Apostille for Austria

How to get an apostille on Irish and UK documents for use in Austria?

Docsbase Consular Services with an office in Dublin Ireland and London UK is specialising in legalisation of all types of commercial, vital, government documents from Ireland and the UK for official use in Austria. We can arrange reissuance of documents in the UK and Ireland, notarisation and apostille legalisation of Irish and UK documents as well as the Embassy legalisation in London and Dublin. We are familiar with the requirements of Austrian authorities and can prepare your documents in a way that they will be accepted by the Austrian authorities without any further legalisation. Docsbase Translation is our in-house translation department specialising in preparing a certified translation of English documents into German appropriately certified for use in Austria. We also have reliable partners in Vienna that can provide legalisation of Austrian documents for use abroad, in particular in the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

LEGALISATION OF AUSTRIAN DOCUMENTS FOR USE ABROAD

Docsbase Consular Services Ireland provides legalisation services for Austrian documents by Apostille. In most cases, legalisation can be done through an apostille certification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which certifies the authenticity of the original certificate. This can save you money and time as no further Diplomatic authentication or consular legalisation is needed. We at Docsbase will assist you throughout the legalisation process and provide you with advice specific to your demands and intended use of the document.

WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE AND HOW APOSTILLE LEGALISATION IN AUSTRIA DIFFERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES?

Legalisation confirms the authenticity of the signature and the authority of the issuer of a document. It is carried out by the consular officer of the state in which the document is to be used. For documents from many states, legalisation is not required reciprocally based on international treaties, or it is replaced by the “Hague Apostille”. An apostille is a rectangular stamp containing the inscription “Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961” in French. The stamp indicates whose signature the apostille authenticates and contains the date and the identification number of the apostille. Austria is fully compliant with the Haye convention and any documents with an Austrian apostille are accepted abroad.

HOW TO GET AN APOSTILLE IN AUSTRIA?

An Apostille can only be issued for an original document. The document must be in an acceptable condition and all stamps and signatures must be legible and intelligible. Furthermore, it must not contain any notes and annotations by a third party. The apostille is issued by a designated authority of the state by which the document was issued and does not require any further confirmation. In Austria, apostilles are generally issued by the Legalisation Office of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA), the presidents of the courts of the first instance dealing with civil cases (Presidium of the Regional Court), the governors of the provinces or the Legalisation Office of the Provincial Government Office, depending on which authority issued the document in question. We at Docsbase can advise you on who can issue the apostille in a specific case and request the apostille for you.

MOST COMMON AUSTRIAN DOCUMENTS USED FOR APOSTILLE LEGALISATION

–  Civil status documents (birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates)

–  Education documents (certificates, attestations, diplomas)

–  Extracts from the commercial register

–  Court decisions

–  Notarised copies of documents

–  Notarised translations by certifiedtranslations.ie

–  Other notarial documents (powers of attorney, wills, declarations)

–  Commercial documents certified by a state registration body (articles of association, certificates of registration, tax registrations, etc.)

–  Patents

WHAT IS A CONSULAR LEGALISATION IN AUSTRIA?

The legalisation of documents is only required between states that have not entered a  bilateral/multilateral agreement regarding legal transactions involving certificates and similar documents. Legalisation confirms the authenticity of a document (more specifically the authenticity of the signature on the document and the attached seal). Before legalisation can be carried out by the competent Austrian representation authority (BMEIA) abroad, the document must be authenticated by the consular officer of the country in which it is to be used. The documents are presented to the Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they confirm the authenticity of the stamp and signature previously received by the competent authority, with the seal and signature of an authorised employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the embassy of the country for which the document is issued, the signature of the competent official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the imprint of his or her seal are verified. If everything is in order, another confirmation stamp appears on the translation of the document.

 LEGALISATION OF FOREIGN DOCUMENTS FOR USE IN AUSTRIA

 Our company can also help to legalise your documents, for example, documents issued in Ireland or UK, for further use in Austria. The first step of the certification process of the foreign document is carried out by the authority issuing the document and is completed through the certification by the foreign ministry and the Austrian representation authority in the country where the document was issued. As this can be a complex process involving local government agencies, notaries, MOFA, and even Austrian Embassy,  our experienced consultants will guide you through this process and save you time and money. We are happy to provide you with further information according to your specific needs upon request.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU

Our experts deal with legalisation procedures on a daily basis and are familiar with the requirements for various countries. We regularly schedule meetings with notaries, embassies, etc and keep in touch with the officials responsible for the legalisation of documents. We monitor changes in regulations and prices to make sure our information is up to date. Having offices in several locations we can process your request right on-site. Thanks to our status as approved agents in most jurisdictions, we are not wasting time in research, setting up accounts with the embassies or MOFA, organising local couriers, etc., we can guarantee to complete orders 40% faster than the average completion time. As we usually deal with several documents at a time, we can save on processing and courier fees, we can make you the best possible offer at the minimum rate and turnaround.