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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nText of the Polish apostille<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Polish language<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961) <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Pa\u0144stwo \/ Country: Rzeczpospolita Polska<\/p>\n\n\n\n Niniejszy dokument urz\u0119dowy \/ This public document <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Podpisany zosta\u0142 przez \/has been signed by: ___________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Dzia\u0142aj\u0105cego w charakterze \/ acting in the capacity of: ________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Zaopatrzony jest w piecz\u0119\u0107 \/ bears the seal\/stamp of ________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u0105d Okr\u0119gowy w Warszawie Po\u015bwiadczony \/ Certified<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. w \/ at: __________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. dnia \/ the __________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. przez \/ by: Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Nr \/ \u2116 ____________________ <\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Piekz\u0119\u0107 \/ Stempel \/Seal\/stamp <\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Podpis \/ signature <\/p>\n\n\n\n Translation into Russian<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Hague Convention of October 5, 1961)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Country: Poland<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n This public document<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Signed by: __________________ (by whom, surname first name) 3. Acting in the capacity of: _________________ (position)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Seal\/stamp:<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n Certified with seal\/stamp<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Place: _______________ (city)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Date: __________________<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Organization: ______________________<\/i><\/p>\n\n (note: BUSINESS LIGA SRL: <\/i>Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/i> of Poland)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. No. ____________________ <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Seal \/ stamp<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n (note: BUSINESS LIGA SRL: Seal of the authority authorized to certify apostilles)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n Regulation (EU) 2016\/1191 of the European Parliament states that an apostille is not required for documents from Poland intended for other EU countries. However, for other countries not in the EU but party to the Hague Convention, an apostille is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many officials working in Polish ministries, departments, state authorities, archives, and civil registry offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many signatures, and they also change. To verify the authenticity and truthfulness of a document and to avoid forgeries, it is necessary to check whether the official’s signature matches the specimen signature on file and whether it was that official who signed the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the scale of such a volume of documents and such a number of officials, this is very difficult to do. It is especially difficult, even repeatedly so, for those officials who receive your documents abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, a system was created to confirm all signatures and seals by several parties \u2013 to make the work of foreign officials easier. This also reduces the time for reviewing documents abroad, as well as the waiting time for applicants. In such a system, local officials responsible for Apostilles can more easily verify signatures, seals, and the documents themselves (their forms and content).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employees who have access to the internal database of signatures, seals, and document specimens also enter a special registry with their own signatures. However, this registry is limited to a dozen signatures, the specimens of which are transmitted to other partner countries or can be easily verified by them through other means.<\/p>\n\n\n There are two procedures<\/b> for such confirmation<\/b>. The first procedure<\/b> – the most reliable – is legalization of documents<\/b>. When documents are signed by the issuing official, then the document is certified by a ministry employee (usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), then the last signature is verified and certified by the consulate of the country where the documents need to be submitted. Verification is carried out on the basis of an up-to-date database (list) of signatures – through a chain of three departments (institutions, state bodies). <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n The second procedure<\/b> is based on greater trust and bypasses one department, usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this case, we are talking about an apostille. An apostille – a special stamp of a prescribed form – significantly simplifies the procedure for recognizing documents of one state on the territory of another.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Hague Apostille Convention, the apostille on Polish documents cannot be obtained at the Polish consulate<\/b>. And this does not depend on the country where the consulate is located, be it Moldova, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Documents that can be apostilled: 2. National Agency for Academic Exchange (Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej; NAWA)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Documents that can be apostilled: 3. Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport (Ministerstwo Kultury, Dziedzictwa Narodowego i Sportu)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n Documents that can be apostilled: 4. Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki) <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Documents that can be apostilled: 5. School Superintendents (kurator o\u015bwiaty)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Documents that can be apostilled: 6. Directors of Regional Examination Commissions (Okr\u0119gowa Komisja Egzaminacyjna)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n Documents that can be apostilled: The electronic apostille allows certifying birth and marriage certificates, medical documents, court rulings, and other documents for use abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Using the electronic apostille register, any interested person can visually check the apostille of a document and the scanned document.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Poland does not yet have an online apostille verification system.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Poland, the apostille is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ)<\/strong>, but two categories of documents have their own procedure, and almost all require preliminary certification<\/strong> \u2014 without it, the MSZ will refuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy is an apostille needed if documents from Poland have the seal and signature of an official?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Is it possible to get an apostille at the Polish consulate?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Where can one get (obtain) an apostille in Poland?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Certificates and statements, including civil status documents: birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate, death certificate, name change certificate, certificate of no criminal record, civil status certificate (that a person is not married), as well as translations of documents certified by a notary and translator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
diplomas of education with supplements, copies of diplomas, certificates of diplomas and certificates, duplicates of diplomas and certificates of education, educational certificates, doctoral and postdoctoral diplomas, as well as their duplicates and copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
certificates, diplomas, certificates from art schools, documents issued by schools, except those mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
certificates from schools and vocational schools, as well as from schools, vocational-technical schools, and school counseling centers at diplomatic missions, consular offices, and military representations of the Republic of Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
certificates of promotion and school leaving certificates,
other documents issued by schools, supplementary education institutions, and practical education institutions, except those mentioned above, intended for legal transactions with foreign states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
certificates of primary and secondary education at the level of external exams, secondary education certificates, supplements to secondary education certificates, certificates confirming professional qualifications, diplomas and certificates issued by regional examination commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIs there an electronic apostille in Poland – E-apostille?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Who issues the apostille in Poland \u2014 by document type (current as of 2026)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n