Foreign employers, universities and registries routinely ask for an apostilled power of attorney. Here is exactly how it works for this document — and how we take the whole errand off your hands.
Order an apostille →A power of attorney you write yourself is a private document, and private documents cannot be apostilled directly. A notary must first authenticate your signature; the apostille then certifies the notary, in the notary’s canton. The chain is short but the order is fixed — signature, notary, chancellery.
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.
An apostille authenticates, it does not translate. If the receiving authority also wants a certified translation of your power of attorney, mention it in the order notes — our partner network delivers both together.
Signing before you know what the destination requires. Many countries insist on specific wording, a particular list of powers, or the presence of witnesses. Ask the receiving lawyer or authority for their model before you sign anything — redoing a power of attorney means redoing the notarisation and the apostille too.