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Document Certification Regulations

1. Commercial Documents
All commercial documents, i.e. shipment of goods certificates, certificates of origin, invoices, vessels navigation certificates, bills of lading, insurance certificates, market price certificates of the various goods that are in accordance with the export market price, must be authenticated in the following order:

a) Documents should first be submitted to the embassy:
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Nairobi.
P.O. Box 58297 00200 City Square Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 20 3762781
Fax: 254 20 243174

Cost: $15.00 per page.

b) The documents will then automatically be forwarded to the Consulate Section of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
The Embassy requires $8.00 per page for certification.

Notes: Certification and authentication fees must be in the form of a money order or company check. An E.I.S. (Export Information Sheet) must be included for embassy records (This can be obtained from www.saudicommercialoffice.com)

2. Company and Corporation Documents
a) All documents, i.e. power of attorney, commercial and incorporation agreements, licenses, marriage certificates, birth and death certificates, diplomas from commercial institutes, medical certificates, authorization by proxy certificates and others, must be notarized by:
A notary public (usually available at banks).
The county clerk of the respective county where the notary public is commissioned; the county clerk is usually stationed in the court of the specific county where the notary public is commissioned.

b) Documents must then be certified under a government seal.

c) Finally, documents should be forwarded to the following location:
Consular Section of The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Nairobi.
P.O. Box 58297 00200 City Square Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 20 3762781
Fax: 254 20 243174
Fee: $8.00 company check or money order for each set of documents that has to be legalized.

3. Islamic Certificates
All documents which are issued in Kenya i.e. power of attorney, Islamic documents (marriage and declaration of Islam), medical, agreements, marriage certificates, etc., must be processed as follows:
a)Notarized by a notary public.
b) Sent to The Consular Section of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (address and fees as above).

4. University Degrees
For verification of university degrees, the following should be sent to:
Respective college/university
A letter stating the reasons of for requiring Authentication.
A copy of the employment contract.
A copy of the applicant's passport.
A certified copy of the applicant's college/university degree.
Updated official transcript (in a sealed envelope).
Name of the college/university and telephone number of the registrar or the records office.
Verification letter from the registrar's office including applicant's (CollegeID number), and the telephone number and the contact person in the registrar's office.
Written consent to allow the Saudi Mission to verify the degrees.

Notes
Nurses and physicians are required to provide a copy of their practice license, and the telephone number, for confirmation of the validity of license.
For any other certificate or diploma, the place of training and the telephone number of the contact person is required.

5. Islamic marriage certificates and the Islamic declaration certificates
Islamic marriage certificates and the Islamic declaration certificates ["Al-Shahada"] needed for a Saudi Arabian marriage to a foreign wife must first be authenticated by an Islamic center of the respective county.

FEE: $8.00 for each document in money order made out to The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia

6. Authentication of Health Certificates For Pets
For those who are planning to work and reside in Saudi Arabia and wish to take their pets with them, the following procedures should be followed:
The veterinary Health Certificate

a) Must indicate that the pet was examined and has been vaccinated against all possible diseases, and that it is in good condition.
b) Must be authenticated by the Ministry of Agriculture in applicants country.

b) Must be certified by the Consular Section of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (address as above).

FEE: $ 8.00 Per set of documents, payable to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. Company checks and money orders only.

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