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Apostille in St. Kitts & Nevis for use abroad

Documents issued in St. Kitts & Nevis – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by St. Kitts & Nevis’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)

  • For Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Island of St Kitts:
  • The Attorney General and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • For the Island of Nevis:
  • The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in the Island of Nevis or the Legal Adviser in the Legal Department

HCCH record updated 23 April 2024

  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

An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from St. Kitts & Nevis that means St. Kitts & Nevis’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in St. Kitts & Nevis, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where St. Kitts & Nevis issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.

Typical requests from St. Kitts & Nevis concern citizenship-by-investment files. English documents are accepted.

Authority fee: 55ECD (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)

  • foreign.gov.kn
  • www.foreign.gov.kn
  • www.nia.gov.kn
  • www.foreign.gov.kn

Where an apostille from St. Kitts & Nevis is not enough

No Contracting State has an objection in force against St. Kitts & Nevis: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.

Documents we apostille from St. Kitts & Nevis

Where will your St. Kitts & Nevis document be used?

Pick the destination and the document type to see the exact route and start with the details pre-filled.

Choose the destination to see the exact route for a birth certificate issued in St. Kitts & Nevis.

Apostille in St. Kitts & Nevis: questions

Under Article 6 of the Convention St. Kitts & Nevis has designated: For Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Island of St Kitts:; The Attorney General and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; For the Island of Nevis:; The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in the Island of Nevis or the Legal Adviser in the Legal Department. 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 St. Kitts & Nevis. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.

The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: 55ECD. 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 English; 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 St. Kitts & Nevis since December 14, 1994.

Apostille for documents from St. Kitts & Nevis

Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.

Questions? Write to [email protected]