Schmidt & Schmidt offers the legalization of documents from Cuba.
Cuba has not joined the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Therefore, documents from Cuba cannot be legalized by apostille for use abroad, they will only be recognized internationally after they undergo consular legalization, a multi-step verification procedure authenticating the signature and the seal of the documents y several authorities in the document's state of issuance. The document is finally legalized by the respective embassy of the document's state of destination.
The following documents can be legalized:
- Extracts from the commercial register
- Certificates of civil status (certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce)
- Education documents (school reports, certificates, diplomas)
- Judicial decisions
- Notarially certified copies of documents
- Notarially certified translations
- Further notarial documents (authorizations, last will, declarations)
Consular legalization of documents from Cuba for use abroad
The exact legalization process of documents from Cuba depends on the country you wish to use them in. Please feel free to contact us with your request and we will do our best to assist you!
Consular legalization of foreign documents for use in Cuba
Foreign documents must be legalized before they can be used in Cuba. The representations and embassies of Cuba all over the world are in charge of this process.
