Requirements to legalize foreign documents for consular procedures in Cuba

Specialists of Bufetes Especializados de Cuba detailed this weekend, the requirements to legalize foreign documents for consular procedures on the island. Before any legal procedure on the island, legalization and certification is indispensable, more details immediately.

Before submitting them to Cuban consulates, you need these documents to be previously legalized by the competent authorities of the issuing country and, if they are written in another language, they must be translated into Spanish by an accredited translator.

According to the villaclareña headquarters of the Specialized Law Firms on the island, both the original document and its translation require legalization in the country of origin and subsequently before the cuban consulate corresponding.

In the event that consular procedures are carried out by mail, courier agency or through third parties, an additional charge for non-personal processing will be applied.

Consular services to legalize foreign documents in Cuba available to Cuban citizens

The consulates of Cuba offer a wide variety of services for Cuban citizens abroad, including immigration procedures and documentation such as: consular registration, passport renewal, identity and travel documents, extension of stay abroad, residency abroad, application for residency in Cuba and application for Cuban citizenship.

In addition, according to Bufetes, these notarial services are also offered, such as marriage and transcription of marriage, divorce, general and special powers of attorney, authorization for travel of minors, declaration of heirs.

Also, certifications and legalizationsThe company provides services such as certification of birth, death, bachelorhood, marriage, criminal record, certification of legal capacity for marriage, educational and foreigner certifications, certificate of nationality and citizenship, certification of last will and testament, request and location of documents in Cuba, and transfer of corpses and ashes to Cuba.

For further information, this specialized law firm offers the following e-mail address: [email protected]. In the rest of the Cuban provinces, there are also similar means of communication.