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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