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Apostille for a death certificate from Poland

A death certificate from Poland is apostilled by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ), Warsaw. We organise it for you – including the fresh original and any pre-certification – add a sworn translation if needed, and deliver worldwide.

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  • Upload a scan, 2 min
  • Verify with your phone
  • Delivered by courier or download

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  • Apostille from 8 hours
  • Written quote before you pay
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  1. 1
    Upload a scan
    We pre-check it and confirm the route
  2. 2
    Verify with your phone
    ID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
  3. 3
    We obtain the apostille
    Competent authority + sworn translation
  4. 4
    Delivered
    Courier worldwide or protected download

Who issues it, who apostilles it

Issued by

Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (USC)

Apostille by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ), Warsaw

Multilingual USC extracts are accepted in CIEC states; inside the EU no apostille.

Where a Poland death certificate with apostille is accepted

Not accepted in Burundi and Pakistan (Article 12 objection) – documents for these countries are legalised or verified instead.

What we need from you

  • Recent original death certificate (we can order it with proof of your entitlement)
  • Country of issue, destination and purpose
  • Optional: inheritance documents for a joint apostille request

Sworn translation into the language of the probate court is almost always required outside the EU.

Poland death certificate apostille: questions

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ), Warsaw. Issued by: Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (USC) – Multilingual USC extracts are accepted in CIEC states; inside the EU no apostille.

Yes. The apostille must be issued in Poland, but you do not have to be there: we organise a suitable original where possible, the submission to the competent authority and delivery of the apostilled death certificate anywhere. The notary reviews your application first.

An Article 12 objection is in force between Poland and Burundi and Pakistan; documents for these countries are legalised or verified instead. Non-Convention countries such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait always need legalisation.

The HCCH record lists: 60 PLN Issuing Apostilles: As of 18 May 2015, Poland is introducing a new stationery with enhanced security features for the purpose of issuing Apostilles. These security features include: guilloche pattern over the enti. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately in your quote.

In most countries only relatives in the direct line, spouses and persons with a legal interest can obtain it. With your authorisation and proof of kinship we order it from the registry and take it straight to the apostille authority.

Usually yes when it is used abroad. It is a court or notarial document, so it is apostilled by the authority responsible for judicial documents in the issuing country. We submit both documents in parallel to save time.

Where the registry issues certificates online and the country has e-apostilles, within days. Elsewhere the bottleneck is obtaining a fresh certificate, which we start on the day you order.

Poland death certificate, apostilled and delivered

Fresh original, authority, translation and courier in one request – quoted before you pay.

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