Authentication and Legalization

Legalization

The documents that require legalization or authentication cannot be sent by email or copied.

All applications for the legalization of documents must be Present by in person or by post in the Embassy.

Online visit https://digitalmofa.com/

Consular Service Bank Account Number

 Commerzbank Berlin

Account No. – 2673978          IBAN:   DE31 1004 0000 0267397800

BLZ –10040000                     Swift Code (BIC): COBADEFFXXX

Documents that can be authenticated at the Embassy

Birth or Marriage certificates, educational qualifications, Driving licenses and other similar documents.

As well as Court decisions and orders, and other pecuniary documents

Instructions

  • A document originated in Germany, Berlin, that will be expected to go to Ethiopia should be legalized by MOFA, the Ministry of Justice, the courts (Landgerch), the Chamber of Industry and Chamber of Commerce, and other authorized institutions.
  • A document originated in German regions that will be expected to go to Ethiopia must be signed and stamped by the regional council; for school matters, the office of science, research, and art; the courts (Landgerch); the chamber of commerce; and another authorized body.
  • A document originated in Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Lichtenstein must be legalized by their ministry of foreign affairs.

To all document senders and those present in person

  • You will send an authenticated document that must be original.
  • You have to write a letter about it, including how many documents and what do you want from the Embassy and any other expressions about it.
  • You send by post, DHL, and other mail.
  • Payment of the service fee should be by bank transfer, and the receipt should be sent with the document. Don’t send money by post (only bank transfers).
  • Name of an individual or organization
  • Service requested (e.g., legalization)
  • Resident ID or passport copy
  • Postal address and return post 
  • Telephone Number

Submit your documents at the Embassy

All applications must be made by in person or by  post .

Please submit your documents to the following address:

Consular Department
Embassy of Ethiopia

Boothstraße 20 a,

12207 Berlin

Please ensure that you enclose a pre-paid self-addressed return by special delivery envelope to allow us to return your documents to you following legalization.(if its sent by POST only)

Please allow 10 working days for your documents to reach us before attempting to contact us. If after 10 working days you have still not been contacted, please call us on +49307720611

Fees

  • Documents such as product matters, court decisions, and other pecuniary documents should cost 93.10 euros each. It could be one page, tied by ring, or robbed together as on page
  • Documents such as school certificates, birth, death, marriage, driving licenses, and other similar documents 88.20 Euro
  • If you have an Ethiopian passport or origin ID, instead of 93.10, you pay 60.76, and instead of 88.20, you pay 57.82.

 

Disclaimer: The official text of the Embassy Website is the English language version. Any discrepancies or differences created in translations are not binding and have no legal effect for compliance or enforcement purposes.

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