Ministerial Legalization

Overview: Ministerial Legalization – official authentication and certification of a Swiss official document by a Swiss Ministry, which confirms that the document has full legal effect and may be used in that foreign country.

Issuing Authority:

• Swiss Ministry

Personal presence: Not required

Content:

• The original document
• Statement of the Ministery that the document is authentic (true)
• Date of certification
• Signature of the Ministery officer
• Stamp of the Ministery

Ministerial legalization is required when you need to use a Swiss official document outside Switzerland, in a foreign country, which is not a party to the Apostille Convention 1961.

The information in this list is provided for informational purposes only. The document ordered may differ from this content if certain positions have not been filed with the Register or are not applicable to a particular company/legal entity.