Most countries in the world do not recognize Abkhazia as a sovereign state, the legalization of documents from Abkhazia is therefore not possible.
The only countries to formally recognize Abkhazia are Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria and Nauru.
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In our video we are explaining what consular legalization is and where to apply for it.
Schmidt & Schmidt will assist you in all issues concerning the legalization.
Schmidt & Schmidt offers legalization in more than 80 countries all over the world.
Legalization of a document is a process, which allows to legitimate the document issued in one country for its usage in another.
It means, if you want to submit a document, issued in one country, to authorities in a target country, the document must primarily prove its authenticity. Legalization confirms the authority of the issuing official as well as an authenticity of his signature and seal.
Legalization is needed for official non-commercial documents.
There are following procedures of legalization of documents:
Consular legalization applies to countries, that have not signed the Hague Convention of 1961, which implemented a law about the procedure of apostille (a lot of European countries are member states of this convention).
Legalization of documents through the Chamber of Commerce is carried out in relation to commercial documents (contracts, invoices etc).
No, not always. In some cases, countries can make bi- or multilateral agreements that completely revoke legalization of documents for their recognition in the member countries.
For example, a CIEC convention from 1976 or bilateral treaties between Germany and Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Austria and Switzerland.
