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What is an apostille?
Issuance of Apostilles Under
the Hague Convention of the 5th October 1961:
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Apostilles are
used to legalise foreign documents and to facilitate the circulation of public
documents executed in one state party t he convention and to be produce in
another state party to the convention.
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Through the
apostille certificate the cumbersome and costly formalities of a full
legalization process is no longer required.
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The
Apostillisation process confirms the status of a public document bound for
use/production abroad, as a legitimate Public document in Brunei Darussalam
What documents can be apostillised?
Public Documents that can be
apostillised include:
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emanating from an authority or official connected with a Court or tribunal
> Administrative
documents
> Notorial Acts
> Official
Certificates that are placed on documents signed by persons in their private
capacity.
How much does it cost?
Cost of issuance of an
apostille $2.00.
Do all Countries recognise the apostille certificate?
Kindly take note that the
apostillised document is bound for production only in the contracting states
the Hague Convention of the 5th of October 1961 abolishing the
requirement of legalization of foreign documents.
Which Countries recognise
the apostille certificate?
The
Hague Legalisation Convention is in force in the following countries.
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ANDORRA
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BOTSWANA
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ANGOLA
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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ANGUILLA
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BRUNEI
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
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BULGARIA
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ARGENTINA
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
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ARMENIA
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CHINA (Hong Kong SAR
(Special Administrative Region) ONLY)
CHINA (Macau
SAR (Special Administrative Region) ONLY)
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BAHAMAS
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COLOMBIA
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BARBADOS
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COMOROS ISLANDS
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BELARUS
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CROATIA
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| ARUBA
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CYPRUS
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| AUSTRALIA
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CZECH REPUBLIC
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AUSTRIA
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DJIBOUTI
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BELGIUM
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DOMINICA
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BELIZE
BERMUDA
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
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EL SALVADOR
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MOZAMBIQUE
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ESTONIA
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ROMANIA
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FALKLAND ISLANDS
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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FIJI
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ST. CHRISTOPHER (Kitts) AND
NEVIS
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FINLAND
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ST. GEORGIA AND SOUTH
SANDWICH ISLANDS
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FRANCE
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ST. HELENA
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Extended to:
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ST. LUCIA
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NEW CALEDONIA
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ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON
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WALLIS AND FUTUNA
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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
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FRENCH POLYNESIA
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SAMOA
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GERMANY
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SAN MARINO
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GIBRALTAR
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SEYCHELLES
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GREECE
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SLOVAKIA
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GRENADA
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SLOVENIA
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GUERNSEY
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SOLOMON ISLANDS
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HONG KONG SAR (China, Hong
Kong SAR)
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SOUTH AFRICA
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HUNGARY
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SPAIN
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IRELAND
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SURINAME
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ISLE OF MAN
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SWAZILAND
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ISRAEL
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SWEDEN
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ITALY
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SWITZERLAND
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JAPAN
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TONGA
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JERSEY
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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KAZAKHSTAN
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TURKEY
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LATVIA
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TUVALU
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LESOTHO
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UNITED KINGDOM
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LIBERIA
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Extended to:
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LIECHTENSTEIN
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JERSEY
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LITHUANIA
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GUERNSEY
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LUXEMBOURG
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ISLE OF MAN
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MACAU SAR (China, Macau
SAR)
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ANTIGUA
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MACEDONIA
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BAHAMAS
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MALAWI
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BARBADOS
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MALTA
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BERMUDA
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MARSHALL ISLANDS
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BRUNEI
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MAURITIUS
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
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MEXICO
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DOMINICA
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MONTSERRAT
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FALKLAND ISLANDS
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MOZAMBIQUE
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FIJI
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NAMIBIA
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GIBRALTAR
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NETHERLANDS
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GRENADA
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Extended to:
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HONG KONG
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ARUBA
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MAURITIUS
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
(Curacao, Bonaire, St. Martin, St. Eustatius and Saba)
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MONTSERRAT
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SURINAME
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ST. HELENA
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NEW ZEALAND
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ST. KITTS
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NIUE
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NEVIS
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NORWAY
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ANGUILLA
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PANAMA
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ST. LUCIA
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PORTUGAL
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ST. VINCENT
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Extended to:
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SEYCHELLES
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ANGOLA
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TURKS AND CAICOS
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UNITED STATES
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VANUATU
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VENEZUELA
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YUGOSLAVIA
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How and where do I apply?
If
locally in Brunei
– Kindly approach the High Court Registry with the original document that is to
be apotillised. Payment MUST be made in CASH.
If
from overseas – Make arrangements to pay to the Government of Brunei Darussalam
the sum of Brunei Dollars $2.00 for the apostille stamp. You may make payment
either by cheque or Money Order to be withdrawn through the post office. The
cheque should be made in Brunei Dollars.
In
addition, should you wish for the Court to send the documents back to you via a
private courier service arrangements to have the documents returned and costs
incurred must made yourself.
You
may wish to have the documents sent through regular post together with the
payment. Example; if you decide to post the birth certificate through regular
mail, delivery of the document back to your country it may take some time. In
addition, should you decide to send the postal and stamp charges by cash
through the post we cannot guarantee that any balance of the money will reach
you safely.
Up-to-date
information regarding the Hague Convention (Apostille) can be found at: http://www.hcch.net/.
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