The legalisation of documents is a type of authentication and authenticity of the document, make necessary documents issued abroad, or there is needed in almost all cases. The legalization process is related certifications in various public or private bodies.
Documents from Abroad
All official documents coming from abroad, according to Bulgarian law, subject to legalization and / or certify (approve) the accuracy of their work translated. For this purpose several years ago, Bulgaria ratified the Convention on the Elimination legalization for foreign public documents concluded on 5 October in The Hague, known as the Hague Convention. Under this convention all the documents coming from countries ratified the Convention must be equipped with so-called apostille, stamp affixed by the authorized authorities for this in the country. There is also another procedure for legalization of documents with certain countries under the so-called contracts for legal aid. These are legal documents, contracts concluded between Bulgaria and other countries (eg the former camp sots.). In some cases it may be easier to use the existence of a treaty with some countries to facilitate the legalization of certain documents. However, there is the possibility of failure by the MFA to make legalization coming from some of these countries because of specific conditions set out in the contract or because of changing international relations. The apostille legalisation is important for the utilization of the documents and giving them unambiguous worldwide.
Documents for use abroad
Almost always the official documents for abroad, subject to legalization and / or certify (approve) the accuracy of their translation made. To do these documents need to undergo a series of different certifications attesting to their authenticity. For example, a certificate of conviction must be equipped with an original signature of the judge and secretary of the court and then certified by the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria, where its authenticity is attested by the presence of so-called Apostille under the Convention to eliminate the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents concluded on 5 October in The Hague, known as the Hague Convention. Under this convention all the documents coming from or going to countries ratified the Convention must be equipped with so-called Apostille, stamp affixed by the authorized authorities for this in the country. In this way, your documents will be recognized in most countries ratified the Convention without further certification. There is another arrangement for legalization for some countries under the so-called mutual legal assistance treaty. These regulations, contracts concluded between Bulgaria and other countries (eg the former Camp sots.). In some cases it may be easier to use the existence of a treaty to facilitate the legalization. However, there is the possibility of failure by the MFA to make legalization of documents coming from some of these countries due to specific conditions specified in the contract or due to changes in international relations.
Documents for training / work
Different countries, and educational institutions have their own requirements for documentation of applicants for training. This means that you must first become familiar with these requirements and to determine whether you meet them. Agency can provide all necessary services related to translation, legalization, certifications in various embassies (if necessary) and in some cases we can provide additional information as to specific requirements in certain countries or ongoing campaigns. You can send us the documents that need to be legalized by post or by courier (prior arrangement is needed) and we will do all necessary actions, the translation of documents and for legalization, authentication and additional copies may be sending abroad of your documents (it is advisable to do the latter only in the absence of time for compliance with the deadline).

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