Legalization

Legalization of an official document is a confirmation that the document comes from a competent office – by legalizing the document, the consul confirms the authenticity of the signature and seal of the foreign official. Thanks to this, you can use a foreign official document in Poland.

Legalization applies to countries that are not parties to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of October 5, 1961.

The Polish Consul in Senegal legalizes documents from: Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal and the Ivory Coast.

Remember! The consul only legalizes originals and official copies of documents. Photocopies and printouts from teleinformation systems are not legalized. Documents – before their submission to the consul – must be authenticated by the appropriate local office. In most countries, such authentication is performed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, or another central office of the country from which the document originates.

The consul refuses to legalize documents that do not contain superlegalisation.

To arrange a visit to the consulate regarding legalization, select a legal case visit on the e-consulate website or contact the relevant consular office by phone or e-mail.

Document legalization costs EUR 30.

If a foreign office requires the legalization of a Polish document, see the information on the website of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs .