Before dem could issue an apostille, di document normally gat to be a original or a certified copy from di office weh issue it — fuh example a birth certificate from di General Register Office or a police clearance from di Guyana Police Force. Some documents, like private contracts or powers of attorney, first gat to sign before a notary or commissioner of oaths.
Wi does check yuh document, tell yuh exactly wah steps need first, submit it to di Ministry of Foreign Affairs an give it back to yuh wid di apostille pon it. If di country weh it goin need a translation too, wi could translate just di document or di document an di apostille togedda, in di order dat country want.
Fuh foreign documents weh gon use in Guyana, di apostille gat to come from di country weh issue di document. Wi international offices could arrange dat fuh yuh.
Wah yuh does get
- Document check an advice pon di right procedure
- Notarisation or certified copy when it need first
- Submission to an collection from di Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Certified translation before or after di apostille
- Courier back to anywhere in Guyana or overseas
Wah people does ask wi
Which documents could get an apostille in Guyana?
Public documents from Guyana: civil-status certificates, court documents, notarial acts, police clearances, school documents from public institutions, an official certificates pon private documents, like a notary certifyin a signature.
Ah still need embassy legalization after di apostille?
Not if di country weh it goin deh pon di Apostille Convention. Fuh countries weh nuh deh pon it, di document gat to legalize through di embassy or consulate instead.
A translation could get apostille?
A translation could get apostille after it certify before a notary, because dat does mek it a public document. If yuh need dis depend pon di country weh it goin, an wi gon advise yuh.