The Apostille on a Power of attorney

The Power of attorney is a document, according to which you transfer a part of your powers to another person.

By issuing the notarized Power of attorney in Ukraine you can use it within the country limits without any additional actions. However, if you want to use such Power of attorney abroad – it shall be duly issued.

Procedure of the apostillization of the Power of attorney

Depending on the destination country the order of the Apostille issuance on the Power of attorney may vary.

The general order of the Apostille putting on the Power of attorney:

1. Putting the Apostille stamp on the document original.

   The apostille price constitutes:

2. Upon the apostillization of the notarized Power of attorney for its validity abroad you are required to make its translation into one of the official languages of the destination country.

We pay your attention that some countries don’t accept the translations made in Ukraine. For example, Germany and Brazil. To avoid mistakes and properly register the document we suggest firstly phone to our manager and get the detailed consultation concerning the translation.

3. The third stage may be the translation certification at a notary and its apostillization, or the translation certification in embassy.

The further order of issuance of the notarized Power of attorney depends very much on the country, in which you are going to go. For example, for Austria it is necessary to put the second apostille on the translation of the Power of attorney, and for Italy the Power of attorney must be translated by an accredited translator and submitted to the Embassy.

How the apostille on the Power of attorney looks like

The Apostille stamp on the Power of attorney has the same form as on other documents and represents itself a square-shaped stamp with the seal of the correspondent institution, the signature and the information on the Hague Convention.