Attesting Serbian Documents (FAQs)

Yes - Serbian documents can be legalized for use abroad with an Apostille Stamp when destined for other signatory countries without additional certification by the destination country.

When Serbian documents are required for non-apostille countries, such as United Arab Emirates - Taiwan - Malaysia - Thailand - Qatar they need additional authentication by the Ministry of Justice, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and finally by the embassy of the destination country in Belgrade.

For further information see:
Serbia Apostille Services

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Serbian birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Documents that can be authenticated in Serbia with an Apostille Stamp include:

• Serbian certificates of civil status (birth, death and marriage certificates, citizenship certificates)
• Certificates of No Conviction (Uverenje o nekaznjavanju).
• University diplomas and course transcripts
• Court documents
• Medical Certificates
• Other documents certified by a notary (including powers of attorney)

To confirm whether your document is eligible for apostille authentication in Serbia, please contact us and we’ll check your document free of charge. For further information about our Serbian apostille services and for assistance obtaining official copies of Serbian documents, see:
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Document legalization (or attestation) is a procedure which authenticates a public Serbian document so that it can be submitted in another country for official or legal purposes - for example, if you need to submit a Serbian birth certificate to the authority or embassy of another country, it will often need to be legalized.

Legalzing a document in Serbia certifies the authenticity of the signature appearing on the document as that of an authorized public official in Serbia and confirms the capacity of that official.

• Because Serbia is a member of the Apostille Convention, Serbian documents can be legalized by means of an Apostille Stamp when being submitted to countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention
  See: What is a Serbian Apostille Stamp?
• If a Serbian is required for a country that is not a member of the Apostille Convention, it will need to be legalized both by Serbian authorities and by the embassy of the recipient country (embassy in Serbia or non-resident embassy accredited to Serbia).
  See: Document legalization - Wikipedia

Serbian birth, marriage and death certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status) should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to countries that have acceded to the Vienna CIEC Convention. The following countries are contracting states of the Vienna Convention:
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Official copies of Serbian birth, death and marriage certificates can be obtained from the civil status records office in the municipality where the birth, death or marriage took place. From abroad, certificates can be obtained from a Serbian Embassy

Apostilles for Serbian birth, death and marriage certificates can be obtained from the Municipal Court in the Municipality where the certificate was issued.

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Serbian birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Serbian Certificates of No Conviction (Uverenje o nekaznjavanju) can be requested in Serbia from a local municipal police station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From outside Serbia, applications can be submitted at your nearest Serbian Embassy or via an authorized representative.