Apostilles in New Zealand
Apostille certification means that a public document is authenticated by the Department of Internal Affairs. This certificate must be affixed to the document at the Authentication Unit at the Department of Internal Affairs in Wellington.
Police clearance or background checks can be sent straight to the Authentication Unit, unless the document is computer generated, in which case it will need to be notarised first by a Notary Public. Please note that these police clearance must be no older than 6 months to be considered.
IMPORTANT NOTE: documents which have been downloaded or are photocopies not on coloured letterhead paper (such as Certificates of Incorporation or Criminal Conviction letters), even if sent to you by the Government Department concerned, do not count as originals and must be notarised before being sent to us, or an original on letterhead requested from the relevant government department.
- For more information please check: http://www.dia.govt.nz/apostille
- Email: authentication@egs.govt.nz
- Tel: (04) 470-2928
- Freephone: 0800 872 675
- Cost: 40.00 per document or set.
- Pay by: cheque (payable to "The Department of Internal Affairs")
- Pay by: visa/master card or you can pay with cash or debit at the office
- Address For Courier or In-Person Visits:
- Authentication Unit
Level 13, Prime Property Tower,
86-90 Lambton Quay,
Wellington 6011 - Address For Applications by Standard Post:
- Authentication Unit
Department of Internal Affairs
PO Box 805
Wellington 6140
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