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

It often happens that civil status documents are lost or damaged, or it is necessary to obtain current copies of documents. In this case, it is necessary to reclaim duplicates of documents. Often, those who have left Andorra face difficulties in this procedure. Our service allows you to reclaim documents in Andorra remotely, and we can carry out courier delivery of the document to anywhere in the world.

Validity of civil status documents in Andorra

Civil status documents issued in Andorra generally have a validity period of no more than 6 months, after which they must be replaced with new ones containing up-to-date data.

When to obtain duplicate documents in Andorra

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 Andorra:

• 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

Obtaining civil status documents is possible in the Unified Civil Register. Before the creation of the civil register in 1997, all certificates were registered in the churches of each parish. The procedure for submitting documents is possible both online and in person.

Apostille and legalization of documents in Andorra

The Principality of Andorra ratified the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 establishing a simplified procedure for the legalization of documents by means of an apostille on 15 April 1996. The Convention entered into force in Andorra on 31 December 1996. You can order an apostille for copies and duplicates of documents from Andorra from us. As a rule, certification of documents with an apostille takes about two weeks.

Deadlines for requesting documents in Andorra

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 Andorra

Copies and duplicates of civil status documents can be translated into Russian or another language by a sworn translator in Andorra or the translation can be done in the destination country. 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.

Our advantages

• Personal approach to each order
• Transparency
• High quality of service
• Speed ​​of document processing
• Optimization of your financial costs
• Legal impeccability of all procedures