Apostille in Panama for use abroad
Documents issued in Panama – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by Panama’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
- Respecto de los documentos autorizados por las autoridades o funcionarios judiciales competentes, el Secretario de la Corte Suprema de justicia o quienes lo sustituyan legalmente.
- Respecto de los documentos autorizados notarialmente y los documentos privados, cuyas firmas hayan sido autenticadas por Notario, los funcionarios de la Dirección de Servicios Administrativos del Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia.
- Respecto de los demás documentos emanados de cualquiera institución del Gobierno Central, instituciones autónomas o semiautónomas, municipales, policiales o del Ministerio Público, los funcionarios del Departamento Consular y Legalizaciones del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
- Respecto de los demás documentos públicos se podrá utilizar indistintamente cualquiera de los tres procedimientos anteriores.
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HCCH record updated 16 June 2026
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from Panama that means Panama’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in Panama, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where Panama issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Typical requests from Panama concern company formation, ship registration and residence. Spanish translations by an authorised translator are required.
Authority fee: Secretario de la Suprema Corte de Justicia: No charge Dirección de Servicios Administrativos del Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia: 2 balboas (equivalent to USD $2) Departamento de Autenticación y Legalización del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores: (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
- www.gobiernoyjusticia.gob.pa
- www.mire.gob.pa
- www.mire.gob.pa
- www.organojudicial.gob.pa
Where an apostille from Panama is not enough
No Contracting State has an objection in force against Panama: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.
- Panama → United StatesApostille
- Panama → United KingdomApostille
- Panama → GermanyApostille
- Panama → FranceApostille
- Panama → SpainApostille
- Panama → ItalyApostille
- Panama → NetherlandsApostille
- Panama → TürkiyeApostille
- Panama → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- Panama → CanadaApostille
- Panama → AustraliaApostille
- Panama → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from Panama
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Apostille in Panama: questions
Under Article 6 of the Convention Panama has designated: Respecto de los documentos autorizados por las autoridades o funcionarios judiciales competentes, el Secretario de la Corte Suprema de justicia o quienes lo sustituyan legalmente.; Respecto de los documentos autorizados notarialmente y los documentos privados, cuyas firmas hayan sido autenticadas por Notario, los funcionarios de la Dirección de Servicios Administrativos del Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia.; Respecto de los demás documentos emanados de cualquiera institución del Gobierno Central, instituciones autónomas o semiautónomas, municipales, policiales o del Ministerio Público, los funcionarios del Departamento Consular y Legalizaciones del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.; Respecto de los demás documentos públicos se podrá utilizar indistintamente cualquiera de los tres procedimientos anteriores.. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against Panama. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: Secretario de la Suprema Corte de Justicia: No charge Dirección de Servicios Administrativos del Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia: 2 balboas (equivalent to USD $2) Departamento de Autenticación y Legalización del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores:. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Spanish; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for Panama since August 4, 1991.
Apostille for documents from Panama
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
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