Under what circumstances do I need to apply for Hague certification without a criminal certificate?

Author: AsiaInfo Certification Network

When your certificate of no crime is used for immigration or study in Spain, Portugal, South Korea or Greece, it is far from enough to only have a certificate of no criminal record. Take New Zealand as an example. When New Zealand's certificate of no crime is used in these countries, it needs to be certified in The Hague. The function of Hague certification is to prove the authenticity of the signature and seal on the criminal record.

Take New Zealand's certificate of innocence as an example. Is it necessary to apply for Hague certification in the United States, Canada, Spain and other countries?

New Zealand is a member country of The Hague. If the document is used in a country that is also a member country of The Hague, it needs to be certified by The Hague, for example, if it is used for studying and emigrating in Spain. Therefore, when applying for a Spanish visa or immigration, please do not notarize the document by an additional lawyer before going through The Hague certification, which will lead to the rejection of the document by the Spanish consulate.

What is the processing time and required materials for the certification of no criminal record in The Hague?

Take New Zealand as an example, apply for New Zealand's no-crime application and Hague certification

If you have applied for New Zealand's no-criminal record certificate, you only need Hague certification, and the processing time is 1-15 working days, including mailing time.

only the materials required for the Hague certification of New Zealand's certificate of no criminal record are as follows:

1) The original certificate of New Zealand's no criminal record

2) The scanned first page of the applicant's passport

The total processing time for applying for New Zealand's certificate of no criminal record and Hague certification is 7-8 weeks, including international mailing time. You can ask me for more accurate processing time.