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When we receive your documents we will send them
to the Ministry of the Attorney General to seal
all the documents into one document and
authenticate the signature of the notary/lawyer.
When they are returned to us we will have them
translated. Upon completion of the translation
the documents will be sent to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs for authentication of the
signature of the Attorney General of B.C.
Canada has not signed the Hague convention on the
legalization of documents which has necessitated
sending all your documents to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Ottawa and to the Russian/Kazakh
Consulate in Ottawa. If Canada had signed this
part of the convention of the Hague we would only
need one simple form at the provincial level
called an Apostile.
The cost of legalization at the Russian Embassy
is $100.00 a document.
The cost of legalization at the Kazakh Consulate
is $84.00 a document.
You will send a money order or certified cheque
to us made out to the Consular General of the
Russian Federation or the Consulate of Kazakhstan.
When your documents are returned to us we will
send them to the proper authorities in Russia or
Kazakhstan.
Please Note:
Russia- You will have 4 document packages - 2
English and 2 Russian translations.
Kazakhstan requires 6 document packages (3
English - 3 Russian translation) plus 2 extra
copies of the passports and marriage or birth
certificate. If possible put your passports on
one page as this will reduce the cost of
legalization at the Kazakh Consulate.
Please note that the foreign
courts are very particular about the paperwork
they receive. Be sure that every document is
notarized. |
