Implementation Of The Apostille Procedure Between Kazakhstan And China

• Published date: 02 November 2023
• Subject Matter: Government, Public Sector, Constitutional & Administrative Law
• Law Firm: GRATA International
• Author: GRATA International

Since November 7, the apostille procedure has been introduced between Kazakhstan and China. This is a special stamp affixed to official documents and proves their legality in the territory of countries that recognize the apostille.

Previously, consular legalization was used for the recognition of documents between Kazakhstan and China, which required confirmation of the legality of the document from both sides, for example, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and consular offices of China in Astana or Almaty. This was often time-consuming and resource-intensive. However, in March of this year China joined the Apostille Convention of 1961. Its parties can mutually waive consular legalization of official documents executed in the territory of one contracting party for recognition in the territory of the other contracting party, which is what our countries have done. As noted above, this recognition comes into force in the first decade of November.

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