Mauritius - Legalisation of Official Documents (Apostille)

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To apply for Apostille of documents i.e Legalisation of Documents, the applicant should make the application to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) at this address: New Government Centre, 2nd Floor. Veiw the Prime Minister's Office’s contact details in “Office Locations & Contacts” section below.
2. Prepare the documents to be apostilled and the National Identification card of the applicant. Note that any person applying for an apostille on behalf of another person must produce the applicant's Identity Card, along with their Identity Card.
3. Then the applicant should visit the POM office and pay the apostille application fee as explained in the “Fees” section below at the cash section and obtain the payment receipt.
4. Upon payment of the requisite apostille fee, the applicant should submit the document/s to be apostilled along with their identity card and the payment receipt to the official at the apostille service desk. Note that an applicant applying on behalf of Companies, Notaries, Solicitors, Travel Agents, etc, should produce a letter clearly stating the number and description of documents each time they are submitted.​
5. Once the documents are submitted, the official at the service desk will verify the documentation and issue the applicant an apostille acknowledgment receipt with the application details. Note that the Submission of documents to be apostilled is from 9 am to 3 pm.
6. Then the document/s will be forward to the responsible authority for legalization.
7. The document/s will be authenticated by the authority thereby legalizing them as required by law.
8. Then the applicant should visit the Prime Minister's Office in two days from the day of the apostille application between 10.00 am to 2.00 pm with the acknowledgment receipt and collect the legalized document. Note if the applicant loses the Apostille acknowledgment receipt, the applicant should produce a letter stating the document they submitted and its proper description.

Abroad Application

1. To apply for Apostille of documents i.e Legalisation of Documents form abroad, the applicants should contact the Mauritius diplomatic mission in the country that he/she is currently residing in first and schedule an appointment if required.Please view the Mauritius Diplomatic Mission contact details through this Mauritius Diplomatic Missions Abroad contact.
2. Then the applicant should visit the embassy office with their identification document and submit the original copy of the document they wish to legalize to the attending officer. Note that any person applying for an apostille on behalf of another person must produce the applicant's and his/her identification document.
3. Pay the required processing fee, upon which you will be issued with an acknowledgment receipt. Please note that the processing fee varies between embassies.
4. Upon legalizing of copies of the documents submitted, you will be notified, re-visit the embassy with the acknowledgment receipt and identification document and collect your apostilled document/s on the turn around date mentioned in the acknowledgment receipt.

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Required Documents

Documents to be produced by applicants

• National Identification Card.
• Payment Receipt.
• A letter clearly stating the number and description of documents (Applicant applying on behalf of Companies, Notaries, Solicitors, Travel Agents, etc)
• Acknowledgment receipt

The List of Documents that can be legalized are as follows
CLASS A
Documents from Civil Status or any other foreign bodies responsible for Civil Status matters

• Birth Certificates
• Marriage Certificates
• Death Certificates
• Publication of Marriage
• Certificate of Marital Status
• Attestation of Marriage Certificates
• Identity Cards
• Certificates of Character from DPP’s Office
• Divorce Judgments
• Copies of Medical Certificates
• Translated documents
• Affidavits
• Educational Certificates / Diplomas / Degrees
• Police Attestations for personal use
• Bills/invoices for personal use

CLASS B

• Documents from Supreme Court
• Power of Attorney (POA)
• Certificate of Incorporation and Incumbency (COI), Certificate of Current Standing, Business Registration Card, etc.
• Expeditions
• Written Resolutions of Board of Directors
• Bills/Invoices for businesses

CLASS C (OTHER DOCUMENTS)

• Registrar of Companies
• Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, - Trade and Sanitary Documents
• Police - Attestations for businesses
• Passport and Immigration Office - Permits

Office Locations & Contacts

Prime Minister's OfficeCitizenship Department
Address: Level 4, Government Centre,
Port Louis
Telephone: (+230) 201-3587
Email: [email protected]
Website
Mauritius Diplomatic Missions Abroad contact

Eligibility

• Citizens and foreign residents in Mauritius who wish to legalize Mauritius public documents are eligible to apply.

Fees

Processing Fees for Documents that can be legalized as listed under the “Required Documents” section above.
CLASS A

• Citizen – Rs. (MUR) 100(per document).
• Non-citizen – Rs. (MUR) 500(per document).

CLASS B

• Rs. (MUR) 500 (per document).

CLASS C

• Rs. (MUR)500 (per document).

Validity

• The legalization of a document is valid for the lifetime of the document.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for the legalization of documents is two working days.

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Required Information

• Full name of the applicant.
• State the document(s) that need to be legalized.
• Contact details.

Need for the Document

• An Apostille is a documentary device by which a government department authenticates a document as genuine, thereby legalizing it for use in another member country as stipulated by law. Note that Once the document has been apostilled it is automatically deemed legalized for use in another member country.

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• Prime Minister's Office

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