In order to use a United States of America issued document(s) in Kazakhstan, these documents need to have an Apostille attached.
Here you will find relevant information about obtaining an Apostille to be used in Kazakhstan.
Please note that the United States Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan. cannot issue an Apostille, since Apostilles have to be issued by the Secretary of State, where the documents were originally issued.
According to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, an Apostille needs to be placed on Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Certificates or Decrees, Death Certificates, High School Diplomas, University Degrees, transcripts, medical certificates for visa, Powers of Attorney to Corporate documents to be valid internationally
We will be happy to assist you obtaining an Apostille for Kazakhstan.
We provide 2 types of Apostille service for your convenience:
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Regular Apostille Service
Service fee: $200
Processing time: 3 to 5 business days
Submit documents and order form via: FedEx, UPS, DHL, TNT, regular mail, etc…
Receive your Apostille via: FedEx
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1-day Apostille Service
Service fee: $200
Processing time: 1 business day
Submit documents and order form via: e-mail scanned to: 1-day@apostille.net
Receive your Apostille via: FedEx
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to:
Call us at (212) 495-9323 (9:00 to 18:00 eastern standard time)
Email us: luis@apostille.netChat with our agents 24hrs a day 365 days a year.
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SPECIAL NOTE:
If what you need is NOT an Apostille form the United States but what you need is an Apostille form Kazakhstan.
Please contact the authorities at:
Kazakhstan: Entry into force January 30, 2001. Competent Authority: By Note dated 19 September 2001, the Republic of Kazakhstan informed the depositary of the following:
“… and has the honour to inform that the new authorities have been designated to issue the apostille in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan N 545 dated 24.04.01: The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan – for official documents issued by the bodies for justice and other state bodies, including the notary offices; The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan – for official documents issued by the bodies for education, science and the educational institutions of the Republic; The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan – for official documents issued by the structural subdivisions of the Migration Police; The Committee on administration of the archives and documentation to the Ministry of Culture, Information and Public Consent of the Republic of Kazakhstan – for archive certificates and copies of archive documents issued by the state archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan; The Committee for forensic (legal) administration to the Supreme Court (to be co- ordinated) for official documents issued by the law-enforcement bodies and the bodies for execution of law; The Ministry on State Income of the Republic of Kazakhstan – for official documents issued by the structural and territorial subdivisions of the Ministry on State Income of the Republic of Kazakhstan; The General Office of Public Prosecutors of the Republic of Kazakhstan (to be co- ordinated) – for official documents issued by the bodies of Public Prosecutors, investigation agencies and inquest; The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan – for archive certificates and copies of archive documents issued by the special state archives of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan; The Committee for National Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan (to be co- ordinated) – for archive certificates and copies of archive documents issued by the special archives of the Committee for National Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan; The designated bodies are entitled to delegate the authority to their territorial bodies
to issue the apostille. Attachment: The Hague Convention dtd 05.10.1961 abolishing the legalisation for foreign public documents stipulates the apostille of 9 x 9 cm in size. It is expedient to have a stamp of the apostille, which size is 13 x 13 cm. A script of the text can be enlarged for the comfort of its representation and reading. It is not allowed to change (translate) a language document, text and its order of placing on the stamp. The stamp can be fulfilled in the language of the Republic of Kazakhstan only.
These are the corresponding government agencies in charge of issuing Apostilles in Kazakhstan.
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