About apostille and legalization of documents
To travel abroad, it is enough to have a foreign passport. But, if you are traveling to another country not for tourism purposes, then most likely you will need other documents: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Diploma, Power of Attorney, certificates, etc. But in order to use them abroad, you need to go through the legalization procedure or put an apostille to confirm authenticity.
Each country has its own requirements. Until 2024, Ukrainians, in order to use documents issued in Ukraine in Canada, went through consular legalization.
Countries that have signed The Hague Convention accept documents with an apostille. This is such a simplified form of legalization. A stamp is placed on the document, which confirms the authenticity of the signatures and seals of the persons inside the document. After this procedure, certificates, Diplomas, Powers of Attorney can be used abroad, they have legal force.
Apostille for Canada in 2024
As we noted above, in order to use documents in Canada, previously Ukrainians had to go through the consular legalization procedure.
On January 11, 2024, the Convention of 1961 abolishing legalization came into force in Canada. Since this Convention is already in force in Ukraine, now Ukrainians only need to put an apostille on documents. This greatly simplifies the preparation of documents for study, work, and permanent residence.
An apostille for Canada can be used for:
- Birth, Marriage, Death, Divorce Certificates;
- educational documents (Diplomas, Supplements, School Certificates);
- documents executed by a notary (for example, a Power of Attorney);
- certificates of no criminal records, etc.;
- submission to other government agencies.
It is important to know that the apostille stamp is placed only in Ukraine, so you need to take care of this before your trip. Also decide on a complete list of documents that you will need in Canada in order to prepare them for use in the country. This way you will save time and money.
Where to get an apostille and make a translation for Canada?
Kyiv Regional Translation Agency is ready to help you to prepare documents. Our managers will put an apostille for you. We work directly, without intermediaries. This is convenient and profitable, especially if you do not live in Kyiv or you need to prepare several documents.
Just imagine that you need to come to the capital on your own, stay at a hotel, and spend time submitting the original. And then repeat this whole path to obtain a document with an apostille. You spend time, as submission of documents is on weekdays, and money.
You can go about your business and entrust the apostille to our Agency. If necessary, our managers will translate documents and notarize them. You will receive documents ready for use in Canada.
