*** Transcriber's Note: Please set your voice synthesiser to read most punctuation. When you encounter the caret sign at the end of a line, please enter the applicable information, if necessary. *** Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Te tono Whakatuturu i tetahi tuhinga Request a document Authentication or Apostille Before you send this application, check: • the overseas authority’s requirements, and • that your documents meet New Zealand’s requirements for an Authentication or Apostille. Before you apply Overseas authorities may have specific requirements for: • the age of documents • translations, and • processing documents either as individual documents or a set of documents. We cannot help with these requirements. You must contact the relevant authority directly if you have any questions about them. The Department of Internal Affairs has specific requirements depending on the type of document. Visit www.govt.nz/authentication-unit-document-requirements for more information on document requirements. If your document requires notarisation, you will need to find a Notary Public near you. We do not accept documents witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or a solicitor. To view our current processing timeframes, go to www.govt.nz/bdmtimeframes We will only process applications urgently in exceptional circumstances. These include death repatriation, adoption, court cases or urgent surgeries. Print ‘URGENT’ on the form and explain why you need your request processed urgently. Further information and our contact details can be found at: www.govt.nz/authentications Te tono Whakatuturu i tetahi tuhinga Request a document Authentication or Apostille 1. Name of the country you are intending to use the documents in: Name of country (this country needs to be outside New Zealand) ^ 2. Type of authentication The process is country specific so please check www.govt.nz/authentications for: • the list of Apostille and Authentication countries, and • any specific requirements Fees An Apostille or e-Apostille costs NZ$32. Any additional Apostilles or e-Apostilles will cost NZ$15. A Category A Authentication will cost NZ$65. Any additional Category A Authentications will cost NZ$31. A Category B Authentication will cost NZ$195. Any additonal Category B Authentication will cost NZ$61. Indicate the type of authentication you require: I want a paper Apostille Yes or No ^ I want an e-Apostille Yes or No ^ I want a paper Category A Authentication Yes or No ^ I want a paper Category B Authentication and have provided the other required documents according to www.govt.nz/authentications Yes or No ^ 3. Do you have more than 1 document? I have only 1 document Yes or No ^ I have more than 1 document Yes or No ^ If you have only 1 document, go to Section 4. If you have more than 1 document, fill in the rest of this section. You can have your document processed as a set or individually. A ‘set’ means all documents will be bound together with 1 certificate of Authentication or Apostille. Otherwise each individual document will have its own certificate of Authentication or Apostille. If you are requesting an Apostille we can only authenticate documents as a set if the signature/seal on the documents are the same. Indicate how you would like your documents processed: As a set Yes or No ^ Each as an individual document Yes or No ^ If you need a combination of sets and individual documents describe here: ^ 4. Do you need your document translated into another language? Yes or No ^ If you do not need your document translated, go to Section 5. If you do need your document translated, fill in this section. Translation fee The standard translation cost is NZ$95. The Translation Service (www.dia.govt.nz/Translation-Service) will tell you if the fee is different for your translation. Your document will be forwarded to the Translation Service to process before it can be Apostilled or Authenticated. Language for translation ^ Provide the characters/spellings of all names on the translation, if applicable: ^ 5. Your details Your name ^ Company name (if applying on behalf of an organisation) ^ Email ^ Phone ^ 6. Delivery If you are ordering an e-Apostille we will email it to you. We do not offer standard post for security reasons. Choose a delivery method: I want the item(s) couriered to a New Zealand address for $5 Yes or No ^ I want the item(s) couriered to an overseas address for $15 to $30 Yes or No ^ The cost to courier to Australia, Asia, Pacific is $15. The cost to courier to the USA is $20. The cost to courier to Europe is $25.The cost to courier to the rest of world (includes: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Croatia, Greece, Georgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova) is $30. Contact us if you are unsure whether we can deliver to your country. Delivery address Delivery name ^ Street number and name ^ Suburb ^ Town or city ^ State ^ Country (if not New Zealand) ^ Postcode ^ Contact phone number ^ 7. Fees Authentication/Apostille fee from section 2 and 3 ^ Translation fee from section 4 ^ Courier fee from section 6 ^ Total amount to pay ^ 8. Do you have any additional instructions? ^ 16. Payment 16a. Card payment Please charge my debit or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Prezzy) Yes or No ^ Card number ^ Card expiry date ^ Name on card ^ Cardholder signature ^ 16b. Invoice This payment option is for New Zealand based corporate customers who have set up an invoicing agreement with the Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand corporate customers who want to set up an invoicing agreement should contact us. Invoice my company Yes or No ^ Customer number ^ Reference you want to appear on the invoice: ^ Next steps Print and sign the form. Return the form, appropriate fee(s), and documents to us by one of the below methods. Send by post to: Authentication Unit PO Box 10526 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Send by courier: Authentication Unit Level 2 7 Waterloo Quay Wellington 6011 New Zealand Drop off in person: Visit www.govt.nz/bdm/contactus to book an appointment at one of our public offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Sydney and London. Last updated 29 September 2023