Apostille for your official translation
Some countries and institutions require the translation to be apostilled. If your application requires it, we handle everything and deliver it to you ready.
Not every application requires an apostille
An apostille certifies a Colombian signature so that another country will recognize it. Many applications (for example, with IRCC or USCIS) require the translation, not the apostille. Before you apostille, check your application's checklist or ask your agency.
The steps to apostille an official translation
- The official translation. We do it, and a certified official translator signs it.
- Signature recognition before a notary. The translator's signature is recognized before a notary. Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) does not apostille the translator's signature, but the notary's.
- Online apostille from the Cancillería. One apostille is issued per document: each translation goes in its own PDF, together with its signature recognition. The Cancillería responds within 3 business days at most, and the apostille arrives by email.
What we do
The whole process, as an add-on service to your official translation:
- We print the translation, the translator signs it by hand, and we handle the signature recognition before a notary.
- We file the online apostille request with the Cancillería.
- We deliver your apostilled translation.
It is priced per document, in your quote, and the delivery date already includes the time the process takes. Ask for it when you request your quote.
Source: Cancillería de Colombia, "Pasos para hacer su trámite" (steps for your application) for apostille and legalization (Resolution 1959 of 2020), accessed November 5, 2026. Requirements can change: check them at cancilleria.gov.co before you start.