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In depth
Legalization (also called consular legalization or chain legalization) is the multi-step process of authenticating a document for use in a country that is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. It involves multiple certifications: (1) by the issuing authority, (2) by the national authentication authority, and (3) by the consulate of the destination country.
For CBD cases involving non-Hague Convention countries (e.g., documents from China, India, or Pakistan used in Italy), legalization is required instead of apostille. The process is more time-consuming and expensive than apostille.
Ancestra handles both apostille and legalization for CBD cases worldwide, coordinating with the relevant authorities in each country.
Related terms
An apostille is a certification that authenticates the origin of a public document for use in another country that is a party to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention.
The Hague Apostille Convention (1961) is the international treaty that established the apostille system for document authentication between member countries.
A certified copy is a copy of a document that has been verified as a true and accurate copy by the issuing authority, typically required for CBD applications.
A sworn translator is a translator who has been officially authorized by a court or government to produce certified translations accepted by legal authorities.
A certified translation is a translation that has been certified by a sworn translator as accurate and complete, accepted by legal authorities for CBD applications.
A traduction assermentée is the French term for a sworn/certified translation, produced by a translator approved by the French Court of Cassation.