If you're travelling overseas for (or during) a major cultural, sporting or religious event, you may need to take extra precautions.

The Australian Government can provide some notarial services. The services we provide depends if requested in Australia or overseas. We charge fees for our service.

Foreign authorities may request a document to be issued with an Apostille or an Authentication certificate before they will accept it. This is called ‘legalisation’.

Explore this page for information about how to find out if you need your document legalised and which documents we can legalise in Australia.

A community hub for Smartraveller information and advice in Arabic (العربية).

A community hub for Smartraveller information and advice in Simplified Chinese (中文 简体).

A community hub for Smartraveller information and advice in Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia).

Explore this page for information about staying safe and secure during the Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah (Mecca).