Apostille Spanish Criminal Records

Certify Spanish Criminal Record Certificates (Certificado de Antecedentes Penales) for use abroad

 Apostille Spanish Criminal Record Certificates for use abroad

Isarey provides specialist Apostille and attestation services in Spain. We arrange Apostille certification and embassy certification for Spanish Criminal Record Certificates for use in the United Kingdom and abroad.

We can also obtain criminal record certificates for clients outside Spain from the Ministry of Justice.

Spanish Criminal Record Certificates can be authenticated with an Apostille Stamp from the Ministry of Justice.

Certificates required for non-apostille countries are legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then attested by the embassy of the recipient country in Madrid.

We work with all major embassies in Madrid, including the embassies of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to attest police background certificates and other Spanish documents.

European Union

Submission within the European Union
Spanish certificates of no criminal record do not require Apostilles when being submitted to other states of the European Union where the certificate is for a citizen of Spain and where the criminal record is clean. Non-Spanish nationals may still require an Apostille. For further information, see:
Regulation (EU) 2016/1191External link (opens in new tab)

How to obtain a Spanish Criminal Record Certificate

Spanish Criminal Record Certificates can be obtained online (with digital ID), by post, in person or at a Spanish Consulate abroad.

Isarey can obtain criminal certificates from Spain for clients based abroad. Please contact us for details.

Certified translations of Spanish Criminal Background Certificates

If a Spanish Criminal Record Certificate is required for submission to the authorities of a country which does not have Spanish as an official language, a certified translation may be required. Spain does not issue apostilles to authenticate translations done in Spain, however sworn translations required for submission to foreign embassies and consulates in Spain can be authenticated by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Translations may also be certified in the country of destination after the original certificate has been authenticated with a Spanish Apostille.

Isarey works with local notaries and sworn translators in a wide range of destination countries. We'll take care of the entire legalization and translation process, so that your certificates are correctly translated and ready to submit:

  • GERMANY: translations into German must be certified by an officially authorized and appointed sworn translator.
  • FRANCE: translations into French must be certified by a translator accredited by a French court of appeal (Cour d'appel)
  • ITALY: translations must be authenticated by a Court Clerk or by a Notary Public in Italy
  • PORTUGAL: translations into Portuguese can be certified in Portugal by a local notary

For further information about our Spanish Apostille and attestation service for Criminal Record Certificates, use our online quotation form or send us an email. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files (PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
Privacy Policy (Customer Inquiries)

For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
Confidentiality (Client Content)

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