Document Apostille & Legalisation for Pakistan

An apostille is a certificate of authentication issued by a government authority that validates a document for international use under the 1961 Hague Convention. Since Pakistan has not joined this convention, documents intended for use in Pakistan cannot simply receive an apostille. Instead, they require full consular legalisation (attestation) through the Pakistan embassy.

For documents issued abroad that need to be used in Pakistan:

1. Notarisation: Have the document notarised by a licensed notary public in the issuing country
2. Government authentication: Get authentication from the relevant government authority (e.g., FCDO in the UK, State Department in the US, DFAT in Australia)
3. Pakistan embassy attestation: Submit the notarised and government-authenticated document to the Pakistan embassy for final attestation

For Pakistani documents that need to be used abroad:

1. Attestation in Pakistan: Get the document attested by the relevant authority (HEC for educational documents, MOFA for other documents)
2. Foreign embassy attestation: Get the document attested by the destination country's embassy in Pakistan

• Embassy Attestation
• Notarial Services
• Marriage Certificates
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