from Haiti depends on the country you wish to use them in. Please feel free to contact us with your request and we will do our best to assist you!
Consuar legalization of foreign documents for use in Haiti
Foreign documents must be legalized before they can be used in Haiti. The representations and embassies of Haiti all over the world are in charge of this process.
On average, processing the documents takes up to 14 days.
