If you need to use a document issued by bodies of the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic abroad, you can request higher verification of that document from the tax administrator.
If the document is endorsed with higher verification by the General Financial Directorate, you can subsequently request that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (“MFA”) affix the apostille clause (“apostille”) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - see the service Higher Verification of a Domestic Public Document with an Apostille Clause of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
You need to use a document issued by bodies of the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic abroad.
The service can be used at any time.
A Request for legalization (higher verification) of a document, which may be written in free form, containing:
1. Identification details:
2. Tax identification number (if assigned),
3. Contact details: telephone, e-mail,
4. Identification of the document to be subject to higher verification: document title and reference number (if assigned),
5. The purpose, and the name of the country for which legalization (higher verification) is required,
6. How you wish to receive the verified document: in person or by post,
7. Identification of the signatory.
Sign the Request for legalization (higher verification) of a document in your own hand and deliver it in person to the filing office or by post to the address of the locally competent tax office.
If you have indicated in your request that you will collect the verified document in person, it will be issued to you at the address of the General Financial Directorate:
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A Request for legalization (higher verification) of a document, which may be written in free form, containing:
1. Identification details:
2. Tax identification number (if assigned),
3. Contact details: telephone, e-mail,
4. Identification of the document to be subject to higher verification: document title and reference number (if assigned),
5. The purpose, and the name of the country for which legalization (higher verification) is required,
6. How you wish to receive the verified document: in person or by post,
7. Identification of the signatory.
You can submit your Request for legalization (higher verification) of a document via:
If you have indicated in your request that you will collect the verified document in person, it will be issued to you at the address of the General Financial Directorate:
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The service provides higher verification of a document issued by the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic, which is necessary for any subsequent issuance of an apostille by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic for the purposes of using the verified document abroad.
No appeal may be lodged against this service.
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Further information on document legalization (higher verification) and subsequent use abroad is available on the website of the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic. To request an apostille, contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Consular Department - Legalization of Public Documents Hradčanské náměstí 5 110 00 Prague 1 The list of apostille-member states is available on the website of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic in the file entitled: Information on Verification of Czech Public Documents for Use Abroad. The official list of apostille states is then published (in English and French) on the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in the section dedicated to apostilles. It includes dozens of states around the world.
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