Certification of Powers of Attorney and Official Documents
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The certification of the academic certificate fall within competence of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
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As for the translations, the certification shall be on the date of translation and signature of the translator only, while the translator shall assume responsibility of accuracy and correctness of the translation.
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Service beneficiary Categories
The person who desires to authenticate the document for the official use inside or outside the kingdom.
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Locations of rendering the service
Center of Documents Certification in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (representative of Ministry of Justice).
Center of Ministry of Justice (in case of absence of representative of Ministry of Justice at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the certification shall be made at the alternative employee existing at center of Ministry of Justice)
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Conditions for procuring the service
Signature of notary public and president of the court as for the general and special powers of attorney and the papers issued by the courts in order to use the same outside the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
It shall be certified by the authority that has issued the same as for the other documents.
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Documents required
Personal ID Proof through ID card or passport.
Power of attorney in case of absence of the concerned person.
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Procedures of rendering the service
Reference to representative of Ministry of Justice at the documents certification center to verify the power of attorney or document and to authenticate the same.
Notes:
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The Jordanian documents wanted to be used outside the kingdom shall be firstly certified by the authority which has issued the same, then Ministry of Justice, then Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then Ministry of concerned country and sometimes it may be requested to re-certify the same by the Jordanian embassy or consulate in the concerned country according to nature of the instructions and procedures of the entity requesting the document.
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The foreign documents wanted to be used inside the kingdom shall be authenticated firstly at the embassy of the issuing country, then ministry of foreign affairs, then ministry of justice and then taking the same to the requesting authority inside the kingdom.
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Certification of the translations shall be subject to the same above steps and sequence, even if the original is duly certified.
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In order to save the time and effort, it is always preferred to translate any document issued inside the kingdom to the required language and to certify such translation and extract some copies from the same before sending the document for use outside the kingdom, because preparing such translations abroad necessitates the reference to the Jordanian embassies and consulates abroad and what is subsequently requested regarding the transfer, travelling and possibility of delay.
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Institutions participating in rendering the service
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Embassy of the issuing country.
External courts or the judicial authority in the concerned country.
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Service fees
If the power of attorney is certified by the notary public, at the Jordanian courts for purposes of using the same outside Jordan, an amount of half JD shall be collected.
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Time taken for executing the service
Five minutes