An apostille is the equivalent of an international notarial seal. Any document which bears an apostille is legally valid for use in all countries party to the Hague Convention of 1961 on the legalization of documents. This includes both the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic.
To obtain an apostille on documents notarized in the United States (including civil records), you must apply to the Secretary of State in the state in which the document was notarized. The Secretary of State’s office will verify the notary public’s or other notarizing official’s signature by placing an apostille on the document.
If you need an Apostille on Kyrgyz civil documents these are the State institutions having the right to apostil documents of the Kyrgyz Republic in relation to the Convention:
- Ministry of Justice ofAn apostille is the equivalent of an international notarial seal. Any document which bears an apostille is legally valid for use in all countries party to the Hague Convention of 1961 on the legalization of documents. This includes both the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic.
To obtain an apostille on documents notarized in the United States (including civil records), you must apply to the Secretary of State in the state in which the document was notarized. The Secretary of State’s office will verify the notary public’s or other notarizing official’s signature by placing an apostille on the document.
If you need an Apostille on Kyrgyz civil documents these are the State institutions having the right to apostil documents of the Kyrgyz Republic in relation to the Convention:
- Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- State Service on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- General Prosecutor Office of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Court Department of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Repulic;
- State service of financial police of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Please see the webpage of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Justice for further information on apostilles.
The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic cannot place an apostille on documents issued or notarized in the United States. Some officials sometimes erroneously advise people to go to the American Embassy to get an official Embassy “stamp” on documents for use in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Embassy is not empowered under U.S., Kyrgyz, or international law to perform this function. Therefore, the Embassy cannot legally accommodate such requests. To legalize U.S. documents for use in Kyrgyzstan, you should follow the instructions given above for obtaining an apostille. Kyrgyz documents which must be notarized for use in Kyrgyzstan should be executed before Kyrgyz notaries public.
Please see the Department of State’s webpage on Judicial Assistance for further information on apostilles, document legalization, and the international treaties governing vital records.
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- State Service on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- General Prosecutor Office of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Court Department of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Repulic;
- State service of financial police of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Please see the webpage of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Justice for further information on apostilles.
The U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic cannot place an apostille on documents issued or notarized in the United States. Some officials sometimes erroneously advise people to go to the American Embassy to get an official Embassy “stamp” on documents for use in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Embassy is not empowered under U.S., Kyrgyz, or international law to perform this function. Therefore, the Embassy cannot legally accommodate such requests. To legalize U.S. documents for use in Kyrgyzstan, you should follow the instructions given above for obtaining an apostille. Kyrgyz documents which must be notarized for use in Kyrgyzstan should be executed before Kyrgyz notaries public.
Please see the Department of State’s webpage on Judicial Assistance for further information on apostilles, document legalization, and the international treaties governing vital records.