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Requisition of documents

      Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan abroad and foreign citizens have the right to address the head archive department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, through diplomatic representation (consular sections) of the Republic of Azerbaijan abroad, and request certain documents. The following procedure applies: 
      The applicant applies to the consul of the Republic of Azerbaijan and completes two application forms for each document being requested, and also pays the appropriate consular fee. 
      The request is forwarded, through the consular department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the head archive department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan. After a search has been completed, the head archive department sends the requested document to the consular department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan for forwarding to the consular section where the application was submitted. 

 Notary acts 

      In accordance with article 44 of the Consular Charter of the Republic of Azerbaijan the consuls fulfills the following notarial acts: 
      1) confirming transactions (contracts, testaments, power of attorney etc) except the contracts on expropriation of immovable property situated on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 
      2) taking measures to protection of family heritage, 
      3) issuing certificates on right to family heritage, 
      4) issuing certificates on right to share in community property, 
      5) attesting the authenticity of document copies and extracts, 
      6) attesting the authenticity of signatures on documents, 
      7) attesting the authenticity of translation of documents, 
      8) confirming that a citizen is alive, 
      9) confirming the location of a citizen, 
      10) confirming the identity of a citizen correlates with a person depicted on a photo, 
      11) confirming the time of submission of documents, 
      12) holding money and securities in escrow, 
      13) confirmation of creditor details, 
      14) the safekeeping documents, 
      15) providing legal attendance, 
      16) taking marine protests 


      Fees are chargeable these services in accordance with current regulations.