Certified translations and legalization

In order to have legal value, translations must be certified, i.e. subject to an oath sworn by the translator responsible for them. With the certification of sworn translation, the translator officially confirms, or “swears under oath”, that the translated text...

Certificate of outstanding criminal proceedings

This is the certificate issued by the Public Prosecutor Office to verify the existence of outstanding criminal proceedings, already registered in a particular Public Prosecutor’s office, involving the person owner of the certificate. This certificate, therefore, lists...

Certified Translators in Italy

As we have already explained in our previous post “Certified Translations and legalization“ translations must be certified, i.e. subject to an oath sworn by the translator responsible for them, in order to have legal value and/or to be officially used. In cases in...

What concretely is an Apostille?

The apostille itself is a stamp or printed form consisting of 10 numbered standard fields. On the top is the text APOSTILLE, including the short version of the French title of the Convention Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961. In the numbered fields the following...