On 4th January 2021, Indonesia issued President Regulation No. 2 of 2021 on The Ratification of Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (“PR 2/2021”) and applicable since the promulgated date on 5th January 2021. Based on Article 6 of Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legislation for Foreign Public Documents (“Apostille Convention”), contracting State parties shall appoint a competent authority to issue the certificate (“Apostille Certificate”). Whereas, Indonesia has appointed Ministry of Law and Human Rights as the authorized competent body for conducting services to verify public documents and issuance of Apostille Certificate.
Furthermore, Ministry of Law and Human Rights (“MoLHR”) issued Ministerial Regulation No. 6 of 2022 on Apostille Legalization Services for Public Documents (“MoLHR 6/2022”). Under Article 1 (1) of MoLHR 6/2022, Apostille Legislation is an act to ratify signatures of Government Officials, ratification of official stamps, and/or official seal. The legalization and issuance of Apostille will be conducted by the Directorate General of Public Law Administration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (“General Director”). The document that can use the Apostille Services consists of:
Documents that are allowed for Apostille Services will be further detailed and issued by MoLHR. Should you have any further inquiries on this matter, please feel free to contact us. Thank you.