Sweden document attestation is a process that allows an Swedish document to be used abroad. The most common documents attested are Swedish degree certificates, certificates of civil status (marriage, birth, and death certificates), diplomas, police clearance certificates, and affidavits. Legalization allows an Swedish document to be used abroad or a foreign document that is attested at the home country of the document to be used in Sweden.

If you want to use a Swedish documents in any foreign country, you usually need to have it legalized first. This is done with a special stamp or Aspostille sticker. Check the requirements the  document has to meet with the embassy or consulate Sweden of the country where you want to use it. You may need to have the document translated by the sworn translator before it can be legalized.

Please note that legalization procedures include several steps. The Legalization Service of the Consular Section of Sweden Department of Foreign Affairs legalizes documents issued in Sweden.

Legalisation of documents from Sweden for use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

In Sweden, the authentication  stamp can then be issued by Embassy or the Sweden Department of Foreign Affairs. It verifies the authenticity of the signature so this document we can use globally. when Swedish marriage or birth certificates are issued or re-issued for use in another country, ensure that the certificate does not contain the sentence “Specified services certificate”. This means that the certificate can be used only in Sweden.

Who issues apostilles stamp in Sweden? 

 in Sweden, only notaries public have the authority to issue an apostille. When an apostille stamp is attached to a document, it is not liable to from all forms of authentication, i.e. no further validation/legalisation is required. A list of countries that have signed the Apostille Convention is available on the Hague Conference website.

 If you are going to use  documents overseas, for business or personal reasons, you may need to have them authenticated by the the foreign embassy in Stockholm (Add: Utrikesdepartementet, UD Legaliseringar ,103 39 Stockholm)

If you require documents attested by  Sweden embassy and consular officials in the UAE to be used in another country , the consulate can authenticate the documents. The United Arab Emirates will usually require documents that originate in Norway to be legalized prior to them being used in the UAE.