Recognition consists of notarizing the authorship of the signature, or handwriting and signature, affixed to a private document.

Authentic documents issued in a foreign country, in accordance with the law of that country, are considered legalized as long as the signature of the public official is recognized by a Cape Verdean diplomatic or consular agent in the respective State and the signature of this agent is authenticated with a white consular seal respective.

The Hague convention to which Cape Verde is a party and relating to the suppression of the legalization of foreign public acts by diplomatic authorities allows apostilled documents to be valid in all signatory countries of the convention.

The legalization of documents with an apostille can only be requested in Cape Verde by the General Directorate of Registries and Notaries of the Ministry of Justice or by the General Directorate of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communities. Cape Verde's diplomatic missions are not competent to apostille documents.

Power of attorney is the act by which one person voluntarily transfers powers of representation to another. Writing a power of attorney requires the presence of the interested party in person or online via video conference.

Authentic documents issued in a foreign country, in accordance with the law of that country, are considered legalized as long as the signature of the public official is recognized by a Cape Verdean diplomatic or consular agent in the respective State and the signature of this agent is authenticated with a white consular seal respective.