Procurement of documents in Haiti

Schmidt & Schmidt provides services for the retrieval of civil status documents, as well as obtaining duplicates of lost or damaged documents in Haiti with their subsequent legalization and translation.

If your personal documents are lost or damaged or you need to obtain current copies of documents it is necessary to request duplicates of documents. Often, those who have left Haiti face difficulties in this procedure. Our service allows you to request documents in Haiti remotely and we can carry out courier delivery of the document to anywhere in the world.

Validity of civil status documents in Haiti

Civil status documents issued in Haiti are generally valid indefinitely. However, the receiving party may impose time limits.

When to obtain duplicate documents in Haiti

A duplicate birth certificate, marriage certificate, name change certificate, divorce certificate, criminal record certificate or death certificate may be required to register a marriage abroad, a newborn child, citizenship, inheritance, data verification for pension applications, opening bank accounts, employment and other bureaucratic issues.

What documents can be requested in Haiti:

Birth certificate
Marriage certificate
Certificate of change of surname
Divorce certificate
Death certificate
Certificates of good conduct
Educational documents
Other civil status documents

Required documents for docuement procurement

Since civil status documents are personal documents containing personal data, they can only be requested by their owners or persons authorized by them. That is, first of all, to request documents, we will need a signed power of attorney from the owner of the document. Additionally:

Copy of passport
Birth data and name and surname change
Data on the place of registration of civil status records

Responsible authorities

Civil status documents can be obtained from the offices of the National Archives of Haiti.

Consular legalization of documents in Haiti

The Republic of Haiti is not a signatory to the Hague Convention of 05.10.1961, which established a simplified procedure for legalization of public documents by certifying them with an apostille. Therefore, it is possible to legalize public documents in Haiti, as well as for their subsequent use on the territory of the republic, only through the consular legalization procedure. You can order an apostille for copies and duplicates of documents from Haiti from us. As a rule, certifying documents with an apostille takes about two weeks.

Deadlines for requesting documents in Haiti

Requesting documents usually takes about two weeks, in some cases, depending on the processing time of the application by local authorities, the terms may differ.
Requesting certified copies of educational documents takes about two weeks. This period does not include the time required for legalization of documents and their translation.

Notarized translation of documents from

Copies and duplicates of civil status documents can be translated into Russian or another language by a sworn translator in Haiti or the translation can be done in the destination country. The company "Schmidt and Schmidt" provides services for the translation of civil status documents with their subsequent certification. The cost of work is calculated based on the volume of a specific document.