Apostille Checklist Generator

Long-stay visas, citizenship applications, marriages abroad, and cross-border property transactions all require civil documents to be authenticated. This generator builds a tailored checklist of the typical documents you'll need to apostille (or legalise via embassy chain), based on your origin country and the type of relocation. All calculation happens in your browser — no data leaves the page.

Origin country (where documents are issued)Application type

Select origin country and application type to generate your checklist.

How to use the output

Order documents early. Apostille and legalisation processing time is the most common bottleneck in relocation timelines. FBI background checks for US applicants alone can take 8-14 weeks via the standard channeller route.
Validity windows. Most consulates require police records and civil-registry extracts to be issued within the prior 90-180 days. Plan to obtain them shortly before submitting your visa application — apostille them within the same window.
Apostille is one step. Most destinations also require translation by a sworn / certified translator after apostille. Some require the translation itself to be apostilled (Spain, Italy, Greece). Always confirm the translation chain at the destination consulate.
Originals vs copies. Apostilles are affixed to original documents (or to certified copies for documents like FBI background checks where original is not retainable). Keep digital scans of every step.
Non-Hague countries.If your origin country is not a Hague Apostille Convention party (Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, most of Sub-Saharan Africa), the "apostille" concept does not apply — instead you need full embassy legalisation: notary → home foreign ministry → destination embassy. This generator flags the difference.