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love_sunil80Threads: 29
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Joined: May 26, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 21:32    #1
Does anyone have experience to get Apostille stamp on the documents in Warsaw? How long it takes and what is the procedure?
jonniThreads: 26
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		Edited by: jonni  Apr 1, 10, 21:34    #2
A bit more information might help. What documents exactly?
SeanusThreads: 22
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Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂ 		Edited by: Seanus  Apr 1, 10, 21:40    #3
The apostille stamp is a verification document of sorts, jonni. It can act as certification that there are no impediments to marriage. Try the British Consulate website the Foreign&Commonwealth Office (FCO). I found them to be very helpful.

Aha, you are Indian so of course try the Indian Consulate.
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Joined: May 26, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 21:47    #4
Seanus thanks for your reply. Actually any documents doesnt matter if it is marriage documents or some financial documents if you want to take it to another country it has to have appostille stamp. I have contacted my embassy already. Document is in Polish so I have to translate it english and also I need to get the appostille stamp on this document so that Indian embassy can approve it to be legal to be used in India. It is the same if I bring any documents from India, for example I brought my University documents from India and I had to get the appostille stamp from India so that it is legal and valid to be used in Poland or Europe. I am looking for help if someone has already gone through this process.
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love_sunil80: I am looking for help if someone has already gone through this process.

Unless I'm confusing what you're saying, isn't this a formality? You just go to the relavant office (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I guess?) and get it while you wait.
SeanusThreads: 22
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Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 21:58    #6
I'm sorry, it's a very specialised question but I hope the following helps, http://www.apostilleinfo.com/india.htm and http://www.apostilleinfo.com/poland.htm

I can remember thinking that I'd get it quickly from Scotland but I didn't need it after all. As for India, I hope that it doesn't follow banking timeframes. India is perhaps the only country where you may have to wait up to 3 months to get a Nationwide CHAPS transfer, transferring money from Britain to India.

I think, being a Hague Convention issue, they will have streamlined it and you should get it promptly.
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 21:58    #7
An apostille just means they've seen it and stamped it. You need a sworn translator (who will stamp their translation) and the relevant ministry will give you the stamp on payment of a small fee.

If it's a university diploma from another country that you need veryfying (for example an English Bachelor's equates to a Polish Master's, but it is often useful to have a document proving this) a notary should be able to help.
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Joined: May 26, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 22:01    #8
I guess it is a procedure because if I bring any documents from India i have to get this Appostille stamp to so it is valid here in Poland, so I guess its vice versa.
jonniThreads: 26
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 22:04    #9
If the documents relate to visas for a third country, you will have to get a Karta Pobytu first. I was nearly caught in that trap last week.
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Is India a signatory to that particular Hague Convention?
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jonni: If the documents relate to visas for a third country, you will have to get a Karta Pobytu first. I was nearly caught in that trap last week.

No it is not related to any Visa documents :) I have karta pobytu so I wouldnt be caught in the same trap.

Seanus: Is India a signatory to that particular Hague Convention?

As per the Polish embassy in India all documents like University documents, Birth Certificate, Marriage certificate etc has to be legalised (Means to get this Apostille Stamp) from Ministry of external affairs India before I can use it in Poland. So the documents which i bring is worth nothing without this stamp.
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jonni: I was nearly caught in that trap last week.

Did you get it sorted?
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jonni: I was nearly caught in that trap last week.

What kind of trap was it?
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		Edited by: jonni  Apr 1, 10, 22:15    #14
No and yes.

It turns out the Saudi visa agents prefer dealing through the London Embassy to keep things simple, so I don't have to do anything in Poland now. The Warsaw Embassy doesn't deal with agents for some reason, so I just have to FedEx my stuff to London.

I was impressed by how much more efficient the office on ul. Dluga is than the old one on Andersa. A separate room for EU nationals, nice staff and no queues.

sunil_love80: What kind of trap was it?

I'm from UK, live in Poland and need a business visa for KSA. I haven't bothered with a Karta Pobytu since Poland joined the EU - it hasn't been a problem, but if I'd wanted to arrange the visa in Poland, with letters from the Polish Chamber of Commerce and Foreign Ministry I would have needed to get a KP quickly. This shouldn't be a problem, but would have taken a bit of fussing around and maybe delayed things (I'm going 1st May).

But as it happens the company I'm doing the consultancy for prefer to do it through London anyway.
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I don't imagine there to be many problems getting it in a short timeframe, ls. The consulates aren't that busy typically. Try it out, I don't see complications.
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Joined: May 26, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 22:27    #16
I know that getting things done from embassy is not that painfull and they are not that busy but my question is about getting the apostille from Ministry of external affairs warsaw.
jonniThreads: 26
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 1, 10, 22:30    #17
You probably need to just call at their reception with the document and check. They might (probably will) request a sworn translation (must be a sworn translator - Tłumacz Przysięgły - who will stamp the translation) and at worst, they will require you to show a Karta Pobytu.

If they won't give you an apostille, that's probably good news. It would mean that people don't require them.
jamiemexi  Apr 6, 10, 01:51    #18
try apostille pros:

apostillepros.com

My friends had used them. They're pros at it.
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jamiemexi:
apostillepros.com


They are us based company. I need someone from Poland
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Joined: May 26, 07 ♂ 		 Apr 8, 10, 19:05    #20
Hey I managed to legalised the documents which means apostille in my case in 15 mins. I went to this office and the lady was really nice, I told her I came from far and I am not from warsaw and she gave it in 15 mins. Good luck guys :)
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love_sunil80:
Hey I managed to legalised the documents which means apostille in my case in 15 mins. I went to this office and the lady was really nice, I told her I came from far and I am not from warsaw and she gave it in 15 mins. Good luck guys :)


Apostilled or notarized?
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convex:


Apostilled or notarized?


It is Apostille, This is also been called legalization of documents. If someone have some documents from Poland or any other european countries and if this document has to be used in another country it has to be legalized to make it valid to be usable in other country.
Glasgow  May 3, 11, 09:46    #23
There is one company based in London that can also legalise documents in Warsaw Poland. llsuk.com
I've used them 2 months ago and going to do it again


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