{"id":55216,"date":"2026-09-23T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caa.gov.cz\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=55216"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:38:27","slug":"does-a-document-issued-abroad-need-to-be-officially-authenticated-and-translated","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.caa.gov.cz\/en\/ufaqs\/does-a-document-issued-abroad-need-to-be-officially-authenticated-and-translated\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a document issued abroad need to be officially authenticated and translated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol span {\r\nfont-family:ewd-toggle-icon;!important;\r\n} \r\n\r\n.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol span {\r\n    font-size: 15px !important;\r\n    \r\n}\r\n\r\n.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol {\r\ncolor:#f0a !important;\r\nbackground-color: #ff00000 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol span {\r\ntop:5px !important;\r\nleft:10px !important;\r\nposition:relative !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.ufaq-faq-category-title h4 {\r\nfont-size:25px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.ufaq-faq-title-text h3 {\r\nfont-size:20px;\r\n}<\/style><div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='date' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/55216' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-55216-XPlMEQQwML' data-post_id='55216'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tDoes a document issued abroad need to be officially authenticated and translated?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the country of origin, authentication by means of an apostille or superlegalisation may be required. Authentication is not required where otherwise provided for by an international agreement or a directly applicable European Union regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documents that are not in Czech or Slovak must be accompanied by an official translation into Czech. Certain public documents issued in European Union Member States may be subject to exemptions under Regulation (EU) 2016\/1191.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Does a document issued abroad need to be officially authenticated and translated? Depending on the country of origin, authentication by means of an apostille or superlegalisation may be required. Authentication is not required where otherwise provided for by an international agreement or a directly applicable European Union regulation. 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