Sometimes individuals need to confirm the authenticity of a document issued abroad in Belarus: legalize a foreign document for Belarus or legalize a document issued in Belarus for use abroad, obtain a new document in Belarus, restore a document that was issued by a company or government agency and was lost, stolen or damaged. Each of these cases has its own procedure. The easiest way for a private client is to contact an experienced lawyer to resolve issues related to the restoration, receipt and legalization of documents. Our lawyers deal with such client issues and will advise you on all issues related to documents in Belarus.
Legalization of documents
Legalization is a confirmation of the validity of documents for another state. Legalization can be in the form of apostille, when a certain stamp is affixed to the document: an apostille or in the form of consular legalization.
Apostille of documents
Apostille is a simplified legalization of documents in 124 states, between which an international agreement has been concluded. In such states, documents with apostilles are accepted, which were affixed by the Belarusian state authorities. An apostille is a special stamp on a document.
Which authority affixes the apostille depends on the type of document. For example, education documents are apostilled by the Ministry of Education of Belarus, birth and marriage documents are apostilled by the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.