Apostille for Switzerland

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

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 Switzerland. 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 Switzerland authorities and can prepare your documents in a way that they will be accepted by the Switzerland authorities without any further legalisation. Docsbase Translation is our in-house translation department specialising in preparing a certified translation of English documents into German, French, and Italian appropriately certified for use in Switzerland. We also have reliable partners in Bern that can provide legalisation of Switzerland documents for use abroad, in particular in the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

APOSTILLE FROM SWITZERLAND

Docsbase Apostille and Consular Services specialises in providing Apostille services that allow you to use Swiss documents abroad, and vice versa. We also provide consular legalisation of documents for use in Switzerland, Germany, France, and other countries all around the world. No matter which languages (and legal systems) you might be struggling between, we can help you achieve your goals.

WHAT ARE APOSTILLE SERVICES, AND HOW DO THE APOSTILLE AND CONSULAR LEGALISATION SERVICES YOU OFFER IN SWITZERLAND DIFFER FROM THOSE OF OTHER COUNTRIES?

Many government documents must have an Apostille certificate attached before they can be used overseas. Any country that recognises the Apostille of the issuing country will then be able to use the overseas documents for official purposes. Switzerland is a part of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents of 1961, an international treaty allowing for mutual Apostille recognition. That means Apostille certificates issued by Switzerland should be accepted without question by other signatory nations, and Swiss officials should likewise accept Apostille certificates from other signatory nations. We specialise in Swiss Apostille work, and we actually operate our own courier company to expedite document delivery in Bern, Geneva, Zug, and other major cities and towns. Most such legalisations in Switzerland are done in Bern, and most of the rest are handled in Geneva. Typically, we’ll have the documents legalised by a notary in the chamber of commerce most local to you, and then submit them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Bern or Geneva.  Due to Regulation (EU) 2016/119, translations of common public documents like birth, marriage or death certificates and certifications of criminal records no longer need to be apostilled at all for use in other EU nations. As a result Swiss Certified Translation, especially Notarised translation, is widespread throughout the EU. We offer these services, operating our own translation and visa companies in Luzern. There are few countries in Europe who don’t recognise a Swiss Apostille, but we can help clients in dealing with governments all over the world. If a country does not recognise a Swiss Apostille (or if Switzerland does not recognise the Apostille of that country), Embassy or Consular Legalisation may be required. Each embassy or consulate has different requirements, and it is generally advisable to leave Consular Legalisation to experts like Docsbase.

WHAT DOCUMENTS CAN BE APOSTILLED IN SWITZERLAND FOR USE ABROAD, OR MUST BE APOSTILLED FOR USE IN SWITZERLAND?

Documents that may require Apostille services in Switzerland for non-EU Hague Convention signatories or Consular Legalisation for non-signatory nations include:

–  Visa applications, emigration requests, work status changes, etc.

–  IQAS or WES verification

–  MOE equivalency requirements

–  Proof of ownership or transfer of an asset

–  Marriage or dissolution of marriage certification

–  Various licenses and approvals

–  Registration with a regulatory body

–  Tax documents from Swiss tax authorities

–  Loans, advances, etc. Other documents from Swiss banks

–  Commerce and trade activities

–  Opening offshore businesses

–  Closing, merging, or acquiring businesses

WHAT GOES INTO CONSULAR LEGALISATION OF DOCUMENTS AT EMBASSIES IN SWITZERLAND

Legalising issued by countries that do not recognise the Hague Convention or Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 in Switzerland can be more complicated. They will require not only Apostille legalisation but also Consular Legalisation. First, the document has to be legalised by a Swiss Apostille. Then the Department of Consular Affairs and Citizenship (or the equivalent) of the country in question conducts Diplomatic Legalisation of the documents. Essentially, the documents must first be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Only then can they be legalised by an accredited mission from that country in Switzerland. As Switzerland offers consular services in behalf of many smaller nations which do not have an Embassy in Switzerland or other major European countries, we can offer the same services for clients seeking legalisation between these jurisdictions.

WHAT TYPES OF LEGALISATION AND CERTIFICATION DO DOCSBASE APOSTILLE AND CONSULAR SERVICES DO, BOTH IN SWITZERLAND AND ABROAD?

Our in-house translation services company, certifiedtranslations.ie offers certified translations and then passes them on to us to be legalised. We employ translators with native-level fluency in many of the world’s most important languages. These translators are accredited by government and business organisations all over the world. We also maintain a network of trusted associated translators and localisers skilled in those languages our translation staff does not speak. We also maintain an in-house visa company, called visaworld.ie. This allows us to legalise documents relating to their clients’’ visa applications. Having close ties between the people preparing the visa applications, the translators of the documents, and the Apostille and Consular services providers help both to increase the success rate of their visa applications and to speed the process up dramatically.

BENEFITS OF USING DOCSBASE APOSTILLE AND CONSULAR SERVICES WHEN LEGALISING DOCUMENTS:

–  We are experts at every aspect of this complex and sometimes challenging process. We also work closely with the officials and personnel administering the process for the government, which helps us to avoid miscommunications and delays.

–  Our notaries, translators, and other service providers are well-known and approved by the embassies and consulates with which we work. This increases our success rate substantially.

–  We offer the best prices and speed in the industry. Because we do such a large volume of work in Switzerland particularly, we can charge you less while offering 40% faster service than the industry average – all with better accuracy and success rates.

–  We have offices all over the world, not just in Switzerland. We can deal directly with the appropriate government bodies in Dubai, London, Washington DC, and more.