At any notary´s office they will authenticate your signature (legal recognition) or verify the conformity of a copy or duplicate of an instrument with the original document (notarial vidimus). While for legalization the person whose signature is being authenticated must be present in person and prove their identity by a valid means of identification, anybody can submit an instrument for verification of conformity of a copy with the original document. Certain instruments are excluded from verification.

If you need to submit a verified document in the territory of another state, such document must by signed by a notary or his permanent deputy and provided with a higher level of verification, usually by the Ministry of Justice.