What is an Apostille?

“Apostille” is a form of authentication issued to official documents for use in countries that are participant to the Hague Convention of 1961. Apostille Authenticates the signature of the official that signed the document. An Apostille is a Certificate that is attached to the document and can be verified by the state issuing the Apostille or authentication. Apostille can be obtained only in the state the document was issued.

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Some state issued documents that may require Apostille are:

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• AFFIDAVIT

• COPIES OF (PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE)

• DIPLOMA

• DIVORCE DECREE

• NOTARIZED DOCUMENT

• POWER OF ATTORNEY

• STATE BACKGROUND CHECK

• TRANSCRIPT

• VITAL RECORDS (BIRTH CERTIFICATE, MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE AND DEATH CERTIFICATE)

• OTHER PERSONAL DOCUMENTS

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