Apostille

Documents issued in one country and intended for use in another country must be "authenticated" or "legalized" in order to be recognized as valid in the foreign country.

The number and type of authentication certificates you will need depend on the nature of the document and whether or not the foreign country is a party to the multilateral treaty on "legalization" of documents.

If your document is intended for use in a country which is a party to a treaty called the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents ("Hague Legalization Convention" HLC ) (See HLC-Countries), obtaining a special "apostille" certificate is generally all that is required.

APOSTILLE: If the document is intended for use in a foreign country it has to be legalized (another word is “authenticated”) for foreign use. This is a process in which various seals are placed on the document. The legalization procedure basically depends on one factor: whether the target country has joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (“The Hague Convention”). In this case the only legalization required is an Apostille certificate.  (Apostille is a French word which means a certification). A document bearing an Apostille is valid in all of the Hague countries .

We provide authentication ( legalization) services to corporations, law firms, U.S. citizens and foreign nationals on all documents that will be used in foreign countries.

obtain Apostilles for documents intended for use in the Hague Convention countries (See HLC-Countries).

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