Schmidt & Schmidt offers the legalization of public documents from North Macedonia by apostille.
North Macedonia acceeded to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents in 1991. Therefore, no diplomatic authentication or consular legalization of public documents from Macedonia is required for successful legal communication with another member state of the Convention. The documents only need to be attested by an apostille certificate with an "apostille" stamp on it by the issuing state's authorities in order to be valid in the state of destination.
The apostille is a stamp of rectangular shape. Documents issued by the official authorities of North Macedonia and drawn up in Macedonian can underly apostillization. The heading "Apostille (Convention de la Haye du 5 octobre 1961)" written in French is a necessary requirement for the apostille's validity. Translations of North Macedonian public documents refer to the Republic in the form adopted in the state of destination.
Special rules apply to the public documents issued in North Macedonia for use in Greece. Documents having the country's name as "Republika Makedonija"/"Република Македонија" are not recognized in Greece. Only the names "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" or "North Macedonia" are accepted in public documents for use in Greece.
The Ministry of Justice and the courts of North Macedonia are responsible for issuing the apostille.
The apostillization of public documents in North Macedonia includes the authentication of the origin of the document and the authority of the officials who have affixed the signature, seal or stamp on the document. After such verification, a special stamp - the apostille - is affixed to the public document. The apostille is usually placed on the back of the underlying public document or on a separate attached page.
The following documents can be authenticated by apostille:
- Certificates of civil status (certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce)
- Education documents (school reports, certificates, diplomas)
- Trade register excerpts
- Court decisions
- Notarially certified copies of documents
- Notarially certified translations
- Further notarial documents (authorizations, last will, declarations)
- Commercial documents legalized by a state registration body (articles of incorporation, registration certificates, tax registrations etc.)
Requirements for the documents:
The apostille can be exclusively issued for the original document. Therefore, the latter must be presented in good condition, with all stamps and signatures clear and readable. Furthermore, it should not contain alien markings or labels.
Additional services:
In addition to the legalization of your public documents, we can provide you with high-quality translations.
Should you require company information for use in court, it needs to be legalized as well. We are therefore offering extracts from the commercial register of North Macedonia including apostillization and translation.
On average, processing the documents takes 14 days.
Courier services are charged and invoiced separately according to the courier service’s rates.
You can pay for our services by PayPal, bank transfer or credit card.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an apostille for a document from North Macedonia without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
