Does your document need to be authenticated?

Authentication requirements differ from country to country. Before sending your documents to be authenticated, please search our website, then contact us to obtain updated legalization, authentication, attestation and apostille information for your Canadian document attestation at the embassy of Kazakhstan consulate section in Ottawa Canada.

If you require your documents to be authenticated, you should ensure to have the documents authenticated prior to arranging for travel outside of Canada. Please note that Canadian missions or embassies abroad are often not able to authenticate Canadian documents.

Canadian document legalization Embassy of Kazakhstan consulate in Ottawa:

When you request an authentication of Canadian issued documents only (or can be a translated document), at the embassy of Kazakhstan consular section in Ottawa Canada please read the follow authentication, legalization and attestation requirements:

Authentication requirements include:

1. The document for legalization, authentication and attestation must be an original or certified true copy of the original by a notary public or a commissioner of oath; however many embassies demand the stamp of the Lawyer or the Notary Public to be on the document itself and not on the cover letter of the Lawyer or of the Notary.

2. It must be stamped by the Global Affairs Canada, Authentication of Documents section in Ottawa (Ex Department of Foreign Affairs, International trade and development Canada DFATD).

3. Please note that the documents consisting of more than one page must be properly sealed and bended by Notary Public.

4. One copy of each original document that has to be legalized at the Kazakhstan Consulate in Ottawa for the records.

5. A covering letter from applicant or company addressed to Kazakhstan Embassy or Consulate requesting to legalize the document and briefly describing which purposes these documents will serve and what kind of document it is. Also, please, write in the letter the phone number where we can reach you, if we have questions;( please see the cover letter below).

6. For individuals: copy of the passport and Permanent Resident Card (for non-Canadians) or any other document proving legal status in Canada;

7. The fee is $ 60 USD per stamped page in a document (please contact Visaenterprise for current Canadian rate).

8. The authentication processing time at the embassy/ consulate of Kazakhstan around seven business days. However Visaenterprise can try to minimize the process as the consulate located next door to our office (downtown Ottawa Neighborhood), which allow us to push for fastest processing time.

List of the document can be attested, legalized, authenticated or apostilled after has been authenticated by Global Affairs Canada { previously called Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD / JLAC)}, please check with us if there is any specific requirement for your document authentication at the embassy of Afghanistan, Ottawa, Canada