Obtaining Apostille Certificates from Serbia

Our law office provides apostille legalization services for public documents issued in the Republic of Serbia.

Since Serbia acceded to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents in 2006, public documents issued in Serbia no longer require diplomatic or consular legalization for use in other member countries of the Convention.

Instead, such documents only need to be authenticated with an apostille stamp issued by the competent authority in Serbia, making them legally valid in the destination country.

The apostille is a rectangular stamp, completed in the official language of the issuing authority. To be valid, the apostille must bear the title:
“Apostille (Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)” — written in French.

In Serbia, courts are the designated authorities for issuing apostilles. The apostille must bear the signature of the President of the Court or a judge authorized by the President.

Public documents intended for further use must be translated by certified court translators.

The following types of documents may be apostilled:

• Vital records (birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates)
• Educational documents (school certificates, transcripts, diplomas)
• Extracts from the Business Registers Agency
• Court decisions
• Notarized copies of documents
• Notarized translations
• Other notarized documents (powers of attorney, wills, statements)
• Commercial documents certified by official state registration bodies (articles of incorporation, registration certificates, tax ID documents, etc.)