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Glossary

Apostille

An international certification under the Hague Convention confirming that a public document — like a birth or marriage certificate — is genuine, so it is accepted abroad. It must be issued by the authorities of the country where the document was created, not in Germany. For countries outside the convention, the longer legalisation process via the embassy applies instead.

In plain German

Ein internationaler Stempel, der beweist, dass eine Urkunde echt ist.

What it means

An international certification under the Hague Convention confirming that a public document — like a birth or marriage certificate — is genuine, so it is accepted abroad. It must be issued by the authorities of the country where the document was created, not in Germany. For countries outside the convention, the longer legalisation process via the embassy applies instead.

تصديق دولي وفق اتفاقية لاهاي يثبت أن مستندًا رسميًا، كشهادة ميلاد أو زواج، حقيقي حتى يُقبل في الخارج. يجب أن تصدره سلطات البلد الذي حُرّر فيه المستند وليس ألمانيا. أما البلدان غير المنضمة إلى الاتفاقية فيلزم لمستنداتها التصديق القنصلي الأطول عبر السفارة.

As it appears in letters

Ausländische Urkunden sind im Original mit Apostille sowie mit beglaubigter deutscher Übersetzung vorzulegen.
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