After the certified translation document is attested by the Notary, Apostille is issued by the relevant authorities. Those documents should be delivered to a Notary Certified Translation Office for translating them into the target language prior to the Apostille process. Apostille is the approval process of legal documents by the governorship, district governorship and other legal institutions in order to be valid in the countries who are the parties of Hague Convention of 5th October 1961. Apostille must be attested in the country in which the document is prepared. Documents which can be given as examples of the Apostille are as follows: Student Selection and Placement Center’s examination result documents, commercial documents, diplomas, consular documents and credentials.
As Metropol Certified Translation Office and Consultancy Services, we carry out the Apostille process on behalf of our customers. Once you send us your documents to be attested, we complete the Certified Translation, Notarization and Apostille Procedures of these documents and deliver them back to you.
If you are required to use your document in one of the countries that do not recognize the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961, your document must be approved in the Turkish Consulate General of relevant country or in the relevant consulate. Metropol Certified Translation Office and Consultancy services, actualizes your approval operations within the shortest possible time period thanks to our professional flow of business.
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What is Apostille Certified Translation?
When an apostille, certified translation is requested from a person, the first question that comes to mind is “What does apostille certified translation mean?”.
The question of What is apostille certified translation? Should be answered. Apostille certified translation is the indication of the validity and source of the official document so that this document also becomes valid in a foreign country. Apostille certified documents are open to the public. These documents include: birth and death certificates, marriage certificates as well as corporate contracts, insurance policies and also documents of the commercial nature, such as extracts from the trade registry.
Where to Apply to Get Apostille?
In case of need for an apostille certified translation, the first question that comes to mind is “where to apply to get an apostille?“. At this point, the first thing to explain is that each country appoints an authority that issue apostille according to the country’s own internal dynamics.
Obtaining an apostille in Turkey differs as judicial documents and administrative documents. If the document requiring an apostille is an administrative document, it is obtained from the governorships, governors, deputy governors, legal affairs directorates or district governorship on behalf of the governor. If the document requiring apostille is a judicial document, it is issued by the Presidency of the Justice Commission at the centers of the High Criminal Court.
After answering the question of “Where to apply to get apostille?” Another important issue is the question of “How to get an apostille. The places to apply to get the apostille can be listed as follows;
- A translation office
- Notary public
- Governorship or District Governorship
- Consulate or Consulate General
Apostille is obtained by applying to aforementioned institutions respectively. The document requiring apostille is translated into the target language by the translation office. Then the translated document is approved by a certified translator in the presence of a notary public. The document certified by the notary public is taken to the governorship or district governorship and then it is approved. Lastly, an approval is obtained by applying to the consulate or general consulate.
Apostille is obtained by carrying out these procedures. However, the countries that are parties to the Hague Convention have abolished applying to the consulate or general consulate, which is the last step.
What is Apostille?
Apostille is not a type of translation known to many. Therefore, the question of “What is apostille?” should be answered. Apostille is the process of approval of the official document given in a country so that this official document given by the same authorities can also be valid in a foreign country.
In addition, apostille is the name assigned to the stamp on the official document so that an official document issued in one of the countries that is a party to the Hague Convention becomes valid in the countries that are also parties to the Hague Convention.
A document from the official authorities of Turkey is also valid in foreign countries. Likewise, a document from the official authorities of foreign countries is valid in Turkey.
Apostille Translation Fees
There is no financial provision for apostille. However, there is a fee for the follow-up of procedural works. Apart from this, the cost of paper is needed for the document to be translated and some stationery materials are also covered. Since this fee changes every year, the apostille fee is also different in 2022.