Apostille
What does an apostille certify? An apostille is a standard certificate under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961. It authenticates the signature on a public document, the capacity in which the signer acted and, where...
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Document legalization, apostilles and authentication
Document legalization follows different procedures depending on the country of issue, the country where the document will be presented and the type of document. The questions cover apostilles, consular authentication, certified translations, competent authorities, timeframes, prices and online orders. The applicable international agreements and the receiving authority's requirements determine the precise process.
How to legalize a Bulgarian educational document?
What determines the legalisation route for an educational document? Bulgarian diplomas, supplements, academic transcripts, certificates and attestations are prepared for use abroad according to their actual issuer and...
Learn moreHow is a secondary education diploma obtained in a foreign country equated to Bulgarian education?
What does recognition of a foreign diploma mean? Recognition is the official written confirmation that secondary education completed at a foreign school or a school in the European Schools system corresponds to...
Learn moreHow is legalization charged?
What makes up the final price? The final price normally has two principal components: the fee charged by the public authority, consular office or embassy and the fee for coordinating the service. The first follows an...
Learn moreWhat is the difference between the electronic apostille and the electronic registry?
How are e-APP, e-Apostilles and e-Registers related? The HCCH electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP) is a model for applying the Hague Apostille Convention through digital technology. It has two components that may be...
Learn moreWhat is the difference between the physical and the electronic Apostille?
What do the two forms of Apostille have in common? Both paper and electronic Apostilles are issued by a Competent Authority under the Hague Apostille Convention. Each certifies the authenticity of the signature on a...
Learn moreWhat type of legalization must a document issued by a foreign country carry?
What determines the authentication required for a foreign document? There is no single authentication that applies to every country and document. The route follows the issuing country, the document and its issuer,...
Learn moreWhat are the advantages of La Fit Trans being an intermediary for attestations and legalizations?
What is the intermediary’s role in attestation and legalization? The La Fit Trans team is familiar with the sequence of attestations and legalization and coordinates the document, competent authority, translation and...
Learn moreWhat does the Hague Convention on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents state?
How does the Convention simplify the use of public documents? The Convention removes traditional diplomatic or consular legalisation for public documents executed in one Contracting State and produced in another State...
Learn moreWhat is e-APP (electronic Apostille Program) / e-apostille (Program for electronic Apostille)?
What is the e-APP programme? The electronic Apostille Programme, or e-APP, is the Hague Conference on Private International Law framework for applying the Apostille Convention through electronic technology. The HCCH...
Learn moreWhat is document legalization?
What does document legalisation mean? Legalisation is a formal process that authenticates the origin of an official document so it can be presented to an authority in a country other than the country of issue. It...
Learn moreWhat is an Arabic page in the passports?
What does an “Arabic page” in a passport mean? It is an Arabic translation of the identity details shown on the passport biodata page. The term does not describe a separate type of passport and is not a visa in itself;...
Learn moreWhich Bulgarian institutions can affix an Apostille?
Which authorities issue Apostilles in Bulgaria? Bulgaria has designated four groups of competent authorities: the Ministry of Justice, the National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID), the regional...
Learn moreWhich documents can be legalized in the Ministry of Justice?
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria legalizes documents with an Apostille (APOSTILLE) that are to be used abroad, such as Certificates of Criminal Record, Power of Attorney, Declarations, Decisions, etc....
Learn moreWhich countries are parties to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents?
What does “parties to the Convention” mean? The official term is “Contracting Parties”, which is not the same as membership of the HCCH. The HCCH status table, last updated on 30 June 2026, lists 130 states and...
Learn moreWhich educational documents for pre-school, school and vocational education can be submitted through the e-apostille program?
Educational documents for pre-school, school and vocational education and training that can be submitted through the electronic apostille platform are: Diploma for Secondary education issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
Learn moreWhich educational documents from higher education institutions and scientific organizations can be submitted through the electronic apostille platform?
Educational documents from universities and scientific organizations that can be submitted through the electronic apostille program include: Diploma of higher education, issued AFTER 01.01.2012;
Learn moreWhich municipal documents must be issued as DUPLICATES and which as ORIGINALS for legalization?
Originals: Certificate of identity;
Learn moreWhich are the higher education institutions accredited by the Ministry of Education?
Archive of the Register of Accredited Higher Education Institutions as of 1 June 2017. 1. Agricultural University – Plovdiv
Learn moreLegalisation of Certificate of Qualification
* When the centre issuing the certificate is not ACCREDITED by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science. Document issued in Bulgaria
Learn moreLegalization of address registration
(*When the document is to be used before a state that is not a party to the Hague Convention and has no bilateral relations with Bulgaria (e. g. Canada), see the question "Legalization of municipal documents for...
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Document issued in Bulgaria
Learn moreLegalization of a Bank Guarantee
Document issued in Bulgaria
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Document issued in Bulgaria
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