📄 Notarised document

Apostille for a Swiss notarised document

Foreign employers, universities and registries routinely ask for an apostilled notarised document. Here is exactly how it works for this document — and how we take the whole errand off your hands.

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Where this document comes from — and which chancellery

Here the apostille authenticates the notary, not the content. The chancellery confirms that the signature and seal belong to a notary duly authorised in that canton — it says nothing about whether the document says something true or sensible. It follows that the apostille must come from the canton where the notary practises, and nowhere else.

Original or certified copy?

Neither leaves your hands: a notary establishes a certified true copy from your uploaded PDF or photo, and the apostille is affixed to that copy — included in the price. If a destination exceptionally insists on the apostilled original, tell us and we organise it by registered mail.

Translation often required

An apostille authenticates, it does not translate. If the receiving authority also wants a certified translation of your notarised document, mention it in the order notes — our partner network delivers both together.

The mistake that gets files refused

Having a document notarised near home and then asking the chancellery of the canton where you work for the apostille. They cannot help: a chancellery only certifies its own notaries. Tell us the notary’s canton and we file there.

Frequently asked questions

Can you arrange the notarisation as well?
Yes. If your document has not been notarised yet, we handle that step first and the apostille immediately after, in the same canton — one order, one invoice, no coordination on your side.
Which countries accept an apostilled notarised document?
All 130 Hague Convention Contracting Parties — from Germany to Brazil to China. For non-members (UAE, Qatar, Egypt…), the consular chain replaces the apostille; order normally and we quote the embassy stage first.
How long for a notarised document?
Standard 1–2 business days from receipt, mostly the chancellery’s own turnaround. Same-day express doubles the service price and jumps every queue.
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