Since July 1st of this year the new changes to the SRO law requires that any citizens of countries who have criminal records must produce them in order to fill the position of ‘Jednatel’ or director of the company. They now have supplied to them a list which identifies which countries have criminal records and which do not.
Also, members of those countries which were part of the Hague Convention of 1961 must also have an Apostille attached to their criminal record.
What is an Apostille?
An Apostille is the documentary guarantee by which a government department, usually the State Department, Justice Ministry or Foreign Ministry, authenticates a document as genuine, thereby legalizing it for use in another member country under the terms laid out in the Hague Convention. For example, in the UK, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (View FCO website: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/what-we-do/docs-and-legal-services/legalisation/ on getting an Apostille) attaches the Apostille to the documents.
What is the purpose of an Apostille?
At the Hague Convention member countries established a simplified system of determining whether documents issued from another member country were authentic or not.
Many companies provide these services and in a pinch you could use them but you will definitely pay a premium for the service. It is best to deal directly with the government office that issues the Apostille. In fact, some have a drop-in service by which you can get the Apostille attached the same day.
Updated/Aktualizováno: December 8, 2014,
