On the British Virgin Islands, the Office of the Deputy Governor - BVI has become the central authority authorized to apostille documents. This is reported by the portal of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Who certifies documents with an apostille in the British Virgin Islands?
The British Virgin Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and their official head is King Charles III. Formally, London is a member of the Hague Convention, and it was London that nominally appointed the central authority responsible for carrying out the apostille process.
Initially, several government entities in the British Virgin Islands were authorized to apostille documents: the Governor's Office, the Deputy Governor's Office, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the Companies Registrar, and the Director of the Financial Services. Each of these government bodies did so in their own name.
However, there has now been a centralization in the apostille process. The Deputy Governor's Office has become the sole authority authorized to legalize documents for use abroad.
Which countries have recently changed the lists of authorities authorized to apostille documents?
The Bermuda Islands (also an overseas territory of the United Kingdom) have transferred the apostille function to the Parliamentary Registration Office. In Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Registrar of the Supreme Court has been replaced by the Secretary of the Supreme Court.
In addition, Cuba has transferred consular legalization from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Justice. This measure is temporary. The official Havana intends to join the Hague Convention and implement the apostille practice.
The authorities of Saint Kitts and Nevis have removed the Attorney General, the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, and the Registrar of the Supreme Court from the list of officials authorized to apostille documents. The list now includes the Legal Advisor of the Legal Department of the Nevis Administration.
In Malta, the authorized authority has changed due to an administrative reform. Now, the apostille process is conducted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism.
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