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    Apostille for Studying Abroad

    If you are applying to study at a university or college outside Sweden, the admissions office will often require apostilled copies of your diplomas, transcripts and grade reports. This is the standard way for foreign institutions to verify that your Swedish academic credentials are authentic. Birth certificates and identity documents are also commonly requested as part of a study visa or residency application. For countries that are members of the Hague Convention, an apostille is enough — no embassy legalisation is required. Each document must usually be notarised as a certified copy by a Swedish Notary Public before the apostille is added.

    How NotaryDirect handles this

    NotaryDirect coordinates the full process remotely via video meeting with a Swedish Notary Public. The notarisation and, where applicable, the apostille are completed the same day. No office visit and no travel required.

    • Handled remotely via video meeting — no physical presence required
    • Same-day notarisation and apostille
    • 75 EUR per notarisation and 75 EUR per apostille, charged separately
    • Documents accepted in 120+ countries worldwide
    • Government-appointed Swedish Notary Public partners

    See our FAQ or read the full apostille guide for more detail.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Notarisation is the act of a notary public verifying identity, witnessing a signature, or certifying a copy as authentic. An apostille is a separate certificate issued afterward that confirms the notarisation itself is valid for use in another Hague Convention country.

    An apostille is a simplified, single-step certification used between countries that are both members of the Hague Apostille Convention. Legalisation is a more complex, multi-step process, typically involving notarisation, government departments, and embassy or consular authentication, required when the destination country is not a Hague Convention member.

    You can check the official Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) status table, which lists every contracting party to the Apostille Convention and the date it took effect for that country. This is the authoritative source for confirming Hague Convention membership. See HCCH status table.

    No. Foreign authority documents must first be notarised as a certified copy before an apostille can be issued. Civil documents such as powers of attorney or passport copies follow the same rule: notarisation first, then apostille.

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