You can certify documents for use in the Republic of Serbia in two ways:
- by personal arrival at the Embassy in Ottawa.
If you come to the Embassy in Ottawa in person, you can perform the following document certifications:
or
- if you are not able to come in person, you can certify the document at any Canadian notary, and then certify it with an APOSTILLE stamp. You can find a list of authorized offices for the certification of documents by apostille
here.
NOTARIZATION OF A SIGNATURE FOR THE POWER OF ATTORNEY OR STATEMENT
Notarization of a signature on private document which is in Serbian language (authorization letter, power of attorney or statement) for use in the Republic of Serbia can be done in person at the Embassy on the basis of valid identification document of the Republic of Serbia (passport or personal ID card) or passport of Canada. The document must be signed at the Embassy.
Please contact the Embassy in case the signee:
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is not able to read or sign the document
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doesn't speak Serbian language
The consular fee for notarization of a signature is 61 CAD and must be paid by debit card only (ways to pay). We don't accept cash or personal checks.
If the giver of the power of attorney or declaration is not able to come to the Embassy in person, the private document can be signed in front of a Canadian notary and then it must be authenticated with an APOSTILLE seal.
LEGALIZATION OF A DOCUMENT SIGNED BEFORE A CANADIAN NOTARY PUBLIC
If you are not able to come to the Embassy in person, your document (Power of Attorney, Statement, Authorization Letter) may be signed before a Canadian Notary Public and then legalized in a proper way in order to be used and accepted in Serbia.
If your document is:
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Inheritance Statement
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Power of Attorney to purchase/sell real estate in Serbia, or Statement or Declaration regarding this purchase/sale
If the giver of the power of attorney or declaration is not able to come to the Embassy in person, the private document can be signed in front of a Canadian notary and then it must be authenticated with an APOSTILLE seal.
THE INHERITANCE STATEMENT OR DECLARATION
The Inheritance Statement is a document that should be signed exclusively at the Embassy premises. The procedure is described in the first paragraph of this page (Notarization of signature for the Power of Attorney)
In case you live far away from this Embassy or you are not in a position to come in person, then you should compose (or by some Serbian lawyer or by Serbian Notary) the Power Attorney regarding the inheritance statement. This way you will authorize the person in Serbia to give your statement before the judge or Notary Public in Serbia. The procedure of legalization has been described in the paragraph Legalization of a document signed before a Canadian Notary Public, on this page.
CERTIFYING A PHOTOCOPY OF A DOCUMENT
The Embassy can certify a photocopy of the document. In this case it is necessary to submit the original document and a photocopy of the same. The consular fee for the certification of a photocopy is 43 CAD. (ways to pay) (shipping by mail service)
For further information, please contact consul.ottawa@mfa.rs.
