{"id":928,"date":"2026-04-08T14:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambacongo.de\/legalisierung-und-bescheinigungen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:15:14","slug":"legalization-and-certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ambacongo.de\/en\/legalization-and-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS AND CONSULAR CERTIFICATES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"928\" class=\"elementor elementor-928 elementor-497\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5360b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5360b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68822b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c68822b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS AND CONSULAR CERTIFICATES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9730e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9730e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Consular Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Congo in Germany provides document legalization services as well as the issuance of administrative certificates intended for nationals and users.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286c7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"286c7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOCUMENT LEGALIZATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd1868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd1868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legalization consists of certifying a document in order to grant it official value before the competent authorities. The documents concerned include:<br>\n\n\u2013 Civil status documents<br>\n\u2013 Diplomas and academic transcripts<br>\n\u2013 Certificates and declarations<br>\n\u2013 Administrative or legal documents<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e408dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e408dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONSULAR CERTIFICATES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f467c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f467c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Consular Service issues, in particular, the following certificates:<br>\n\n\u2013 Nationality certificate<br>\n\u2013 Residence certificate<br>\n\u2013 Life certificate<br>\n\u2013 Certificate of celibacy<br>\n\u2013 Other consular certificates<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9caec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c9caec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REQUIRED DOCUMENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0cb9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e0cb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For any request for document legalization or certificate issuance, the following documents are generally required:<br>\n\n\u2013 Copy of a valid identity document or passport<br>\n\u2013 Original document to be legalized or certified<br>\n\u2013 Photocopy of the document<br>\n\u2013 Proof of payment of consular fees<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69978aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69978aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONSULAR SERVICE HOURS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415303c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"415303c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission and collection of files take place from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e70f5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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