Legalization

 Indonesia is a contracting party of the Convention of 5 October 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961 Convention/Apostille Convention), starting from 4 June 2022.

As stipulated in Article 1 and 2 of the Convention, Indonesia exempts the legalisation requirement for public documents issued by another contracting party of the Convention for use in Indonesia.

Furthermore, the Government of Indonesia appoints the Directorate of Central Authority and International Law under the Ministry of Law and Human Rights as its competent authority. During the transition period, the office will only issue an Apostille certificate for public documents listed below and any new additional documents to be included in the list will be circulated in due course:

  1. Divorce Papers
  2. Death Certificates
  3. Birth Certificates
  4. Marriage Certificates
  5. Court Orders
  6. Halal Certificates
  7. Waqaf Certificates
  8. Hibah Certificates
  9. Academic Certificates and Awards
  10. Skill Training Certificates
  11. Professional Certificates
  12. Sworn Translations
  13. Notarised Documents
  14. Identity Documents
  15. Driving Licences
  16. Criminal Record Checks
  17. Statement Letters
  18. Memorandum of Understanding
  19. Acknowledgment or Endorsement of Children Certificates
  20. Determination/Intangible of Cultural Heritage Certificates
  21. Approval document for the Transfer/Cooperation of State-Owned Overseas Assets

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