Apostille & Embassy Legalization

An Apostille is a specialized form of authentication issued to documents for use in countries that are signatories to the 1961 Hague Convention. It serves as an official certification issued by the Secretary of State or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the respective countries. The Apostille is attached to your original document to verify its legitimacy and authenticity, ensuring its acceptance in any of the countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention.

In 1961, many nations came together to create a streamlined method of legalizing documents for universal recognition. This agreement, known as the Hague Convention, established the Apostille as a simplified, standardized certificate recognized by all participating countries. The Apostille Convention allows for the simplified certification of public documents, including notarized ones, which are then valid for use in any country that is a member of the convention.

Documents intended for use in countries that have joined the Hague Convention must be certified by an official in the jurisdiction where the document was originally executed.