Consular Legalization Procedure

LEGALIZATION PROCEDURES IN EMBASSIES/CONSULATES AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

In this section we will explain the process of legalizing your documents that you want to make valid in countries that are not parties to the Hague Convention. Legalization procedures for countries that are not parties to the Apostille Convention are a little more complicated and more expensive. In addition to the above-mentioned translation, notarization and obtaining an apostille stamp, approval procedures must also be carried out at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy or Consulate of the relevant country.

The cost of legalization in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate

The legalization procedure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate may take longer comparing to obtaining an apostille stamp. Although it depends on the destination country, your documents can be legalized within 2 to 7 days. In addition, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy or Consulate of the relevant country collect some certain fees in the process of legalization. These fees also vary depending on the number of documents to be legalized. You can find out the prices by sending us the scan copy of your documents for consular legalization – see our contacts in the menu.