Foreign consulates in Spain
Legalize documents from foreign consulates in Barcelona
If your country's consulate in Spain has issued you a certificate to present to a Spanish registry, notary or public authority, it usually has to be legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Legalizaciones & Apostillas handles documents from consulates of any country.
Consulates this service works with
Documents are handled from the consulates of these countries, which are among those with the most residents in Barcelona and Catalonia. If yours is not listed, send a message anyway.
- Morocco
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Venezuela
- Ecuador
- Pakistan
- Honduras
- China
- Bolivia
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
- Paraguay
- Brazil
- Philippines
- India
- Ukraine
Which countries' consular documents do not need legalization?
Documents from consulates of countries that, like Spain, are party to the 1968 London Convention are exempt from legalization. If the authority asking for the document requires something else, follow its instructions.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Example: marital status certificate for a registered partnership or marriage
This is one of the most common cases. The table summarizes the most common options. Each registry sets its own requirements, so confirm with yours before requesting the document.
| Country | Usual route |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Consulate certificate legalized by the Ministry, or apostilled certificate of single status |
| Bolivia | Consulate certificate legalized by the Ministry |
| Colombia | Marital status declaration at the consulate legalized by the Ministry, or documents apostilled in Colombia |
| Honduras | Single status certificate from the consular section legalized by the Ministry, or apostilled RNP certificate |
| Morocco | Consulate marital status certificate legalized by the Ministry, or apostilled single status certificate |
| Peru | Apostilled negative marriage record, no consular route |
| Dominican Republic | Consular marital status certificate legalized by the Ministry, or apostilled search certificate |
| Venezuela | Consular declaration or certificate legalized by the Ministry, or apostilled SAIME certificate |
| Ecuador | Apostilled identity and marital status certificate, no consular route |
| Mexico | Apostilled certificate of single status, no consular route |
| Paraguay | Apostilled registry report, no consular route |
Certificates are usually valid for 3 months.
Before requesting the certificate at your consulate
Check these points so you do not have to request it again.
- Original
- It is the original document. Photocopies are not legalized.
- Signature
- It has a handwritten signature and the signatory's name and position. Electronically signed documents are not legalized.
- Translation
- If it is not in Spanish, it comes with its official translation, also signed by hand.
- Condition
- It is not laminated, altered or damaged.
- Validity
- It is within the validity period required by the Spanish authority where you will present it.