Documents Can Now be Apostilled

The situation

Authorities in Bolivia now accept documents legalized with apostille, which involves a streamlined legalization process, since Bolivia has been added to the Hague Convention.

Impact

• Consular legalization is no longer required.
• Preparing Bolivian documents for use in Hague Convention countries, as well as documents from other Hague Convention countries to be used in Bolivia, is now faster. 

 

Background

Apostille of documents is beneficial as authentication can occur in one or two steps, in contrast to consular legalizations, which normally involve multiple levels of verification.

Additionally, some countries offer an electronic apostille process, which allows tracking of apostilled documents.

Looking ahead

Temporary delays may occur with document apostilling in Bolivia due to the implementation of new processes.

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