Legalization of documents in Austria

We offer you professional and comprehensive support in legalizing documents in Austria. Legalizing or notarizing documents can be a tedious process, but with our expertise and trained staff, we can make the process easier for you, no matter your location.

We help you to prepare documents issued by Austrian authorities for use abroad, as well as to translate your documents for any purpose and are always at your disposal with professional advice. We relieve you of all the difficulties of the legalization process and offer you an all-round service.

As Visa Handling Services GmbH, we pride ourselves on offering our customers the highest level of professionalism, efficiency and accuracy. We understand that the process of legalizing documents is very important and can be counted on to provide you with a fast, reliable and cost-effective solution.

Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you legalize documents. We are always at your disposal and look forward to offering you a bespoke service, tailored to your precise needs.

There are two options for legalizing foreign documents for presentation in Austria: apostille or diplomatic certification. The apostille is issued in countries that recognize the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 on the Exemption from Legalization of Foreign Public Documents. These countries include most European countries as well as many other countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan.

Diplomatic authentication is required for countries that do not recognize the Hague Convention. In these cases, the document must be certified by the competent authority of the respective country, then by the Austrian embassy or consulate in the respective country and finally by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs.

You can obtain a detailed list of the countries that recognize the Hague Convention and further information on the legalization of foreign documents for presentation in Austria from us. Here is an alphabetical listing of some countries that require either an apostille or diplomatic certification to present foreign documents in Austria:

Afghanistan:Certifications (please contact us for more information)
Albania:an apostille is sufficient
Algeria:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Andorra:an apostille is sufficient
Angola:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Antigua and Barbuda:an apostille is sufficient
Argentina:an apostille is sufficient
Armenia:an apostille is sufficient
Aruba:an apostille is sufficient
Azerbaijan:an apostille is sufficient
Australia:an apostille is sufficient
Aruba:an apostille is sufficient
Bahamas:an apostille is sufficient
Bahrain:an apostille is sufficient
Bangladesh:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Barbados:an apostille is sufficient
Belarus:an apostille is sufficient
Belgium:No authentication required
Belize:an apostille is sufficient
Benin:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Bhutan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Bolivia:an apostille is sufficient
Bosnia and Herzegovina:No authentication required
Botswana:an apostille is sufficient
Brazil:an apostille is sufficient
Brunei Darussalam:an apostille is sufficient
Bulgaria:No certification required
Burkina Faso:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Burundi:Certifications (Please contact us for more information)
Chile:an apostille is sufficient
China (People's Republic of China without Hong Kong and Macao):diplomatic authentication or legalization required
China (Republic of China) Taiwan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Cook Islands:an apostille is sufficient
Costa Rica:an apostille is sufficient
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Cambodia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Cameroon:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Canada:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Cape Verde:an apostille is sufficient
Colombia:an apostille is sufficient
Comoros:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Congo (Republic):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Congo (Democratic Republic, formerly Zaire):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Croatia:no certification required
Cuba:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Central African Republic:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Cyprus:No authentication required
Denmark (except Greenland and Faroe Islands):No authentication required
Dominica:an apostille is sufficient
Dominican Republic:an apostille is sufficient
Djibouti:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Egypt:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Equatorial Guinea:Certifications (please contact us for more information)
Ethiopia:diplomatic authentication
Ecuador:an apostille is sufficient
El Salvador:an apostille is sufficient
Eritrea:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Estonia:no authentication required
Faroe Islands:an apostille is sufficient
Fiji:an apostille is sufficient
Finland:no authentication required
France:no authentication required
Germany:no authentication required.
Gabon:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Gambia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Georgia:an apostille is sufficient
Ghana:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Gibraltar:an apostille is sufficient
Grenada:an apostille is sufficient
Greece:no authentication required
Greenland (outskirts of Denmark):diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Great Britain and Northern Ireland:an apostille is sufficient
Guatemala:an apostille is sufficient
Guinea:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Guinea-Bissau:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Guyana: an apostille is sufficient
Haiti:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Honduras:an apostille is sufficient
Hong Kong:an apostille is sufficient
India:an apostille is sufficient
Indonesia:an apostille is sufficient
Iraq:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Iran:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Ireland:no certification required
Iceland:an apostille is sufficient
Israel:an apostille is sufficient
Italy:no authentication required
Jamaica:an apostille is sufficient
Japan:an apostille is sufficient
Jordan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Kazakhstan:an apostille is sufficient
Kenya:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Kyrgyzstan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Kiribati:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Korea (Democratic People's Republic, North Korea):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Korea (Republic of South Korea):an apostille is sufficient
Kosovo:diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Kuwait:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Laos:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Lesotho:an apostille is sufficient
Latvia:no authentication required
Lebanon:diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Liberia:an apostille is sufficient
Libya:diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Liechtenstein:no certification required
Lithuania:no authentication required
Luxembourg:no authentication required
Macao:an apostille is sufficient
Madagascar:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Malawi:an apostille is sufficient
Malaysia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Maldives:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Mali:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Malta:no authentication required
Morocco:an apostille is sufficient
Marshall Islands:an apostille is sufficient
Mauritania:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Mauritius:an apostille is sufficient
Mexico:an apostille is sufficient
Micronesia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Moldova:an apostille is sufficient
Monaco:an apostille is sufficient
Mongolia:diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Montenegro:no authentication required
Mozambique:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Myanmar:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Namibia:an apostille is sufficient
Nauru:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Nepal:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
New Zealand:an apostille is sufficient
Nicaragua:an apostille is sufficient
Netherlands (excluding outskirts):no certification required
Niger:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Nigeria:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Niue (outer New Zealand):an apostille is sufficient
Northern Mariana Islands (US territory):an apostille is sufficient
North Macedonia:no authentication required
Norway:no certification required
Oman:an apostille is sufficient
East Timor (see: Timor-Leste):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Pakistan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Palau:an apostille is sufficient
Palestine:diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Panama:an apostille is sufficient
Papua New Guinea:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Paraguay:an apostille is sufficient
Peru:an apostille is sufficient
Philippines:an apostille (from June 1st, 2023) is sufficient
Poland:no certification required
Portugal:no authentication required
Qatar:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Rwanda:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Romania:no authentication required
Russian Federation:an apostille is sufficient
Solomon Islands:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Samoa:an apostille is sufficient
San Marino:an apostille is sufficient
Sao Tome:an apostille is sufficient
Saudi Arabia:an apostille is sufficient
Sweden:no certification required
Switzerland:no certification required
Senegal:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Serbia:no authentication required
Seychelles:an apostille is sufficient
Sierra Leone:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Zimbabwe:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Singapore:an apostille is sufficient
Slovak Republic:no authentication required
Slovenia:no certification required
Somalia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Spain:no authentication required
Sri Lanka:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Saint Kitts and Nevis:an apostille is sufficient
Saint Lucia:an apostille is sufficient
Saint Vincent and Grenadines:an apostille is sufficient
Sudan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
South Sudan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
South Africa:an apostille is sufficient
Suriname:an apostille is sufficient
Swaziland:an apostille is sufficient
Syria - Arab Republic:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Tajikistan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Tanzania - United Republic of:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Thailand:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Togo:Diplomatic certification or legalization required
Tokelau Islands (New Zealand):Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Tonga:an apostille is sufficient
Trinidad and Tobago:an apostille is sufficient
Chad:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Czech Republic:no certification required
Türkiye:no authentication required
Tunisia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Turkmenistan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Tuvalu:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Tokelau Islands:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Uganda:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Ukraine:an apostille is sufficient
Hungary:no certification required
Uruguay:an apostille is sufficient
Uzbekistan:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Vanuatu:an apostille is sufficient
Vatican City:Diplomatic certification or legalization required
Venezuela:an apostille is sufficient
United Arab Emirates:Diplomatic certification or legalization required
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:an apostille is sufficient
United States of America (USA) and dependent territories:an apostille is sufficient
Vietnam:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Yemen:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Zambia:Diplomatic authentication or legalization required
Contact us for a detailed list of countries that recognize the Hague Convention, as well as further information on the legalization of foreign documents for presentation in Austria. We are always at your disposal to help you legalize your documents.

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Apostille of documents

An apostille is a certification of a foreign document that is performed by an internal authority of the state where the document was issued. It is a simple and standardized form of certification among the member-states of Hague Convention. These countries include the EU states, the USA, Canada, Russia, Australia, countries of Latin America and some others.

APOSTILLE

Consular legalization

A process of authentication or certification of a document by a consular officer of the country in which the document is intended to be used. This process is typically required for countries that are not parties to the Hague Convention. Consular legalization typically involves several steps, including notarization by a public notary, certification by a state or federal authority, and authentication by the consular officer.

Consular legalization

Commercial documents legalization

Documents referring to commercial activity of legal entities (except for government-issued) also have to be legalized. This procedure is fulfilled by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry or other authorized authority.

COMMERCIAL LEGALIZATION

Legal interpreter translation

We can assist you in arranging for the court translation of your documents. Our team can provide accurate and reliable translations of legal documents, ensuring that all technical terms and legal jargon are accurately translated for the use of legalized documents on the territory of the country for which they are prepared (certified translation).

TRANSLATION

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