Legally, a document issued in Jura falls under State Chancellery in Delémont. In practice our standard route frees you from that counter: a notarized certified copy is made from your upload and the apostille goes on it — a copy suffices, whatever the canton. The original only enters the picture if your destination expressly requires the apostille on the original.
Order an apostille →Upload a PDF or photo; a notary establishes the certified true copy (included) and that copy receives the apostille — processed through our Vaud office. Nothing to post, and identical turnaround whether the document comes from Jura or anywhere else.
Some authorities insist the apostille sit on the original issued in Jura: we then file with State Chancellery in Delémont. Send us the original by registered mail after ordering (address confirmed by e-mail) — it comes back apostilled.
Criminal records and other federal documents belong to the Federal Chancellery in Berne, not to Delémont. Tick «federal document» in the form — we route it.
Documents issued in the canton of Jura come in French. France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Quebec and most of francophone Africa accept them as they are — no translation, no extra cost, one less step. German-speaking and English-speaking destinations will usually want a certified translation alongside the apostille.
The Jura is Switzerland’s youngest canton: it separated from Bern in 1979. For anything recent this changes nothing, but a court judgment, a land registry entry or a certified copy relating to events before that date may have been produced under Bernese authority. If your document is old, send us a photograph and we will confirm which chancellery is competent before you pay anything.