Diploma and certificate apostoli for Spain: how to get

Do you need a postulate for Spain?

If you apply for a diploma as a qualification document, yes: UGE certificate states that public documents issued by a foreign authority must be submitted "debidamente legalizados o apostillados" [1]The Rule confirms the Ministry of Inclusion: the instrument of a country party to the 1961 Hague Convention is certified by apostille, otherwise consular legalization, and translation is always required [2].

But not every applicant for DNV is eligible for a diploma in the form of a degree in graduado or postgraduado at the University of De reconocido prestigio, a professional education, a business school or professional experience for at least three years. [5]If you are going through experience, you do not need a diploma, but you need proof of experience (detailed in the article) Do you need a DNV degree?. If you have a diploma, it should be issued as a public document.

Each of the authorities that read your package formulates the request in a slightly different way. [6]The Consulate in Istanbul adds that official documents of foreign authorities must be legalized or apostilles [7]Whether you need a copy of the certificate at your consulate's visa stage, check the page: the common text is different from the different consulates.

Diploma in regulated profession: added

If your profession in Spain is regulated, UGE certificate requires a homologation of a diploma in the relevant Spanish title or a declaration (declaración responsable) before a notary that you will not be employed in this profession in Spain [1]The notary shall make a declaration with the notary, and the following shall be taken into account: Certificate of homologation in Spain.

Do you need apostolics for marriage and birth certificates?

The evidence is required when family members (spouse, children, dependent parents) are present with you. UGE's certificate for familiares refers to "acreditación del vinculo familiar": marriage certificate, cohabitation, birth certificate. [8]The document is old and therefore check the UGE page.

For Russia, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls it an exception: "canje de note URSS 1984" exempts from legalization certificociones del Registro Civil Spain and Russia [4]On the page, it's a bilateral agreement, but we haven't found confirmation that UGE or the consulate accept Russian certificates of the civil registry without apostille in the migration case.

For EU documents, Reglamento (UE) 2016/1191 is in force: some public documents are exempt from legalization and apostilles, and multilingual standard forms are allowed instead of translation [4]It does not apply to documents from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

Who puts apostille on a diploma and certificates in Russia

The name of the specific authority in your region (Department of Education, Directorate of the Civil Registry, Ministry of Education, Region) depends on the constituent entity of the Russian Federation: the list of the Ministry of Justice gives categories, not names, by region [3]. Apostille put on the original document; notarized copies of it puts the Ministry of Justice [3]For other country documents, the apostille issues the authority of the country of extradition, the list of participating countries is available on the page of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [4].

Documents from other CIS countries

If a diploma or certificate is not issued in Russia, the rule is the same: the apostille places the authority of the country of extradition, but only if it is a party to the Hague Convention. [4][9]Which authority puts the apostille on a diploma or certificate in each of these countries determines national legislation, and we have not verified it. [10]The general logic of choice between apostille and legalization is dealt with in the article Do you need apostille?.

Action: Apostille, translation, delivery

1. Check if you need a document. Diploma is required if you are a qualified person; certificates are required for family members [5][8].
2. Get the original. If the original is lost, order a repeat from the authority that gave it up, the error is corrected by the issuing authority, not by the interpreter.
3. Put the apostille on. the body indicated in the table above [3].
4. Translate the document with the apostille with a juror appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs [2][4]. Agree with him on how the sheets will be sewn and numbered, and check the passport for the name and name.
5. Give me that. documents to the consulate by its rules or to UGE electronically [1].

Translator: juror's translation for SpainThe Apostille itself: apostille and legalizationV. CV summary of the UGE certificate [1].

Typical Errors

• Apostille for a normal copy. It's on the original, and a notary copy requires a territorial authority from the Ministry of Justice. [3].
• Transfer to the Apostille. The added apostille will require a new job as an interpreter.
• The juror doesn't have the translation, A Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: further legalization is required [2][4].
• Translation correction Instead of correcting the original: if the certificate of the list changes the document, not the translation.
• Reliance on 1984 exemption No agency confirmation [4].
• The requirements of the consulate are not taken into account: The documents set vary from consulate to consulate [6][7].

The time limits for diplomas and certificates are not indicated in official DNV sources.

What can we help you with?

The NEXO team in Barcelona is checking out the documents you and the family want, telling them which authorities put the apostille in your case, and coordinating the translation with the juror to get the chain to match the time frame. The legal part is run by the team's lawyer. ConsultationIII. Service page: documents and legalizationI. General list: The Board of Auditors has also reviewed the status of the claim for residence permits.For the family, the order is described in the reunification route, for DNV in DNV route sheet.

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