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    Notarisation for Bank Account Opening Abroad

    Opening a bank account in another country — whether personal or corporate — almost always requires notarised and apostilled copies of Swedish identity and address documents. Foreign banks need to comply with KYC and anti-money-laundering rules, which means they must be certain that the documents you submit are genuine and that the certified copies were made by a recognised authority. The typical package is a certified copy of the passport, a recent utility bill or bank statement, and, for company accounts, corporate documents and a power of attorney. The apostille on the notarisation is what makes the document acceptable to the foreign bank.

    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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