Individuals that wish to obtain a Hungarian Apostille for their documents deberán verificar que el país en el que desean utilizar tales documentos es signatario del Convenio de la Apostilla (Convention de La Haye du 5 Octobre 1961). Documents issued in Hungary must be apostilled or legalized when they are to be used in a foreign country.
Hungary is a member country of the Hague Convention “Abolishing the Requirement of Consular Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of 1961”, which means that an Apostille stamp is used to legalise Hungarian documents for use abroad. Under the Hague Convention, member countries agree to facilitate the exchange and verification of documents; apostille certifications are required for all members of the Hague Convention.
What you need to know about the Hungary Apostille
Individuals that wish to temporarily or permanently immigrate or conduct in foreign business development will probably need to present Hungarian public documents to the foreign country in question. These documents may include university degrees, birth certificates, police records, marriage certificates, etc. The Apostille Seal (Apostille pecsét) sobre todos los documentos públicos del país de origen del documento, para legalizar tales documentos.
El proceso de Certificación de la Apostilla sólo puede ser utilizado si el país en el cual desea utilizar los documentos también es signatario de la Convención de la Haya. En caso de que el país que lo reciba no sea miembro de la Convención de la Apostilla, se deben seguir una serie de pasos para autenticar y legalizar sus documentos.
Do my documents need to be notarized before obtaining a Hungary Apostille?
In some cases, official Hungarian documents will have to be notarized before they can be Apostilled. In the case where the country you wish to use the documents in is also a member of the Hague Convention, the document will be certified by apostille by the Secretary of State of the issuing state.
Consular notarial services are rendered to Hungarian citizens that require Hungarian official (public) documents to be legalised for use abroad. When documents receive the Apostille seal, the have legal validity to be used outside of Hungary. The Hungarian Apostille Certification process, in short, refers to the process followed by which the signature and seal on a public document is verified.
¿Qué documentos se deben Apostillar?
Algunos de los documentos que pueden requerir Certificación por Apostilla son:
- Certificado de Nacimiento
- Certificado de Matrimonio
- Certificado de Defunción
- Notarial Deeds
- School Certificates, Academic Transcripts
- Academic documents, Diplomas
- Declaraciones juradas atestiguadas por el solicitante
- Corporate Extracts, Court of Registration Documents
- Power of Attorney witnessed by a solicitor/notary
- Criminal Record Checks
- Court Affidavits and Decrees
- Marital Status Certificates
- Police Letters and Certificates
- Last Will & Testament stamped by a court or executed by Public Notary
- Certificado de No Impedimento
- Medical Certificates
- Divorce Documents
- Documentos Veterinarios
- Certificates of Good Standing
- Documentos firmados del solicitante
- Documentos atestiguados por Escribano
What information can be found on a Hungary Apostille?
All Apostilles follow a prescribed format and include the following information:
- País de emisión
- Detalles de la persona que firmó el documento
- Capacidad por la cual la persona ha firmado el documento
- Detalles de cualquier sello sobre el documento
- Lugar y fecha de emisión
- Autoridad emisora
- Número de Certificado de Apostilla
- Sello de la autoridad emisora
- Firma del representante de la autoridad emisora
