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 Kuwait 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.

Legalization, Authentication, Attestation and Apostille at Embassy of Kuwait Ottawa, Canada

A. Degree – Diploma – teacher certificate – school report Attestation
B. Authentication Canadian School report card
C. Legalization and Authentication of Canadian Teacher certificates
D. Business Document legalization
E. Police clearance certificate authentication

A. Degree – Diploma – teacher certificate – school report Attestation

The embassy of Kuwait in Ottawa, Canada can authenticate, legalize, and attest Canadian issued college diplomas or university degrees (Bachelor, Masters, and PhD) with the following authentication, legalization and attestation requirements:
1. The degree or the diploma must be issued from a Canadian educational institution.
2. If you request the attestation, legalization, authentication, or apostille stamp by Kuwait embassy in Ottawa to be placed on your original degree or diploma, then the document must first be authenticated by Global Affairs Canada.
3. If you request the attestation, legalization, authentication, or apostille stamp by Kuwait embassy in Ottawa to be placed on your non-original degree or diploma, then a copy of your Degree, Diploma or school report must first be notarized by a Canadian Notary Public or a Commissioner of Oaths, and then authenticated by Global Affairs Canada.
4. If a copy of your degree or diploma has been issued by your university or college and stamped by the registrar’s office, this copy will be accepted. However it must first be authenticated, attested, legalized or apostilled by Global Affairs Canada.
5. Degrees issued from outside of Canada can be attested at the Kuwait Embassy in the country of issue (or nearest Kuwait Embassy if not available in the issuing country).

Note 1:
For non-original document: The policy on verification and validation of the signature on a document that needs Global Affairs Canada authentication, legalization, attestation or apostille are here:
I. Clear readable full names of the signatory and his/her original ink signature
II. Signatory Stamp
While it is not a must to have the signatory’s full address and contact information, it may be helpful at times in order to recognize the signatory, and avoid potential delays.

Visaenterprise’s authentication department can assist you in the legalization and attestation of your USA issued degree or diploma additional requirements may apply. Please feel free to contact our legalization department here.

B. Authentication Canadian School report card:

Canadian school report cards are given at the end of each term and are amongst the most detailed school report cards in the world. If you are planning to register your child at a school in Kuwait, then you must prove your child academic level. This step can be accomplished by providing a legalized, authenticated, attested copy of your child’s latest Canadian school report.

Original school report cards: A school report card is considered original if it contains the original ink signature of the principal or vice-principal and the signatory’s name and title. The original school’s stamp / seal placed on the school report card are an additional asset.

The policy for authentication, legalization, attestation or apostille Canadian school report card by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa:

1. If you request the attestation, legalization, authentication, or apostille stamp to be placed on your original school report card, the latter must contains the original ink signature of the principal or vice-principal and the signatory’s name and title. The original school’s stamp / seal placed on the school report card are an additional asset.
2. If you request the attestation, legalization, authentication, or apostille stamp to be placed on your non-original / a copy of your school report card, then first the copy must be notarized by a Canadian Notary Public or a Commissioner of Oaths.

The only condition by the Kuwait consulate in Ottawa to attest, legalize, authenticate, or apostille a Canadian school report card is that the document must be stamped by Global Affairs Canada.

Global Affairs Canada policy on authentication a Canadian high school or elementary diplomas, transcripts and other school document:

1. Original Canadian high school, elementary school diplomas and transcripts must be signed by the principal or vice-principal of the school who issued the document, and a full signature, name and title of the signatory must appear on the document. School documents other than diplomas and transcripts must be notarized before they will be authenticated.
2. If you request the attestation, legalization, authentication, or apostille stamp to be placed on your non-original / a copy of your high school, elementary school diplomas or transcripts, then first the copy must be notarized by a Canadian Notary Public or a Commissioner of Oaths.
3. School documents other than diplomas and transcripts (ex: a school award certificate of achievement, letters, etc.) must be notarized before they will be authenticated.

The only condition by the Embassy of Kuwait or consulate in Ottawa in order to attest, legalize, authenticate or apostille a Canadian high school or elementary diplomas, transcripts and other school document is that the document must be stamped by Global Affairs Canada.

C. Legalization and Authentication of Canadian Teacher certificates:

Certificate of Qualification and Registration

To teach in a publicly-funded school Canadian provinces and territories, beside your educational degree or diploma you need a teaching certificate which is a special permit allow you to teach in specific province or territory issued by responsible authorities.

Authentication conditions for Teacher Certificates and the following academic certificates:

• TESOL/TESL/TEFL course certificates;
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificates;
• award certificates
At Global Affairs Canada authentication, legalization, attestation or apostille service section the policy is that:
1. The certificate must be notarized (stamped by a Canadian Notary Public or a Commissioner of Oaths).
2. Alternatively, the document must be made into notarized copies

At the consulate of Kuwait in Ottawa, Canada: The only condition by the Kuwait consulate to attest, legalize, authenticate or apostille a Canadian teacher certificate, TESOL, TESL, TEFL or other academic document is that the document must be stamped by Global Affairs Canada authentication and legalization section. And must of other consulates and embassy in Ottawa, however some specific embassy may have additional requirements, please feel free to contact our legalization experts for any legalization, authentication, attestation or apostille in Ottawa Canada you may have.

D. Business Document legalization:

Attestation, authentication, legalization and apostille at consulate section at the embassy of Kuwait Ottawa,Canada

Making your Canadian business, commercial and corporate document travel ready for Kuwait

If you are planning to use your Canadian issued business, commercial or corporate advisable to start your authentication, attestation, legalization, and apostille or verifications way ahead of your travel date to Kuwait
Here the procedure you need to follow:
1. The business document must be notarized.
2. Processed for authentication and legalization at Global Affairs Canada, Authentication Services Section (previously called DFAITD).
3. Finally attested by the Kuwait consulate in Ottawa, Canada.

You may also have to check if your document needs to be translated to Arabic language. Our ottawalegalization document authentication specialists will be ready to guide and complete the authentication; legalization, attestation and translation process for you. Simply contact us and you can consider your document travel ready in a little amount of time.

In general, the Kuwait embassy fee for attestation of commercial documents (such as Articles of Incorporation, Certificates of Origin, commercial Powers of Attorney, commercial appointment letter and resolution, business contract etc.) is $90.00 CAN. Some business documents are classified differently and have subsequently lower fees.

In order to provide you with an accurate quote for business document attestation at the Kuwait embassy please email us a scanned copy of your business document along with the inquiry form below or simply be e-mail them to Ottawa@visaenterprise.com, then you will received a completed information very soon.

Types of Commercial Documents

• Commercial Invoice
• Certificate of Origin
• Packing list

The Embassy of Kuwait in Ottawa, Canada will legalize documents related to trade or business that are certified by either of the following:

1. Local Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
2. Local Canadian Board of Trade.

All documents must be stamped by Canadian Ministry of Global Affairs Canada.

Other type of document need authentication, legalization by Kuwait embassy in Ottawa Canada for the use in Kuwait:

Medical Reports, Power Of Attorney: must be notarized by the Notary Public then Global Affairs Canada.

Legalization of Canadian Marriage, death, divorce and Birth Certificates by Kuwait embassy in Ottawa:

1. The document must be original or a notarized copy.
2. The document must be authenticated, legalized and attested by Global Affairs Canada.

E. Police clearance certificate authentication

Requirements for Police clearance certificate authentication at the embassy of Kuwait, Ottawa,Canada:

1. The police clearance record check must be issued by RCMP.
2. The form must include applicant’s Finger Print and photo.
3. Must be legalized, authenticated, or attested by Global Affairs Canada.

Fees are $30 for personal document, $90 for commercial document.

List of the document can be attested, legalized, authenticated or apostille after has been authenticated by Global Affairs Canada, please check with us if there is any specific requirement for your document authentication at the embassy of Kuwait, Ottawa, Canada