Notarial deeds & certifications

Apostille for a notarised power of attorney

Selling a flat in another country, managing a parent’s affairs at home, representing your company abroad: a power of attorney is only accepted across borders once a notary has certified your signature and the competent authority has apostilled the notary’s certification.

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A power of attorney is a private document. To be recognised abroad it first needs a notary: the notary certifies that the signature is yours or notarises the entire deed. Only then can the designated authority of that country attach the apostille – the apostille always certifies the notary, never the private signature directly. In the US that means a notary public and the Secretary of State; in Germany a Notar and the Landgericht; in Spain a notario and the notarial college; in Türkiye a noter and the kaymakamlık.

In most civil-law countries the signature must be given in front of the notary; some countries and many US states allow remote online notarisation. We prepare the text – bilingually or in the target language – book a notary near you, and handle the apostille and the sworn translation afterwards.

Because most foreign recipients have fixed expectations (Turkish land registries, Russian and Ukrainian notaries, Brazilian consulates, Spanish registries), we check the wording of the power of attorney against the recipient’s requirements before the notary appointment.

Between EU member states: Not covered by Regulation (EU) 2016/1191. Some bilateral treaties (Germany with France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece) remove the apostille requirement.

Also known as: Vollmacht (DE) · procuration (FR) · poder notarial (ES) · procura (IT) · procuração (PT) · vekâletname (TR) · pełnomocnictwo (PL) · volmacht (NL)

Who issues it, who apostilles it – by country

An apostille is always issued in the country that issued the document. The most frequent issuing countries for a power of attorney:

Issued in	Issued by	Apostille by
Germany	Independent German notary (signature certification or deed)	President of the Landgericht of the notary’s district
United States	Notary public (acknowledgement)	Secretary of State of the notary’s stateCounty clerk authentication is required first in some states (e.g. New York).
United Kingdom	Notary public or solicitor	FCDONotarised copies of passports and company documents are the standard UK route.
France	Notaire	Chambers of notaries
Spain	Notario	Colegio Notarial (deans of the notarial colleges)
Italy	Notaio	Procura della Repubblica
Netherlands	Notaris	Rechtbank
Türkiye	Noter	Kaymakamlık/Valilik (administrative) – judicial documents via the courthouse commission
India	Notary public	MEA after state Home Department attestation
Philippines	Notary public; Regional Trial Court certification	DFA after RTC certification
Pakistan	Notary public / oath commissioner	MOFA
Ukraine	Notary	Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Poland	Notariusz	MSZ (after the regional court confirms the notary’s signature)
Canada	Notary public / commissioner of oaths	Provincial authority or Global Affairs Canada
Australia	Notary public	DFAT
Brazil	Tabelião (notary)	Authorised cartório
Mexico	Notario público	State government
Colombia	Notaría	Cancillería (e-apostille)
China	Notary office (公证处)	MFA / provincial FAO
Russia	Notary	Ministry of Justice territorial bodies

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Other countries: see the issuing-country guides for all 130+ Contracting States.

Who needs it

Real estate abroad

Buying, selling, renting or managing property in Türkiye, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Mexico and beyond.

Family & elderly care

Representing parents or relatives before authorities, banks and courts in the home country.

Company representation

Authorising a manager, lawyer or accountant to act for a company abroad.

Inheritance & litigation

Empowering a lawyer to handle probate or court proceedings in another country.

What we need from you

Draft text or the recipient’s template (we can draft a bilingual version)
Valid passport or ID card of the signatory
Destination country and, if known, the requirements of the recipient
Optional: sworn translation into the target language

Who issues, who apostilles

Issued by: Private document; signature certified or deed notarised by a notary in the signatory’s country.
Apostille by: The authority responsible for notarial documents in the notary’s country – see the table below.
Translation: The recipient normally needs the power of attorney in its own language. We draft bilingual texts so that a separate translation is often unnecessary; otherwise a sworn translation is added.

Where this document usually goes

The route depends on the country pair. Popular destinations for a power of attorney – change the issuing country in the checker below:

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Apostille, EU exemption or embassy legalisation – the answer per destination.

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Frequently asked: power of attorney apostille

In most countries yes – the notary must witness your signature and identify you. Remote online notarisation exists in many US states, Estonia and a few others, and Austrian notaries offer video certification for documents used abroad. We book the appointment; the signing itself takes ten minutes.

Yes. Notaries in most countries certify signatures on documents in any language, as long as they can identify the document type. We prepare bilingual texts so that both the notary and the foreign recipient can read them.

The authority responsible for notarial documents in the notary’s country – the Landgericht in Germany, the Secretary of State in the US, the notarial college in Spain, the prefecture or procura in Italy. In some US states the county clerk must authenticate the notary first.

Some recipients (Türkiye, Russia, Latin America) want the sworn translator’s signature certified and apostilled as well. We know the countries where this is standard and include it.

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Notary and authority fees

Notary fee plus the statutory apostille fee of the issuing country

Both are statutory or regulated fees, passed through 1:1 and itemised in your quote.

Turnaround: Notary appointment usually within days; the apostille then takes days to a few weeks depending on the country. Your status page shows the expected date after the pre-check.
Competent authority: Designated authority of the issuing country (Art. 6) – see the country table
Route: Notary first, then apostille

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