Frequently
Asked Questions
General Questions
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HOW LONG DOES THE LEGALIZATION PROCESS TAKE?
Apostille and/or Legalization processing times vary based on document type and services requested. Our specialist will provide you with a detailed estimate of your project once the scope and needs have been determined.
HOW LONG DOES THE LEGALIZATION PROCESS TAKE?
WHICH TYPES OF DOCUMENTS DO YOU Legalize?
How much does it cost?
I submitted a request, what happens next?
Can you process documents in a foreign language?
Yes, we do! We can process any document, in any language. Still, it would helpful us to include a description of your document to make the Apostille process easier and as accurate as possible.
What is the Hague Convention of October 1961? What is a Hague Apostille?
The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, the Apostille Convention, or the Apostille Treaty, is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It specifies the modalities through which a document issued in one of the signatory countries can be certified for legal purposes in all the other signatory states. A certification under the terms of the convention is called an Apostille (from Latin post itla and then French: a marginal note) or Hague apostille. It is an internationalย certification comparable to a notarization in domestic law, and normally supplements a local notarization of the document. If the convention applies between two countries, such an apostille is sufficient to certify a document’s validity, and removes the need for double-certification, by the originating country and then by the receiving country.
What countries can you Apostille documents for?
Party to Hague | Enterd into force |
๐ฆ๐ฑย Albania | 9 May 2004 |
๐ฆ๐ฉย Andorra | 31 December 1996 |
๐ฆ๐ฌย Antigua and Barbuda | 1 November 1981 |
๐ฆ๐ทย Argentina | 18 February 1988 |
๐ฆ๐ฒย Armenia | 14 August 1994 |
๐ฆ๐บย Australia | 16 March 1995 |
๐ฆ๐นย Austria | 13 January 1968 |
๐ฆ๐ฟย Azerbaijan | 2 March 2005 |
๐ง๐ธย Bahamas | 10 July 1973 |
๐ง๐ญย Bahrain | 31 December 2013 |
๐ง๐งย Barbados | 30 November 1966 |
๐ง๐พย Belarus | 31 May 1992 |
๐ง๐ชย Belgium | 9 February 1976 |
๐ง๐ฟย Belize | 11 April 1993 |
๐ง๐ดย Bolivia | 7 May 2018 |
๐ง๐ฆย Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 March 1992 |
๐ง๐ผย Botswana | 30 September 1966 |
๐ง๐ทย Brazil | 14 August 2016 |
๐ง๐ณย Brunei | 3 December 1987 |
ย Bulgaria | 29 April 2001 |
๐ง๐ฎย Burundi | 13 February 2015 |
๐จ๐ปย Cape Verde | 13 February 2010 |
๐จ๐ฑย Chile | 30 August 2016 |
๐จ๐ณย China | – |
๐จ๐ดย Colombia | 30 January 2001 |
๐จ๐ฐย Cook Islands | 30 April 2005 |
๐จ๐ทย Costa Rica | 14 December 2011 |
๐ญ๐ทย Croatia | 8 October 1991 |
๐จ๐พย Cyprus | 30 April 1973 |
๐จ๐ฟย Czech Republic | 16 March 1999 |
๐ฉ๐ฐย ย Denmark | 26 December 2006 |
๐ฉ๐ฒย Dominica | 3 November 1978 |
๐ฉ๐ดย Dominican Republic | 30 August 2009 |
๐ช๐จย Ecuador | 2 April 2005 |
๐ธ๐ปย El Salvador | 31 May 1996 |
๐ช๐ชย Estonia | 30 September 2001 |
๐ธ๐ฟย Eswatini | 6 September 1968 |
๐ซ๐ฏย Fiji | 10 October 1970 |
๐ซ๐ฎย Finland | 26 August 1985 |
๐ซ๐ทย France | 24 January 1965 |
๐ฌ๐ชย Georgia | 14 May 2007 |
๐ฉ๐ชย Germany | 13 February 1966 |
๐ฌ๐ทย Greece | 18 May 1985 |
๐ฌ๐ฉย Grenada | 7 April 2002 |
๐ฌ๐นย Guatemala | 18 September 2017 |
๐ฌ๐พย Guyana | 18 April 2019 |
๐ญ๐ณย Honduras | 30 September 2004 |
๐ญ๐บย Hungary | 18 January 1973 |
๐ฎ๐ธย Iceland | 27 Novemeber 2004 |
๐ฎ๐ณ India | 14 July 2005 |
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | 9 March 1999 |
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel | 14 August 1978 |
๐ฎ๐น Italy | 11 February 1978 |
๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica | 3 July 2021 |
๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 27 July 1970 |
๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan | 30 January 2001 |
๐ฐ๐ท Korea, South | 17 July 2007 |
๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo | 14 July 2016 |
๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan | 31 July 2011 |
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia | 30 January 1996 |
๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho | 4 October 1966 |
๐ฑ๐ท Liberia | 8 February 1996 |
๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein | 17 September 1972 |
๐ฑ๐น Lithuania | 19 July 1997 |
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg | 3 June 1979 |
๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi | 2 December 1967 |
๐ฒ๐น Malta | 3 March 1968 |
๐ฒ๐ญ Marshall Islands | 14 August 1992 |
๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius | 12 March 1968 |
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | 14 August 1995 |
๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova | 16 March 2007 |
๐ฒ๐จ Monaco | 31 December 2002 |
๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia | 31 December 2009 |
๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro | 3 June 2006 |
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 14 August 2016 |
๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia | 30 January 2001 |
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 8 October 1965 |
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | 22 November 2001 |
๐ณ๐ฎ Nicaragua | 14 May 2013 |
๐ณ๐บ Niue | 2 March 1999 |
๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia | 17 November 1991 |
๐ณ๐ด Norway | 29 July 1983 |
๐ด๐ฒ Oman | 30 January 2012 |
๐ต๐ผ Palau | 23 June 2020 |
๐ต๐ฆ Panama | 4 August 1991 |
๐ต๐พ Paraguay | 30 August 2014 |
๐ต๐ช Peru | 30 September 2010 |
๐ต๐ญ Philippines | 14 May 2019 |
๐ต๐ฑ Poland | 14 August 2005 |
๐ต๐น Portugal | 4 February 1969 |
๐ท๐ด Romania | 16 March 2001 |
๐ท๐บ Russia | 31 May 1992 |
๐ฐ๐ณ Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 December 1964 |
๐ฑ๐จ Saint Lucia | 31 July 2002 |
๐ป๐จ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 October 1979 |
๐ผ๐ธ Samoa | 13 September 1999 |
๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino | 13 February 1995 |
๐ธ๐น sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe | 13 September 2008 |
๐ท๐ธ Serbia | 27 April 1992 |
๐ธ๐จ Seychelles | 31 March 1979 |
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | 16 September 2021 |
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia | 18 February 2002 |
๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia | 25 June 1991 |
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 30 April 1995 |
๐ช๐ธ Spain | 25 September 1978 |
๐ธ๐ท Suriname | 25 November 1975 |
๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 1 May 1999 |
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | 11 March 1973 |
๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan | 31 October 2015 |
๐น๐ด Tonga | 4 June 1970 |
๐น๐น Trinidad and Tobago | 14 July 2000 |
๐น๐ณ Tunisia | 30 March 2018 |
๐น๐ท Turkey | 29 September 1985 |
๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | 22 December 2003 |
๐ฌ๐ง Unite Kingdom | 24 January 1965 |
๐บ๐ธ United States | 15 October 1981 |
๐บ๐พ Uruguay | 14 October 2012 |
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan | 15 April 2012 |
๐ป๐บ Vanuatu | 30 July 1980 |
๐ป๐ช Venezuela | 16 March 1999 |
What is an Apostille?
NOUN โ Origin French
(ฤ pลs tฤฤlโ)
Apostilles are affixed to documents for foreign use byย Competent Authoritiesย designated by the government of a state which is party to the 1961 Hague Convention, abolishing the requirement for legalization for foreign public documents. To be eligible for an Apostille, a document must first be issued or certified by an officer recognized by the authority that will issue the Apostille, such as a Notary Public or Public Official. An Apostille certifies the document for use in foreign countries, provided that both are signatories to the Hague convention.ย
If the county you are sending your documents to is not party to the Hague Convention, then in addition to obtaining Authentication at the State Level documents you may also need Embassy/Consulate Legalization and sometimes Department of State Authentication.