Schmidt & Schmidt is proud to announce the opening of our new office in Shanghai, China, a key move in our global expansion strategy. This office will serve as a hub for East Asia, offering businesses and individuals vital services, including document legalization, commercial information procurement, and professional translation services.
Please be aware that the upcoming month of Ramadan will begin on the evening of March 1 and will last until the evening of March 29, 2025. During this period, the working hours of government offices, postal and courier services, as well as commercial organizations, may change in many Muslim countries.
As the year 2024 comes to an end, it is time for reflection, gratitude, and setting our sights on the opportunities ahead. This year has been one of transformation, innovation, and determination as we navigated an ever-changing global landscape.
The Kyrgyz Republic has been an official contracting state of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 (also known as the Apostille Convention) since June 1, 2011. This international agreement simplifies the recognition of public documents abroad by replacing the lengthy consular legalization process with a streamlined apostille procedure.
The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) plans to remove Turkey from its “grey list” of jurisdictions subject to enhanced monitoring. Report news agency writes about this with reference to the Turkish publication Hurriyet.
On June 15, 2024, changes to the procedure for providing the state service “Apostille of official documents emanating from justice authorities and other government bodies, as well as notaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan” came into force. Now an application for apostille through the Electronic Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Egov) portal with a list of required documents is submitted using an electronic digital signature (EDS).
On 5 June 2024, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention, came into force for Rwanda.
The Bangladesh Cabinet formally approved the state's accession to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents of 5 October 1961 (also known as the Apostille Convention).
