Embassy | Consulate Legalisations
We specialise in legalising all Australian public, company, commercial, and educational documents at Embassies and Consulates of foreign countries represented or located in Australia and elsewhere.
If the foreign country in which you require your Australian public, commercial or educational document to operate is not a country which is a signatory to The Hague Convention, only its Embassy, Consulate, diplomatic or trade representative in Australia can legalise your document. Apostille Certificates are unacceptable in countries which have not ratified the Hague Convention.
In most cases, your Australian public document needs first to be authenticated by the Australian Government before acceptance for legalisation by an Embassy or Consulate, and this is achieved by the issue of an Authentication Certificate stamped or attached to it.
Embassy or Consulate legalisation is a complex, difficult and sometimes expensive legal process. Each Embassy or Consulate has its peculiar opening hours, rules, procedures, guidelines, and fees payable, all of which you must deal with to legalise your Australian document for use in their country. It is a tricky and sometimes costly exercise to conduct on your own.
If your documents are being used in one of the countries below, they will generally require authentication and legalisation rather than an Apostille.
Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Holy See / Vatican City, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Current transition countries: Thailand and Vietnam have joined the Convention but it is not yet in force for them as of August 2026, so documents for these countries may still require authentication and legalisation.
Because requirements can vary depending on the document and destination, we recommend confirming the process before arranging your notarisation.
Popular Australian Public Documents
- Consent Letter for children to travel or visit overseas
- Certificates of Free Sale
- Powers of Attorney
- Pharmaceutical Certificates
- NAATI certified language translations University, TAFE, and Secondary School degrees, certificates and transcripts certified by an authorised officer, or copies verified and certified by a Notary Public
- Doctor and Dentist applications for overseas appointments
- Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates
- Change of Name documents
- Single Status Certificates Certificate of No Impediment to Overseas Marriage
- Statutory Declaration signed before a Notary Public
- Probate, Letters of Administration
- Land Transfer documents Affidavits, sworn Statements, and depositions sworn before an Australian Notary Public
- Certificate of Incorporation of Australian Company issued by ASIC and miscellaneous original company documents, including Notarial Certificate of Good Standing in respect of Australian company
- Notarised copy of Passport, Drivers Licence and other identity documents
- Certificate of Divorce issued by the Family Court of Australia or Federal Magistrates Court
- Police Certificate (“no criminal record”) issued by State or Federal Police
- Miscellaneous notarised documents for use overseas