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Romania: apostille and legalization from Canada
Apostille only · no embassy stage
Files for Romania are mostly about keeping Romanian records in step with Canadian ones: registering a marriage or a child’s birth, recognizing a divorce, a power of attorney for an apartment or land, a succession. Romania is a party to the Apostille Convention, so there is no embassy stage after the Canadian apostille.
The route your document takes
The Hague Apostille Convention applies to this destination (Romania). A single apostille from the Canadian competent authority is enough, with no embassy stage.
- 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. Not required
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.
- Birth and marriage certificates for registration in Romania
- Divorce judgments
- Powers of attorney for property
- Succession documents
- University degrees and transcripts
Worth knowing
A Romanian translation is required, and Romanian authorities generally want it certified, either by an authorized translator in Romania or through the consulate. Ask the receiving office which it accepts before ordering one.
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