Frequently Asked Questions about Zambian document legalization services
General Questions
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Can Zambian documents be legalized by Apostille?
Zambia is not a member of the Apostille Convention and does not issue Apostille stamps. Documents legalized in Zambia need additional authentication by the embassy of the destination country before they can be used.
For further information see:
Zambia Attestation Services
What types of documents can be legalized in Zambia for use abroad?
Official documents that can be legalized in Zambia include birth, death, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, criminal record and police certificates, company registration and tax documents, court documents, university and academic diplomas, certificates signed by registered doctors etc., documents issued by government authorities. Other documents may require prior certification by a notary or other authority.
To confirm whether your document is eligible for legalization in Zambia, contact us and we’ll check your document free of charge. For further information about legalizing documents in Zambia and for assistance obtaining official copies of Zambian documents, see:
Certify documents issued in Zambia for use abroad
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What is document legalization in Zambia?
Document legalization (or attestation) is a procedure which authenticates a public Zambian document so that it can be submitted in another country for official or legal purposes - for example, if you need to submit a Zambian birth certificate to the authority or embassy of another country, it will often need to be legalized.
Legalzing a document in Zambia certifies the authenticity of the signature appearing on the document as that of an authorized public official in Zambia and confirms the capacity of that official.
Zambian document legalization is a two-step process:
- First the document will need to be legalized by Zambian authorities.
- Then the document will need to be legalized by the embassy of the recipient country (embassy in Zambia or non-resident embassy accredited to Zambia).
Note that Zambia is not issue Apostille Stamps, so Zambian documents cannot be legalized by Apostille.
See: Document legalization - Wikipedia
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 (PDF, 
Office Documents, RAR folders) 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:
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Confidentiality (Client Content)