Apostille & Legalisation
Foreign Documents Must Be Legalised in Their Country of Origin
DIRCO states that foreign public documents cannot be legalised by DIRCO and must be legalised by the country in which they were issued.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can DIRCO apostille a foreign birth certificate?
No. Foreign public documents must be legalised in the country where they were issued.
What if I live in South Africa but my document was issued overseas?
The document still follows the legalisation process of its country of origin.
Can VeriDoc handle the South African DIRCO step for a foreign document?
The South African DIRCO process cannot replace legalisation by the document's country of origin.
Source: DIRCO – Legalisation Services