Apostille

From 1 January 2007 it has become easier to have your documents legalised. On 1 January 2007 Denmark acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961. This means that it has become simpler for citizens and companies to have public documents legalised for use abroad. Previously, a document had to go through three or four legalisations by various authorities, today in most cases a single legalisation (a special Apostille stamp) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sufficient. When a document has been endorsed with an Apostille, it is in most cases no longer necessary to have another legalisation at the Embassy of the country in question. However, Embassy legalisation can only be dispensed with if the document is to be used in a country which is a party to the Apostille Convention. Around 100 countries have signed up, including all the EU countries (see the list of Apostille countries on the right). marriage certificate apostille Legalisation of non-public...

If a document is to be used in a country that is not party to the Apostille Convention, the Embassy of the country in question must legalise the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ legalisation. At the bottom of this page is a link to a list of countries that are party to the Apostille Convention . If you are to use the legalised document in a country that is not on the list, you must, as mentioned above, have the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ signature (legalisation) confirmed by the Embassy of the country in question. Countries that are party to the Apostille . Resource