How to legalize documents abroad?

To complete the legalization of documents, the following documents shall be submitted to the Consular Service Department:

For the natural person:

1. application in any form;
2. a copy of identity document (the original for the purpose of verification) or an electronic document from the digital document service;
3. a document to be legalized;
4. a document confirming the payment of consular fee;
5. a copy of the document confirming the power of attorney (the original for the purpose of verification) (when submitting the documents by a legal representative or an authorized person with the power of attorney on behalf of the owner of the document being legalized).

For the legal entity:

1. an application in any form;
2. a copy of the document certifying the identity of authorized person (the original for the purpose of verification) or an electronic document from the digital documents service;
3. a document to be legalized;
4. an original document confirming the payment of consular fee.
5. information from "electronic government" information system, confirming state registration (re-registration) of legal entity or another document confirming legal capacity of legal entity (for foreign citizens);
6. a copy of the document confirming the power of attorney (the original for the purpose of verification) (when submitting the documents by a legal representative or an authorized person with the power of attorney on behalf of the owner of the document being legalized).

If the country for which you are preparing the document is not a party to the Hague Convention and there are no legal assistance treaties with it that abolish legalization, you need the procedure of consular legalization. It is carried out:

It is carried out:

• on the territory of Kazakhstan - Consular Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana city), representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty city
• Abroad – at the foreign consulates of the Republic of Kazakhstan (consulates).

1. The original documents and their notary certified copies are accepted for legalization.
2. The documents issued by the foreign organizations and institutions must be translated into the state or Russian language and certified by the translator or organization that provides translation services.
3. Documents certified by notaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan and intended for execution of actions outside the Republic of Kazakhstan must comply with the requirements established by Chapter 10 of the Rules for notarial proceedings, approved by the order of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 31, 2012 No. 32.

The following is not subject for legalization:

1. documents that do not have signature and seal of an authorized person;
2. notary certified copies and translations of documents, if the original document does not have the signature and seal of an authorized person;
3. electronic documents;
4. the original documents certifying the identity, except for the birth certificates.

Procedure for Recognition of Foreign Documents:

1. Apostille (1961 Hague Convention): The Republic of Kazakhstan is a party to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. An "apostille" stamp is affixed to the documents, after which they are accepted in other participating countries without restrictions.

2. Treaties on Legal Assistance: Official documents from states with which Kazakhstan has concluded bilateral or multilateral treaties (for example, CIS countries under the Minsk Convention) are accepted without an apostille or legalization (only a notarized translation is required).

3. Consular Legalization: Applied to documents intended for states that are neither parties to the Hague Convention nor bound by treaties on legal assistance with the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

Countries that acceded to the Hague Convention in 1961:

Australia	Hong Kong	Macau	Saint Lucia
Austria	Grenada	Malawi	Serbia
Azerbaijan	Greece	Malta	Singapore
Albania	Georgia	Marshall Islands	Slovakia
Andorra	Denmark	Mexico	Slovenia
Antigua and Barbuda	Dominica	Moldova	United States
Argentina	Dominican Republic	Monaco	Suriname
Armenia	Israel	Mongolia	Tajikistan
Aruba	India	Namibia	Tonga
Bahamas	Ireland	Netherlands	Trinidad and Tobago
Barbados	Iceland	New Zealand	Turkey
Bahrain	Spain	Norway	Uzbekistan
Belize	Italy	Oman	Ukraine
Belarus	Cabo Verde	Panama	Uruguay
Belgium	Kazakhstan	Paraguay	Fiji
Bermuda	Cyprus	Peru	Finland
Bulgaria	Kyrgyzstan	Poland	France
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Colombia	Portugal	Croatia
Botswana	Korea (Republic of)	Puerto Rico	Montenegro
Brazil	Costa Rica	Russian Federation	Czechia
British Virgin Islands	Kosovo	Romania	Switzerland
Brunei Darussalam	Latvia	El Salvador	Sweden
Burundi	Lesotho	Samoa	Ecuador
Vanuatu	Liberia	San Marino	Estonia
United Kingdom	Lithuania	Sao Tome and Principe	South Africa
Hungary	Luxembourg	Seychelles	Japan
Venezuela	Mauritius	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Germany	Macau	Saint Kitts and Nevis