Apostille a Document in Georgia

What is an apostille?

What documents can be apostilled in Georgia?

1. documents that were issued by the Georgian state institutions, such as the Ministry of Education;
2. documents that were issued by medical authorities;
3. documents issued by the judiciary institutions (court decisions, etc.);
4. documents that were signed in front of a public notary. 

Where can a person apostille a document in Georgia? 

1. a citizen of Georgia; 
2. a foreigner who has become a permanent resident of Georgia;
3. a stateless person living in Georgia;
4. a foreign citizen. 

Fees and other important matters

• you will need to apostille a document in Georgia if the document is required in any of the countries that are part of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961;
• the Consular Department can process the document that needs to be apostilled in a period of 10 days (business days);
• the fee charged by the institution for the issuance of an apostilled document is of GEL 15;
• please mind that persons who were issued with an apostilled document can request the re-issuance of the same document and for this, a fee of GEL 20 will be charged;
• the re-issuance of an apostilled document can take approximately 20 working days. 

1. the apostille of a document; 
2. the apostille certification of the translation of the document;
3. the translation of the document (charged by page);
4. the re-issuance of the apostilled document.