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Authentication of Documents

 
How to apply?
List of requirements
Fees and method of payment
Embassy address and opening hours
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How to apply?
Applications for authentication of documents can be made either in in-person or by post. Applications must be accompanied by the original form of the document which requires authentication.
 
Chicklist of requirements

All applicants, whether applying by post or in person, must submit the following items as part of their application:

  • Document Authentication Request Form – fully completed and signed.
  • Original form of the ‘document’ that requires authentication
  • Photocopy of document verifying your legal status in Canada, such as passport, PR card, etc.
  • Documents verifying your current address, such as driving license, utility bills or similar documents.
  • Authentication fee. See below for payment method.
  • Return postage cost (CAD 20) in addition to processing fee. Applicants can choose to provide a registered, self-addressed return envelop instead of paying the postage cost.
 
Fees and method of payment

(All charges are in CAD)

Document *Fee Payable
(Including bank and admin charges)

Birth Certificate

CAD 60

Death Ceritificate

Gratis (free of charge)

Certificate of Illness

Gratis (free of charge)

Mariage Certificate

CAD 60

Divorce Bill

CAD 60

Certificate of Celibacy

CAD 60

Tazkira

CAD 60

Driving License

CAD 60

Educational/Professional Credentials

CAD 60

Patents & Commercial/Customs Papers

CAD 130

Additional Charges  

Postage cost

(If applicable – altneratively enclose a pre-paid, self-addressed envelop)

CAD 20

Payment method

  1. All consular charges are ONLY payable in CAD. Payment in any other currency will not be accepted.
  2. All consular charges must be paid by BANK CHEQUE (certified cheque) or MONEY ORDER made payable to ‘ The Embassy of Afghanistan in Ottawa ’. Payment by cash, personal cheques or bank transfer will not be accepted.
  3. In case of multiple requests, or payment of return postal charges, a single money order or certified bank cheque, covering the total amount due, may be submitted.
  4. Money order or bank cheque must be submitted together with completed application form.
 
Embassy address and opening hours

The opening hours of the Embassy’s Consular Section are as follows:

Monday through Friday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 4pm.

The Consular Section is closed outside these hours as well as on Saturdays and Sundays.

Postal applications must be sent by REGISTERED MAIL to the Embassy’s address below.

Consular Section

Embassy of Afghanistan in Ottawa

240 Argyle Avenue

Ottawa, ON K2P 1B9

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The Embassy will not take any responsibility for loss of documents which are not sent as registered mail.

Applications will be processed in order of their receipt by the Consular Section. Applications that are incomplete and/or are missing necessary documentation will not be processed.

All original documents submitted as part of application for certificate of birth/identity/nationality will be returned to the applicant after the due process.

 

Ready to apply?

If you have read the information above and are ready to apply, print the following forms as appropriate:

Application form English: DocumentAuthenticationFormEnglish.pdf

Application form in Dari: DocumentAuthenticationFormDari.pdf

Application form in Pashto: DocumentAuthenticationFormPashto.pdf

Application form in French: DocumentAuthenticationFormFrench.pdf

 

If you need to fill in an Identity Guarantee form, which can be accessed below, please read the instructions before completing.

Identity Guarantee form: IdentityGuaranteeFormEnglish.pdf

Identity Guarantee form: IdentityGuaranteeFormDari.pdf

Identity Guarantee form: IdentityGuaranteeFormPashto.pdf

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Police certificate applications are also available in Dari, Pashto and French languages as follows:

Have any questions or need more information?

For further information, or if you want to discuss your application, please contact the Consular Section during its opening hours (Monday through Friday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 4pm).

Telephone

+ 1-613-563-4223

+ 1-613-563-4265

+ 1-613-680-0066

Email

consular@afghanemb-canada.net

Postal Address

Embassy of Afghanistan, Ottawa

240 Argyle Avenue

Ottawa, ON K2P 2B9
 
 
     
   
 
 
EMBASSY OF AFGHANISTAN IN OTTAWA
240 Argyle Ave. Ottawa, Ontario, K2P-1B9 | Phone: (613) 563-4223 / 65 | Fax: (613) 563-4962 | contact@afghanemb-canada.net
 
 
   
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