Preparing Japanese documents for Italian citizenship by marriage from abroad: birth notification certificate vs koseki, apostille, Italian translation and certi...
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Guides by Country
Using a Japanese koseki in Italy: MOFA apostille, Italian translation and translation certification at the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo. Marriage and birth transcr...
Japanese documents for Saint Lucia CBI need an English translation, a translator's declaration, notarization and MOFA's apostille. Juminhyo, utility bills, resi...
Thailand joins the Hague Apostille Convention on 28 February 2027. Until then, MOFA's certificate of official seal and legalization at the Royal Thai Embassy (J...
Viet Nam joined the Hague Apostille Convention on 11 September 2026: Japanese public documents now need only MOFA's apostille. Private documents, Vietnamese tra...
Saudi Arabia is a Hague Convention country: Japanese documents need an apostille from MOFA. Public vs private documents, Arabic and English translation, fees (J...
Notarial services at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo (appointments, mail, fees) and apostilles from MOFA for documents used in Australia, including passport cop...
The UAE is not a Hague Convention country: Japanese documents need MOFA's certificate of official seal and legalization at the UAE Embassy in Tokyo. Fees, hours...
Indonesia is a Hague Convention country: Japanese documents need an apostille from MOFA. When embassy legalization is required, address, procedure, Indonesian t...
Malaysia is not a Hague Convention country: Japanese documents need MOFA's certificate of official seal and legalization at the Embassy of Malaysia in Tokyo. Ho...
The Philippines is a Hague Convention country: Japanese documents need only an apostille from MOFA, with no Philippine Embassy authentication. Procedure by docu...