Belize - Get Document Authenticated or Attestation

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Procedure

To get your documents or certificate authenticated, please get in touch with the following listed out officials appropriately.

If you are living inside Belize.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NEMO Building, PO Box 174

Belmopan, Belize, CA

Phone: (501)-822-2322/2167

Fax: (501)-822-2854

Email: [email protected]

Monday-Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Other ways of contact : Contact Information

If you are living outside Belize.
If you are living outside Belize, please contact Embassies and Consulates : Contact Information Embassies and Consulates

Following link has more information related to document authentication : More information

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Required Documents

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

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NEMO Building, PO Box 174
Belmopan, Belize, CA
Phone: (501)-822-2322/2167
Fax: (501)-822-2854
Email: [email protected]
Monday-Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Other ways of contact : Contact Information

If you are living outside Belize, please contact Embassies and Consulates : Contact Information Embassies and Consulates

Eligibility

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Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Related Videos

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Instructions

• Certifying documents is a process of verifying documents that originate in one country for use in another country.
• The process is also called authenticating. Authentication is the process of certifying a document so a foreign countrys legal system will recognize it.
• It is a governmental act by which designated public officials certify to the genuineness of the signature and seal of the official who has executed, issued, or notarized a document.
• The process does not certify the authenticity of a document or give approval of its content; it merely relates to the signature, seal and origin of a document.
  
  

Following listed are the types of document that can be authenticated

• Public records and public documents for use in other countries.
• Public records (such as: birth and death certificates, marriage certificates, immigration documents, hospital records, and school records, etc) which are issued by national institutions (such as the Vital Statistics Unit, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health, the Immigration Department, etc)
• Official public documents. NOTE: MFA certifies the signature of the highest authority responsible for such documents, usually a government ministry or department. For example, a school diploma should first be legalized by the Ministry of Education, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs certifies the signature of the official at the Ministry of Education.
• Documents that are notarized by a notary public in Belize. These are considered documents which can be certified at MFA.

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

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e.g. Birth Certificate - why do we need to have a birth certificate? 

Information which might help

• This is not a Apostille. Apostilles are in a specific form and are issued by the competent authority, being the Registrar General in Belize. There is a charge of $50 for an Apostille.
• Certifying statements are less formal than Apostilles, there is no charge for them, and in Belize they are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and not the Registrar General.
• Certifying statements are to be used for countries which have not signed or are not participating non-member states to the Hague Convention.
• Certifying statements are also used for educational records which must be sent to certain foreign universities.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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