General

For international transactions, the Government Chancellery certifies signatures of authorized signatories of the state administration, the courts, notaries and notarial substitutes as well as the heads of municipalities and authorized signatories of municipalities.

Over-certifications are divided into "superlegalization" (or super-certification) and apostille. The type of superlegalization required depends on the country in which the document is to be recognized.

Apostille

A document or certificate with an apostille from the Government Chancellery is recognized worldwide in those countries that have acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961.

List of contracting states to the Hague Convention
Hague Convention of October 5, 1961

Superlegalization

If a country is not a contracting state, superlegalization is required. In this case, the consulate responsible for Liechtenstein must additionally certify the superlegalization of the government chancellery so that the document is valid in the country.

For most countries, it is also possible to obtain superlegalization by post via the Liechtenstein embassy in Bern.

Please note

• An administrative fee of CHF 30 is charged for each over-certification. The fee can be paid in cash or with the usual credit/debit cards.
• Over-certifications are issued for original signatures. Copies cannot be notarized.