Apostille · Germany-wide by post
Need an apostille for a German document? Start your order online, send us your document by post — we handle the complete apostille process with the appropriate German authority.
For German certificates, certificates of conduct, diplomas, powers of attorney, register extracts and other documents intended for use abroad.
We guide your document through the correct German apostille procedure — from the online order to the completed apostille.
One fixed price for the apostille.
Additional steps may be required depending on the document. We can take care of these for you as separate services.
For certain documents, pre-certification (Vorbeglaubigung) by the competent authority or institution is required before the apostille can be issued. This particularly applies to Certificates of Conduct, school and university certificates, diplomas and certain medical documents; in individual cases, civil-status documents may also require an additional preliminary step. We take care of this for you.
€95
We obtain a new copy of your German document for you, if the original has been lost or is no longer available.
€145
New document and subsequent apostille, from a single source.
€240
Fill out the short online form.
Send us the original of the document that needs the apostille.
We identify the correct German authority and take care of the apostille procedure for your document.
Your document is returned securely after the apostille process has been completed.
In over 20 years, no document has ever been lost with us. You have several options for sending us your document.
No document lost in over 20 years
At one of our 5 offices: Hannover, Bonn, Berlin, Munich or Hamburg.
Send your document by registered mail (Einschreiben) to our office.
Send your document by DHL Express, with standard liability coverage up to €500.
A courier can collect your document at your home or workplace, on request.
You do not need to research the procedure yourself or find the responsible authority. We take care of that for you.
For over 20 years, Danylo Ikhilchyk has been assisting clients with German documents intended for use abroad. We know the practical requirements of the German apostille process.
Different German documents are processed by different authorities. We identify the authority responsible for authenticating your specific document and take care of the procedure.
No matter where your German document was issued, we handle apostille requests throughout Germany.
If you have questions about your order, you communicate directly with our team.
You receive your document with the apostille, without handling the bureaucracy yourself.
Select your document to learn more about the apostille process and start your order online.
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Our service for obtaining an apostille for one German document costs €95, including the official fee. Return shipping is charged separately.
We begin processing your order on the same business day after receiving your document. The responsible authority usually completes the apostille within two to four weeks. In individual cases, it may take longer.
You can hand over the original in person at one of our offices, send it to us by post or DHL, or have it collected by courier on request. The original document is regularly required for the apostille.
Usually not. In most cases, the document itself is all we need.
Most German public documents can receive an apostille. If you are unsure about your document, choose “Another German Document” in the order form and describe it briefly. We will review it as part of processing your order.
An apostille is intended for countries that recognise the Hague Apostille Convention.
No. Return shipping is charged separately. Any other exclusions are listed in the Pricing section above.
For certain documents, the competent apostille authority can issue the apostille only after a preliminary certification by another authority or institution. This is mandatory for German Certificates of Conduct and is often required for school, university and certain medical documents. Whether it is required depends on the document, issuing institution and federal state. We provide this as a separate service for €95.
After starting your order online, you will immediately receive the information needed to send your document by post.
Submit your order online, send us your document by post, and we will take care of the complete apostille process.