Tunisia acceded to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents on July 10, 2017. Since 30 March 2018, Tunisia has accepted apostilles from all countries party to the Hague Convention in place of document legalisation.
We can apostille any type of document that is eligible for an apostille. Examples include contracts, certificates, corporate documents, company and organisation charters, resolutions, business licences, company formation documents, patent and trademark documents, agreements, powers of attorney, technical documents, personal certificates such as birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates and certificates of the birth of children, medical documents, travel permits, social insurance documents, employment certificates, register extracts, agency certificates and documents issued abroad.
We provide a fast and reliable apostille service so that your documents can be used in Tunisia, or Tunisian documents can be used here.
Contact us for more information about your document, and we will help you get it apostilled correctly.
Using documents in Tunisia
Tunisia’s accession to the Apostille Convention has made it much easier to use foreign documents there. Before the Convention applied, documents usually had to be legalised through several authorities and the relevant embassy. Today, a public document from another Contracting State generally needs only an apostille from the competent authority of the country where it was issued.
Common reasons for an apostille for Tunisia
- Marriage involving a Tunisian citizen or registration of a marriage
- Study, recognition of qualifications or employment in Tunisia
- Setting up a company, opening a branch or signing commercial contracts
- Property transactions, inheritance and other family matters
Translations for Tunisian authorities
Arabic is the official language of Tunisia, and French is also widely used in administration and business. Tunisian institutions may therefore ask for documents to be translated into Arabic or French, depending on the authority and the purpose. Requirements for the form of the translation can vary, so it is worth confirming them in advance. We can arrange official translations together with the apostille so that your documents are complete when you submit them.
Documents from Tunisia for use abroad
The Convention also works in the other direction. Tunisian public documents to be used in another Contracting State should carry an apostille issued by the competent Tunisian authority. If you hold documents from Tunisia, we can help you check whether they are correctly verified and arrange a translation into the language required in the destination country.
Preparing documents correctly
Even with the apostille, practical details matter: some documents must be recent originals, others must be notarised before they can be apostilled, and multi-page documents may need to be presented in a particular way. Getting these points right first time saves both time and cost.
Contact us with information about your documents and their intended use in Tunisia, and we will arrange the apostille and any translations you need.