Apostille · Spain
Apostilles for U.S. documents going to Spain
Spain has been a party to the Apostille Convention since September 25, 1978, and the Consulate General of Spain in New York says all foreign public documents must be legalized or apostilled to be valid in Spain, with the apostille issued only by the authorities of the country that issued the document. So a U.S. document for a Spanish visa, residency or registry goes to the U.S. office that certifies it, not to a Spanish consulate. We prepare New Jersey apostilles and route federal documents such as FBI checks to the U.S. Department of State.
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Send the apostille requestThe Consulate General of Spain in New York puts it this way: "all foreign public documents must be legalized or apostilled to be valid in Spain," and "the Hague apostille is the exclusive competence of the authorities of the country issuing the document." The Convention, it notes, abolished the legalization requirement between member states.
The route for a U.S. document
- Ask the Spanish office (the consulate for a visa, or the office in Spain for residency or a registry) exactly which documents it wants, how recent they must be, and whether it wants an official translation into Spanish. The consulate's page says it answers questions about legalization and apostille by email.
- Public record (birth, marriage, court record) from New Jersey: a certified copy, then the New Jersey apostille from the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services.
- Private document (power of attorney, affidavit, bank or employer letter): signed before a New Jersey notary, then the New Jersey apostille on the notary's signature.
- Federal document, such as an FBI background check: the U.S. Department of State issues the apostille.
Records from other states go to that state's own apostille office; see apostilles in every state. Translations, if Spain asks for them, are a separate step.
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We handle the paperwork steps only. We are not lawyers or immigration consultants, we never prepare USCIS forms, and nothing here is legal, immigration or tax advice. The receiving office decides what it accepts, so no acceptance or turnaround is guaranteed.
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Who decides what Spain accepts?
The office in Spain that receives the document. Ask it what certificate, translation and age of document it wants before you order anything.
Can you translate the document too?
We arrange certified translation through a partner from $29 per page. Ask the receiving office whether the translation goes before or after the certificate.
Do you prepare immigration forms?
No. We never prepare USCIS or other immigration forms and don't give immigration advice. We handle the certification steps for documents you already have.