This Mexican Embassy can legalize signatures and seals contained in foreign public documents that are issued in countries not adherent to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 (Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Togo, or Central African Republic), previously legalized by the authorities empowered to do so in the respective issuing country. The procedure consists of an act of certification by a consular officer so that those documents are valid in Mexico.
Requirement:
- Request at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Togo, or Central African Republic the certification of the signature and/or seal on the document to be legalized.
The legalization of foreign documents is carried out on the original foreign signatures and/or seals.
Procedure:
- Once the documentation is gathered, the interested party or a third party can submit it in original and copy to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mexico in Nigeria, along with the contact details of the interested person, at 2129 Abdu Abu Bakar Crescent, Sunrise Hills Estate, Asokoro, Abuja, FCT Nigeria.
- The Consular Section will verify your documentation and, if the legalization proceeds, will contact you to make the payment of the corresponding fees of 53 USD. Payment must be made in Naira, using the official exchange rate, to the following bank account: Zenith Bank, in the name of Embassy of Mexico-consular, account number 1016665586. Please present the payment receipt.
- Once the Embassy receives the payment and the legalization is carried out, you will be informed of the date when the legalized documents will be delivered, if applicable.