e-Apostille in Austria(Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs)

November 1 st, 2016

1. Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration andForeign Affairs

2. The Presidents of the Regional Courts for Civil Matters of First Instance

3. The provincial Governors and the provincial Governments

Competent authoritiesfor issuing Apostilles in Austria

Issuance of the e-Apostille public e-document has to be submitted electronically

as pdf-file

relevant data is entered in the authentication register(internal offline register)

production of the e-Apostille (pdf-format)

production of an electronic file > approval

e-Apostille is signed electronically

Transmission to applicant

authentication register (offline)

Sample

PDF-Merger

1 PDF = document

1 PDF = e-Apostille

PDF-Merger

1 PDF = document + e-Apostille

verificationhttps:/ / www.signaturpruefung.gv.at

https:/ / www.signature-verification.gv.at

1. Open electronic PDF-document (= e-Apostille + document)

2. Click link on the e-Apostille :

“https:// www.signature-verification.gv.at” or“https:// www.signaturpruefung.gv.at”

3. upload document

4. click „Verify“

5. result

6. click the link to viewe-Apostille + document

7. open PDF

contacts:

+43 (0) 50 11 50 - ext.legalisation office, E-Mail: beglaubigungen@bmeia.gv.at, ext. 4425

Edeltraud MESSNER, E-Mail: edeltraud.messner@bmeia.gv.at, ext. 4429

Alfred HANDLER, E-Mail: alfred.handler@bmeia.gv.at, ext. 3346

Danke Merci Thank YouGrazie Gracias