Poland in New Zealand

Legalisation is a certification that a document has been issued by a relevant authority. By legalising a document, the consul certifies the authenticity of signature/s and stamp/s of a foreign official, which allows you to use a foreign official document in Poland. 

Legalisation is required for states for and by stats that are not parties to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents of 5 October 1961 (Journal of Laws of 2005, no. 112, item 938).

The consul can only legalise originals and official copies of documents. Photocopies and computer printouts cannot be legalised. The documents must be authenticated by the competent local authority before you present them to the consul. In most countries authentication is made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice or another central authority of the document's country of origin. The consul will refuse to legalise documents without prior superlegalisation.

You can book your appointment by getting in touch with the Polish Embassy: tel. +64 4 499 7844 or by email: wellington.consul@msz.gov.pl

If a foreign authority requires legalisation of a Polish document, please visit Polish MFA's website.