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Apostille for Czechia

Czechia is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention: a single apostille, affixed in Switzerland by the chancellery of the issuing canton, makes your Swiss document valid there — no embassy, no consulate, no further stamp.

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Where the apostille is affixed

Always in the country that issued the document — so for your Swiss diploma, extract or certificate, at the state chancellery of the issuing canton, or at the Federal Chancellery for federal documents. We route it; you just name the canton.

Documents typically requested by Czechia

Diplomas and transcripts for jobs and universities, civil-status records for marriages and residence, criminal-record extracts for visas, commercial-register extracts and powers of attorney for business.

Timing and delivery

Standard 1–2 business days plus delivery; same-day express available. Registered Swiss mail included — or DHL straight to Czechia (CHF 140 worldwide, CHF 90 in Europe).

Which translation this destination needs — and when none is needed

A Czech translation is required, and Czech authorities expect it from a soudní tlumočník — a translator appointed by a regional court. The translation is physically bound to the document with a seal, which is why it has to be produced after the apostille rather than before: binding a translation to a document that later gains a new stamp defeats the purpose.

Worth knowing before you order

Czech offices are precise about names: a surname that appears with a Czech feminine ending in one register and without it in a Swiss document is treated as two different people. If your name has that pattern, say so at the order — it changes nothing on our side but everything on theirs, and knowing in advance saves a rejected file.

Frequently asked questions

And a document issued in Czechia, to be used in Switzerland?
Same Convention, opposite direction: the apostille is affixed by the designated authority of Czechia, not in Switzerland. We can point you to the right route there — and once apostilled, the document is accepted by Swiss authorities.
Will Czechia also require a translation?
Frequently, when the document is not in an official language of the destination. The apostille never replaces a translation; mention it in the order notes and our partner network delivers both together.
CHF 140 — Apostille — 1st document · CHF 120 — Apostille — from 2 documents · Prices →

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