Legalization of Documents and Affixing of the Apostille Stamp

The affixing of an "apostille" stamp is used for sending a document to countries that have acceded to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, which abolishes the requirement of consular legalization and introduces a simplified legalization procedure — the affixing of an "apostille" stamp.

This procedure is called simplified precisely because, on one hand, apostilling is carried out fairly quickly and by only one authorized body, and on the other hand, the document acquires legal validity in the territory of all countries that have acceded to the Hague Convention.

If the country for which you are preparing the document is not a party to the Hague Convention, consular legalization is required. This is a more complex procedure, which involves the certification of the document by the bodies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the foreign embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and then by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the destination country. In this case, the document will have legal force only within the territory of the country whose consular mark is affixed to it.

* - including: Jersey, Bailiwick, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Bermuda, St. Helena (Netherlands Antilles), New Hebrides, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands.
** - only in the territories of Hong Kong and Macau.

To obtain the state service "affixing of an apostille", it is necessary to apply in person to the consular section providing the following documents:

1. application;
2. identity document (for identification);
3. the document to be apostilled (original or a notarized copy);
4. notarized power of attorney, in case of application by a representative of the service recipient.

To obtain the state service "Legalization of documents", it is necessary to apply in person to the consular section providing the following documents:

1. for an individual:
2. application in free form;
3. Copy of the identity document;
4. The document to be legalized;
5. Document confirming payment of the consular fee in the amount of 30 euros (payment by bank card on the day of submission of documents).

1. for a legal entity:
2. application in free form;
3. Copy of the identity document of the authorized person;
4. The document to be legalized;
5. Copies of constituent documents;
6. Copy of the document confirming authority.

The processing time for documents forwarded for apostillation to the Republic of Kazakhstan is 3 or more months.

Legalization of documents: from the day of submission of the package of documents by an individual or a legal entity (hereinafter – service recipient) to the service provider – 3 working days, and in case of need for additional study or verification, the period may be extended by no more than 30 calendar days, while the service recipient is notified of the extension of terms in writing.

Apostillation of documents - 30 euros;

Legalization of documents - 30 euros.

• Generalkonsulat von Kasachstan

  IBAN: DE 29 1007 0100 0356 6999 01

  BIC: DEUTDEBB101

• In accordance with paragraph 7 of Article 678 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, paid consular fees are non-refundable.

Acceptance of documents: daily (except Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as public holidays) from 09:30 to 12:30.

An appointment can be booked via this link.

Address: Bei Schuldts Stift 3, 20355 Hamburg

https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-hamburg/online-booking

Please contact us by phone: +49 (0) 403 037 64 83 and/or e-mail: konsul-hamburg@mfa.kz.