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Nigeria: apostille and legalization from Canada
Apostille, then embassy legalization
Nigeria has not joined the Apostille Convention, so the chain runs to the end: notarization, the Canadian apostille, then legalization at the Nigerian mission. Much of this traffic is corporate: resolutions and certificates of good standing for a Canadian company doing business in Lagos or Abuja, alongside the usual civil-status and academic files.
The route your document takes
The Hague Apostille Convention does not apply to this destination (Nigeria). After authentication, the document must be legalized at that country's embassy or consulate. We handle that stage for you.
- TranslationCertified translation into the language your destination requires. Depends on your document
- NotarizationA notary or commissioner certifies the copy, the signature or the translator's affidavit. Depends on your document
- ApostilleThe competent Canadian authority issues the apostille certificate. Always
- LegalizationEmbassy or consular stamp, for destinations outside the Hague Convention. Always
This is a preliminary route, not a legal opinion. Convention membership and embassy requirements change; we confirm the exact chain for your file in writing before any work starts.
What people usually send
The documents we most often prepare for this destination. If yours is not here, it is almost certainly still something we handle.
- University degrees and transcripts
- Birth and marriage certificates
- Corporate documents and board resolutions
- Powers of attorney
- Court judgments and adoption files
Worth knowing
Corporate files for Nigeria usually run to a registry's deadline rather than your own. Tell us the filing date at the outset and we will work the courier legs backwards from it, rather than discovering the gap at the end.
Where is your document from?
The authority that issues the apostille depends on the province the document was issued in, not on where you live.
- Own apostille office
- Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
- Every other province and territory
- Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa