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Law and Order | 6 November, 2009 [ 12:18 ]

Peru will sign The Hague Apostille Convention


LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

Good news for all Peruvian expats: Congress unanimously approved Peru's signing of The Hague Apostille Convention, which will significantly reduce the time, the money spent, and the paperwork needed to legalize documents at Peru's Foreign Relations Ministry's offices.

This international treaty will make it easier to legalize public documents for their use in Peru and abroad as well, eliminating two steps: consular authentication and legalization at Foreign Relations Ministry.

“Under this international treaty (The Hague Apostille), which has been signed by some 90 countries, the paperwork for public documents to be used in another country will be faster, recognizing its authenticity by means of an “apostille” (or seal) put onto the document that will certify it in any of the countries who have signed this treaty,” said congresswoman Gabriela Perez del Solar.

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2 Comments

# Tio Gringo says :
7 November, 2009 [ 17:42 ]

This is excellent news for families like mine. I'm an Australian, married to a beautiful Peruvian and we have 3 children who are half / half. We live in Australia and travel to Peru often, we also have interests in property there. The paperwork is always difficult but now it should become much easier and faster. My congratulations to the Peruvian Government for taking this important step.  

# theconsul says :
19 November, 2009 [ 20:27 ]

Can someone elaborate on this piece? Having Congress approve the signature, does not imply that it will happen immediately. Ot has to be signed and deposited, and there is often some waiting time after the instrument of ratification enters into force.... Good news, but when?

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