The Legalization is a process in which the consular officer certifies the signature and stamp of a public server that appears in official documents with the main objective that those documents will have effects in the country of the consular officer.
Countries that are not members of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents should continue to legalize their documents. In the case of Ghana, all documents must be legalized to be accepted and valid before Mexican authorities.
The Embassy of Mexico only legalizes the following documents:
Public documents with the recognized signature and stamp of public servers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana such as the following certificates:
- Certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, and death.
- Academic transcripts and professional certificates.
- Copies and notarial certificates, powers of attorney.
- Records, certificates, and documents issued by the Government of Ghana.
- Judgments and judicial resolutions.
- Medical certificates certified by a notary public.
Documents that will not be legalized are the following:
Those without the recognized signature and stamp of public servers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana such as:
- Wallet-size birth certificates.
- Translations or photocopies of documents that have not been stamped and signed by a notary public.
- School documents that do not have the name and signature of the authority that issued them.
In order to legalize your document at the Embassy, the petitioner shall do the following:
- If the document is not issued by a Ghanaian Institution, first legalize it with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of origin.
- All documents regardless of the country of origin have to be certified with the Judicial Services of Ghana (Notary Public).
- Certify the document with the Legal and Consular Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana.
- Request an appointment for legalization via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the details of the submitted documents. Appointments will be given by email ONLY, and a print out of the confirmation email will be requested at the entrance. Failure to present the confirmation email or forged confirmation emails will lead to refusal of entry.
- Present the original and one photocopy of the document at the Embassy on the day of your appointment.
- Pay a fee of $51 U.S. dollars (not cedi equivalent). Legalization fee is per document paid in US dollars, the payment details will be given to you at the Embassy on the appointment day.