Namibia - Competent Authority (Art. 6)

Designated Competent Authorities:

  1. Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations
  2. Registrar of the Supreme Court
  3. Registrar of the High Court
  4. Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court
  5. Deputy Registrar of the High Court

Classes of Public Documents assigned to different Competent Authorities:

1. Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations
(a) All classes of Public Documents

Apostille certificate to be sign by the following holder Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Acting Executive Director
Chief: Legal Services 

2. Registrar of the Supreme Court
(a) Notarial Acts
(b) Lower Court Process
(c) High Court Process
(d) Labour Court Process
(e) Supreme Court Process
(f) Public Documents issued by the Deputy Executive Director or Executive Director, Ministry of Justice
(g) Public Documents issued by the Deputy Executive Director or Executive Director, Office of the Judiciary

3. Registrar of the High Court
(a) Notarial Acts
(b) Lower Court Process
(c) High Court Process
(d) Labour Court Process
(e) Supreme Court Process
(f) Public Documents issued by the Deputy Director or Executive Director, Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations.
(g) Public Documents issued by the Deputy Director or Executive Director, Office of the Judiciary

Contact details:

Address: Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations
Tallas Building
Independence Avenue
3rd Floor
Private Bag 13302
Windhoek
Namibia
Telephone: +264 (61) 280 5335
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Dr Audrin Mathe
Language(s) of communication: English

For any general information concerning the issuance of the certificates (apostilles), contact:

Address: Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations
Directorate: Legal Services
Tallas Building
Independence avenue
2nd floor
Private Bag 13302
WINDHOEK
Namibia
Telephone: +264 (61) 280 5333
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Language(s) of communication: English

Practical Information:

Price: N$ 100.00-Namibian Student
N$150.00 -Namibian Citizen
N$200.00 -Foreign National
N$250.00 -Aoolication through the Namibian Embassv
Useful Links:

http://www.mojlr.gov.na

http://www.ejustice.moj.na

Contact details:

Address: Registrar of the High Court and Supreme Court of Namibia
High Court Building
Judge JP Karuaihe Street
Private Bag 13179
Windhoek
Namibia
Telephone: +264 (61) 435 3006
Fax: +264 (61) 435 3106
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Ms Susan Hinda
Language(s) of communication: English

This page was last updated on: