Schmidt & Schmidt offers the legalization of documents from Solomon Islands.
The Solomon Islands are an overseas department of the United Kingdom and as such acceded to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents in 1965. However, after the Solomon Islands gained independence on July 7, 1978, their authorities refused to recognize the Hague Convention on their territory.
Although some Internet resources mention that an apostille procedure is valid on the territory of the Solomon Islands, in practice, the consular legalization is needed.
By consular legalization the signature and the seal of foreign documents are authenticated. Responsible is the respective embassy of the country in which the document shall be used.
The following documents can be legalized:
- Extracts from the commercial register of the Solomon Islands
- Certificates of civil status (certificates of birth, death, marriage and divorce)
- Education documents (school reports, certificates, diplomas)
- Court decisions
- Notarized copies of documents
- Certified translations
- Further notarial documents (authorizations, last will, declarations)
Consular legalization of foreign documents for use on the Solomon Islands
Foreign documents must be legalized before they can be used on the Solomon Islands. The representations and embassies of the Solomon Islands all over the world are in charge of this process.
Consular legalization of documents from Solomon Islands for use abroad
The exact legalization process of documents from the Solomon Islands depends on the country you wish to use them in. Feel free to contact us with your request and we will do our best to assist you!
On average, processing the documents takes up to 14 days.
