Consular legalization is a confirmation of authenticity of the
signatures on documents and legal acts and certification of the
correspondence of those documents and legal acts to the laws and
regulations of the country where the consulate is established.
The legalization serves to confirm the legal force of
documents and legal acts in the international arena.
Article 54 of the Consular Charter of the Republic of
Azerbaijan empowers consuls to perform functions in the sphere of
legalizing documents and legal acts.
These legalizing functions are performed:
a) abroad - by the consulates or consular sections of embassies of
the Republic of Azerbaijan.
b) within the Republic of Azerbaijan - by the Consular department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Certain documents and legal acts emanating from individuals
and corporations of foreign countries are considered and recognized
by official bodies and enterprises of the Republic of Azerbaijan
only after legalization has been made and if other conditions of the
laws and regulations of the Republic of Azerbaijan are complied
with, or if they comply with specific international agreements to
which the Republic of Azerbaijan and the respective foreign state
are both party to.
Documents and legal acts of a foreign state body, or
companies related to international agreements to which the Republic
of Azerbaijan is party, can be considered on the territory of the
Republic of Azerbaijan without legalization.
The legalization of documents and legal acts by consulates
and consular sections of embassies of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The consul shall legalize the documents and legal acts
performed by participation of the government authorities of a
foreign state within a consular district or received from those
authorities.
The legalization of documents and legal acts in the Republic of
Azerbaijan
The Consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Azerbaijan shall legalize the documents of both
foreign state individuals and corporate bodies only after they are
legalized by the embassies or consulates of those states in the
Republic of Azerbaijan or, as an exception, after the legalization
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of any state not represented in
the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Azerbaijan shall have the specimens of those
officials' signatures and stamps of foreign embassies in the
Republic of Azerbaijan authorized for legalization, and shall also
have specimens of the signatures and stamps of duly authorized
officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of states not
represented through embassies or consulates in the Republic of
Azerbaijan.
The Consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Azerbaijan legalizes documents and legal acts of
individuals and corporate bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan
intended to be submitted abroad.
Civil registry certificates, issued as a result of the
registration of state civil acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and
originals of education diplomas of the Republic of Azerbaijan issued
to foreigners are legalized by the Consular department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Such
certificates and diplomas will be legalized only if issued by
appropriate bodies for the intention of use abroad and if their
authenticity is not doubted.
The Consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Azerbaijan shall have the specimen signatures and
stamps of notaries authorized to confirm documents and legal acts.
A fee will be charged for legalization in accordance with the
law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On state duty".
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