District Court

Courts can only provide the document with an apostille or legalisation if there is an original signature on the document and this signature has been deposited/lodged in the national signature database.

Sometimes a country requires extra legalisation. With government agencies, a digital signature on original paperwork is sufficient for an apostille or legalisation.

If the country in question has signed up to the Hague Convention then the district court can administer the apostille subject to the document being issued in a commercial capacity. The document may first need to be authenticated by another authority before you can get an apostille with the court.

Apostille at the Court – Documents will need to be signed by either a Notary, Chamber of Commerce or issued by a Government body before they will issue the Apostille.(Government documents will need further legalisation by the Consular Service Centre)

Legalisation at the Court – If the country in which you wish to use the document in has not signed up to the Hague Convention then you must have the document legalised

Our dedicated team has established a process where we can deliver documents directly to the district court, and in the majority of cases the authentication process will be completed within 24 hours.

Depending on the client’s instructions, CDN can also provide the following additional services after attestation

• Foreign Affairs Authentication
• Embassy Legalisation
• Courier documents to third party
• Return the documents back to the requestor