DIRCO Johannesburg

DIRCO Johannesburg

DIRCO Johannesburg
Consular Notarial Services (Legalisation of Official (Public) Documents)

Introduction
Consular notarial services are rendered to South African citizens and foreign nationals requiring South African official (public) documents to be legalised for use abroad.  These services are rendered to provide legal validity to South African official (public) documents to enable a person to use the documents outside the Republic of South Africa.

Legalizing documents means that official (public) documents executed within the Republic of South Africa for use outside the Republic of South Africa are affixed, sealed and signed either with an Apostille Certificate (where countries are signatory to the Apostille Convention) or with a Certificate of Authentication (where countries are not signatory to the Apostille Convention).

Legalisation therefore basically means the process followed by which the signature and seal on an official (public) document is verified.

South Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg)
Tel:  (011) 332-8290 / 8278
Fax:  (011) 332-8214
E-mail:  [email protected]