We provide different types of legalization:
1. Certified translation of documents from foreign languages to Italian and vice versa
A&P team is formed by qualified foreign languages speaking experts with years of experience within the area of international mobility. In addition to a translation service for what concerns official documents, we can also provide their certification to prove their legal effectiveness.
2. Legalization of Italian documents to be valid in foreign countries
The legalization certifies the legal effectiveness of the Official, who has set his/her signature on a document (certificates, copies etc) and of the signature.
Documents have to be first signed by notaries, chancellery officials and by bailiffs. Then the legalization of the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s jurisdiction is required.
If the documents are issued by the registry office, their legalization comes within the Prefecture.
3. Legalization of documents issued by foreign diplomatic or consular representation placed in Italy to be valid on the Italian territory
The legalization of certificates and documents issued in foreign countries, which have to be valid in Italy, has to be affixed by the Italian diplomatic or consular representation which is placed in the country which has issued the document.
4.“Apostille” legalization
The documents issued or to be validated in the countries which took part in the Hague Convention (signed on 5th October 1961) can be affixed with the apostille, which is a special stamp certifying the legal effectiveness of the Official, who has set his/her signature on a document (certificates, copies etc) and of the document.The apostille can be asked by:
- all Italian citizens or foreigners who have to validate a document in Italy;
- all Italian citizens or foreigners who have to validate a foreign consular document in Italy.
PLEASE NOTE: The documents issued by countries, which are not included in the Hague Convention have to be legalized by the embassy of the country in which to move.
PLEASE NOTE: EXEMPTIONS
The legalization and apostille are not required for certificates and documents issued by the following embassies and/or consulates of countries which took part in one of these Conventions:
- Hague Convention (5th October 1961):
Andorra, Anguilla, British Antarctic, Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Bermudas, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Georgia, Japan, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Marshall Islands, Channel Islands, Solomon Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Israel, Jersey, Yugoslavia, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Latvia, New Hebrides, Liberia, Lithuania, Macau, Malawi, Malta, Man, Mauritius, Mayotte Martinique, Mexico, Miquelon, Moldova, Montserrat, Namibia, Niue, New Zealand, Panama, French Polynesia, Principality of Monaco, Réunion, South Korea, Romania, Russia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Helena, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Suriname, Sweden, Swaziland, United States of America, South Africa, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virgin Islands.
- London Convention (7th June 1968):
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain (including Isle of Man), Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Norway, Netherlands (including Netherlands Antilles, Aruba), Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, San Marino, Moldova, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Hungary.
- Brussels Convention (25th May 1987):
Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland and Italy.
- Paris Convention (27th September 1956):
Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey.
- Munich Convention (5th September 1980):
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.
- Athens Convention (15th Septermber 1977)
Austria, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
- Luxembourg Convention (26th September 1957)
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey.
- Vienna Convention (8th September 1976)
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Germany, Croatia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.
- Agreement between Italy and Switzerland (16th November 1966):
Italy, Switzerland.
- Convention between Italy and Germany (7th June 1969):
Italy, Germany.
- Convention between Italy and Yugoslavia (3rd December 1960):
Italy, Yugoslavia.
- Convention between Italy and San Marino (31st March 1939):
Italy, San Marino.
- Agreement between Itay and Argentina (9th December 1987):
Italy, Argentina.
- Agreement between Italy and Austria (29th March 1990):
Italy, Austria.
- Agreement between Italy and Spain (10th October 1983):
Italy, Spain.
Referential law
- D.P.R. 28/12/2000, n. 445 – Decree of the President of the Republic, n.445 signed on 28th December 2000;
- D.P.R. 3/11/2000, n. 396 (Regolamento per la revisione e semplificazione dell’ordinamento dello Stato civile) – Decree of the President of the Republic, n.396 (Law for the revision and simplification of the civil state jurisdiction) signed on 3rd November 2000;
- Legge 20 dicembre 1966, n.1253 (Ratifica ed esecuzione della Convenzione firmata a l’Aja il 5 ottobre 1961) – Law n.1253 signed on 20th December 1966 (Ratification and execution of the Hague Convention signed on 5th October 1961);
- Legge 24 aprile 1990, n.106 (Ratifica ed esecuzione della Convenzione fermata a Bruxelles il 25 maggio 1987) – Law n.106 signed on 24th April 1990 (Ratification and execution of the Convention signed at Brussels on 25th may 1987);
- Convenzione di Atene del 15 settembre 1977 – Convention on the exemption from legalization of certain records and documents signed at Athens on 15th September 1977;
- Convenzione dell’ Aja del 5 ottobre 1961 – Hague Convention signed on 5th October 1961 (Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents)
- Convenzione Europea di Londra del 7 giugno 1968 - European Convention on the Abolition of Legalization of Documents executed by Diplomatic Agents or Consular Officers signed at London on 7th June 1968;
- Convenzione di Lussemburgo del 26 settembre 1957 – Luxembourg Convention signed on 26th September 1957;
- Convenzione di Bruxelles del 25 maggio 1987 – Brussels Convention signed on 25th May 1987.
