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✍️ Power of attorney · legalised signature

Legalised power of attorney for Switzerland and abroad

Selling remotely, settling an estate, authorising someone to act for you: a power of attorney only works with an officially legalised signature. We organise the notarial legalisation and — if the POA goes abroad — the apostille or the full consular circuit.

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Frequent powers
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Property sale
Sign a sale abroad without travelling.
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Estate
Mandate a lawyer or relative for an inheritance.
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Bank & finance
Operate an account, represent your interests.
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Official errands
Collect documents, act before authorities.

When must a POA be legalised?

Whenever a third party — notary, bank, court, authority — must be able to verify the signature is yours.

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Property abroad
Buying or selling in Portugal, Spain or Italy: the local notary requires a legalised, often apostilled POA.
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International estates
Entrust a lawyer on site with your heir's rights — no travel.
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Corporate representation
Authorise staff or partners to sign, often with a commercial-register extract.
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Formalities
Delegate registrations and administrative errands.
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Banking operations
Banks require legalised signatures for account POAs.
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Consulates & visas
Some missions require legalised POAs for third-party filings.

How it works

1
Prepare the text
The recipient (notary, lawyer, bank) usually supplies the required template.
2
Legalise the signature
Before a notary, ID in hand — we organise the simplest route.
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Apostille or consulate
For abroad, in the same order.
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Ship where needed
Tracked — to you, your lawyer or straight to the foreign notary.

What «legalising a signature» actually means

The notary attests the signature belongs to the identified person — not the POA's content. That's why the text must be ready beforehand, ideally supplied by its final recipient. For abroad, depending on the country, the apostille or super-legalisation follows, very often with a certified translation — we assemble it all in the right order.

Advice born of experience: have the final recipient validate the text before legalisation. A rejected POA must be re-signed and re-legalised in full — one confirmation e-mail beforehand beats a second complete circuit.

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Document type, copies, destination — the price appears instantly, Swiss postage included.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I have to appear to sign?
The signature is legalised before a notary; we organise the simplest route — including pointing you to a notary nearby, then handling the entire onward circuit.
Do you draft the POA?
The text must meet the recipient's requirements — it almost always comes from the foreign notary or lawyer. We gladly check it is legalisation-ready.
Portugal / Spain / Italy: which circuit?
Hague countries: notarised signature + apostille suffice, usually plus certified translation. All three in one order.
Total timeline?
About 3–5 business days for legalised signature + apostille, more with an embassy. The online quote shows the exact timeline by destination.