Can the Embassy legalise my documents?

Legalisation

The embassy can legalize:

  • a document signed by the competent official of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
  • document signed by the competent official of the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A legalisation is a stamp that certifies the authenticity of the signature on a document and the capacity in which the signatory has signed it.


More information can be found on the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Legalisations (in Swedish): UD Legaliseringar - Regeringen.se 

Apostille

The Embassy can not provide an Apostille.

As of 1 January 2005, only Notaries Public and Deputy Notaries Public in Sweden have the right to issue apostilles, which replace legalisation for Swedish documents in Moldova. When a document has an apostille stamp, it is exempt from any form of authentication, i.e. no further approval/legalisation is required from a foreign embassy.

Last updated 28 Dec 2023, 10.42 AM