Attesting Bosnian Documents (FAQs)

Yes - Bosnia & Herzegovina is a member of the Apostille Convention.

Bosnian documents can be legalized for use abroad with an Apostille Stamp when destined for other signatory countries without additional certification by the destination country.

When Bosnian documents are required for non-apostille countries, such as United Arab Emirates - Taiwan - Malaysia - Thailand - Qatar they need additional authentication by the embassy of the destination country.

For further information about Apostille certification in Bosnia & Herzegovina, see:
Bosnia & Herzegovina Apostille Services

Civil status certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers)
Bosnian birth, marriage and death certificates) issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to one of the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

Official documents that can be legalized in Bosnia & Herzegovina with an Apostille stamp include birth, death, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, criminal record and police certificates, company registration and tax documents, court documents, university and academic diplomas, certificates signed by registered doctors etc., documents issued by government authorities. Other documents may require prior certification by a notary or other authority.

Documents required for submission to countries which have not acceded to the Apostille Convention will require additional attestation by the embassy of the recipient country.

To confirm whether your document is eligible for apostille authentication in Bosnia & Herzegovina, please Contact us and we’ll check your document free of charge. For further information about our Bosnian apostille services and for assistance obtaining official copies of Bosnian documents, see:
Bosnia & Herzegovina Apostille Services

Document legalization (or attestation) is a procedure which authenticates a public Bosnian document so that it can be submitted in another country for official or legal purposes - for example, if you need to submit a Bosnian birth certificate to the authority or embassy of another country, it will often need to be legalized.

Legalizing a document in Bosnia & Herzegovina certifies the authenticity of the signature appearing on the document as that of an authorized public official in Bosnia & Herzegovina and confirms the capacity of that official.

• Because Bosnia & Herzegovina is a member of the Apostille Convention, Bosnian documents can be legalized by means of an Apostille Stamp when being submitted to countries that are also members of the Hague Apostille Convention
• If a Bosnian document is required for a country that is not a member of the Apostille Convention, it will need to be legalized both by Bosnian authorities and by the embassy of the recipient country (embassy in Bosnia & Herzegovina or non-resident embassy accredited to Bosnia & Herzegovina).
  See: Document legalization - Wikipedia

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Bosnian birth, marriage and death certificates (multilingual extracts from the civil status registers issued in accordance with the conventions of the International Commission on Civil and Civil Status) should not require Apostille Stamps when being submitted to countries that have acceded to the Vienna CIEC Convention. The following countries are contracting states of the Vienna Convention:
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cape Verde, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.