Schmidt & Schmidt offers the legalization of documents from Tokelau.
Tokelau is today an dependent territory of New Zealand. However, the final status has not yet been determined. New Zealand acceded the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents in 2001. New Zealand, however, has issued a special declaration that the convention does not apply to Tokelau. Hence the legalization of documents in and for Tokelau is only possible through consular legalization, the responsiblebeing the authorized structures in New Zealand.
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
- 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 in Tokelau
Foreign documents must be legalized before they can be used in Tokelau. The representations and embassies of Tokelau all over the world are in charge of this process.
Consular legalization of documents from Tokelau for use abroad
The exact legalization process of documents from Tokelau 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.
