Expert Apostille Certification in Cape Town | Trusted Notary Services for International Documents

Apostille Services are NB for people who may need to use official documents when they are overseas in countries that are part of the Hague Apostille Convention.

An apostille is a specialised certificate issued in South Africa by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). The apostille authenticates the seal and signature of the notary public on the document, making it legally valid for use in any of the Hague Apostille Countries.

Types of documents

Include:

• Birth certificates
• Death certificates
• Court orders
• Marriage certificates
  • Divorce decree
• Visa related
  • Permanent residence certificate
• Criminal records
• Diplomas
• Degrees
• Special power of attorney
• Driver license

Countries that are part of the Hague Apostille Convention

Click here to see an up to date list of counrties which are part of the Hague Apostille Convention.

Countries NOT part of the Hague Apostille Convention

Click here to get up to date info; at the time of writing the following countries were not part of the Hague Apostille Convention:

Areas Served in Cape Town for the Apostille of Documents

As can be seen in the search tool at the top of this page, we serve the following suburbs of Cape Town:

• Bellville (click here to find the top notary publics in Bellville)
• Blouberg
• Bonteheuwel
• Brackenfell
• Cape Town CBD
• Century City
• Claremont
• Durbanville
• Gardens
• Kenilworth
• Kuilsriver
• Melkbosstrand
• Melkbosstrand
• Milnerton
• Newlands
• Observatory
• Oranjezicht
• Paarl
• Panorama
• Parow
• Pinelands
• Stellenbosch
• Table View
• Wynberg

This list is constantly being updated, use the notary public lawyer search tool at the top of the page to get an updated list of suburbs currently being served.

Contact Us to Schedule the Certification of your Documents

Email lawyer@capetownlawyer.co.za

Notarial services info

• Notarise and apostille documents for use abroad
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• Marriage
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• Suburbs of Cape Town
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