1. To authenticate a document that has been issued in Malta, the applicant has to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malta.
2. Please make sure the documents that you are carrying are eligible for authentication.
3. The applicant can also contact the embassy or consulate of Malta in other countries to get documents authenticated.
   
   

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Palazzo Parisio

Merchants Street,

Valletta. VLT 1170

Telephone : 21242191

Fax : 21236604

Email : info.mfa@gov.mt

Website

Embassies and Consulate Information

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Palazzo Parisio
Merchants Street,
Valletta. VLT 1170
Telephone : 21242191
Fax : 21236604
Email : info.mfa@gov.mt
Website
Embassies and Consulate Information

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

A fee of 20.00 per document is charged. However in the cases of personal documents such as certificates issued from the Public Registry or University (school) certificates, a fee of 12.00 per document is charged. Payment may be effected either by cheque payable to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cash or alternatively by visa card. Adoption documents are legalised free of charge upon presentation of a covering letter issued from the Adoption Agency.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

• Original documents that have been issued by Public Entities in Malta such as the Public Registry, Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the Malta Police Force, and the University of Malta amongst others.
• Copies of documents which are notarised as being true copies of originals by Public Notaries and Lawyers who are duly registered with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
• Translations: endorsement of translated documents will be carried out only if the translator's signature is registered with the Ministry.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

This procedure provides you information related to how to authenticate documents in Malta.

• Official documents that require a legalisation must always contain an original signature of a person based in Malta and registered with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Documents will be legalised once the signature has been matched with the original signature available at the Ministrys database.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help

More information which might help people.