Legalization of documents
Legalization is a procedure by which the legal qualification of the public official who signed a deed and the authenticity of his / her signature are officially attested.
In order to be valid in Italy, deeds and documents issued by foreign authorities shall be legalized by Italian diplomatic-consular Representations abroad.
These deeds and documents, except for those drafted on multilingual standard forms provided for by international Conventions, shall also be translated into Italian and declared to be in conformity with the original by an official translator or by the consular office.
In the countries that have signed the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents, this is replaced by an “apostille”. The apostille shall be affixed by the national authority designated by each State; the apostilled document is directly recognized in the Member State of destination.
Senegal and Cabo Verde signed the Hague Convention. Senegalese and Caboverdian documents do not need the diplomatic legalization.
Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali and Guinea did not sign the Hague Convention so their documents need the diplomatic legalization.
Visa Fees
| FEE (FCFA) | |
|---|---|
| BIRTH CERTIFICATE | 15.800 |
| MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE | 15.800 |
| DEATH CERTIFICATE | 15.800 |
| LITERAL COPIES | 15.800 |
| JUDICIAL RECORD | 24.300 |
| FAMILY BOOKLET | 24.300 |
| COURT PROCEEDINGS | 24.300 + 8550 PER ADDITIONAL TRANSLATION UP TO 10 PAGES |
| All these charges will be on per page basis | |
Note:-
- Applicants will be paying a service fee of 1550 FCFA inclusive VAT.
- The Fees paid is non-refundable
- Receipts given during submission are required to be handed in for Collection purposes.
Legalization
Steps to Legalize Your Documents: All Representative must have a legitimate ID card or a voter ID card to be allowed in to submit documents
Following are the supporting documents to attach
- Documents required to attach when submitting below documents
- Translation of the original certificate in Italian language
- Two Passport data page colour copy of the owner of the documents
- A legitimate ID or Passport data page copy of the one submitting the documents
- Copy of Owners or inviting person resident permit and ID card in Italy (CartaD’identita,Soggiorno)
- Colour copy of Mother and Father ID Card and Birth certificate
- Death Certificate of parent are dead
Birth Certificate
- Documents required to attach when submitting below documents
- Translation of the original certificate in Italian language
- Covering note from the judicial services and its translation in Italian Language
- ID Card for all names mentioned in the affidavit
- Birth Certificate for children if they are mentioned in the affidavit
- A legitimate ID or Passport data page copy of the one submitting the documents
- Two Passport data page colour copy of the owner of the documents
Affidavit Certificate
Please note that the Embassy of Italy will return documents if Translations are not up to standards. Representatives or applicants are required to make further corrections and resubmit documents for processing. This will delay the processing time
- Documents required to attach when submitting below documents
- Translation of the original certificate in Italian language
- Two Passport data page colour copy of the owner of the documents
- A legitimate ID or Passport data page colour copy of the one submitting the docume
- Copy of Owners or inviting person resident permit and ID card in Italy (CartaD’identita,Soggiorno)
Criminal Check
- Documents required to attach when submitting below documents
- Translation of the original certificate in Italian language
- Two Passport data page colour copy and one colour copy of all pages of the owner of the documents
- Colour copy of inviting spouse old and new full passport
- A legitimate ID or Passport data page colour copy of the one submitting the documents Colour
- Copy of Owners or inviting person resident permit and ID card in Italy(Carta D’identita,Soggiorno)
- Colour copy of couples birth certificate
Marriage Certificate
In the interest of the applicant, in order to verify the authenticity of documents to be legalized, the Embassy may require additional papers, such as birth or death certificates of the applicant’s parents
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