Embassy & consulate legalization in Chiayi City
Documents from Chiayi City are notarized, if needed, within the jurisdiction of the Chiayi District Court, authenticated at the BOCA Southwestern (Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan) Office in Chiayi, and legalized at the representative office concerned, most of which are in Taipei. Clients in East District and West District can send originals by courier and receive them back without making a single trip.
Request a quote for Embassy & consulate legalizationBOCA's Southwestern Office is located in Chiayi City, so documents from Chiayi can often be authenticated locally before being sent to a representative office in Taipei.
Because Taiwan is outside the Apostille Convention, a Taiwanese document that will be used abroad usually needs a chain of authentications. Private documents such as declarations or powers of attorney are first authenticated by a notary. Public documents and notarized documents are then authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA, 外交部領事事務局). Finally, the representative office of the destination country in Taiwan legalizes the document.
Every document is different, so we quote each request individually. Send us a scan and you will receive a fixed price.
What is included
- Checking the current requirements of the destination country
- Notarization of private documents or translations
- Authentication at the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA)
- Legalization at the destination country's embassy or representative office
- Filing of application forms, cover letters and fee payments
- Certified translation into the destination country's language
How it works
Tell us the destination country and the purpose of the document.
We confirm the legalization chain and send a fixed quote.
We notarize the document or translation, if required.
We submit the document to BOCA for authentication.
We submit it to the representative office for legalization and return it to you.
Questions and answers
Do I need to come to your office from Chiayi City?
No. Clients in Chiayi City can send scans for a quote by email and courier originals to us. When a step requires you in person, such as signing before a notary, we arrange it within the jurisdiction of the Chiayi District Court.
Which countries require legalization of Taiwanese documents?
Almost every country that receives a Taiwanese public document requires some form of authentication, and many also require legalization by their own office in Taiwan. The exact chain depends on the country and on the authority that will receive the document, so we confirm it with every quote.
My destination country has no representative office in Taiwan. What happens then?
In that case the document is usually authenticated by BOCA and then legalized by that country's embassy or consulate in a third country that covers Taiwan. We coordinate this through our international network.
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Tell us about your document
Send a scan and a few lines about where it will be used. We reply with the steps you need and a fixed price.