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    Apostille for European Certificate of Succession

    A European Certificate of Succession is issued under EU Regulation 650/2012 and allows heirs, legatees, executors and administrators to prove their status and their rights to an estate in other EU member states without further formalities. Inside the scope of that regulation the certificate is recognised directly, but as soon as an estate touches a country outside it — for example a non-EU Hague Convention country where the deceased held property or bank accounts — the receiving authority will normally ask for an apostille instead. Civil documents of this kind usually have to be notarised as a certified copy by a Notary Public before an apostille can be issued, since a foreign or court-issued document cannot be apostilled directly in another jurisdiction.

    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 130 Hague Convention countries
    • 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.

    Apostilles can be issued in German, Spanish, Swedish and English. Notarisation can be carried out in Spanish, Swedish and English — German is not available for notarisation.

    There are very few restrictions on what can be notarised or apostilled. Common examples include powers of attorney, corporate documents such as certificates of registration and board resolutions, educational documents such as diplomas and degree certificates, civil status documents such as marriage, divorce and death certificates, and wills. These are examples rather than a complete list.

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