Frequently

Asked Questions

General Questions

 

Contact our support team with specific inquiries.

 

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?
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.
WHICH TYPES OF DOCUMENTS DO YOU Legalize?
We process all document types, from Federally issued FBI Background Reports to Corporate Documents such as Certificate of Good Standing to Education Credentials like Diplomas and Transcripts. Old or new Vital Records, check with our team of experts to see how we can help.
How much does it cost?
Apostille costs are as low as $150 to start. Still, Apostille and/or Legalization prices vary based on document type, state of issuance and/or notarization, services requested. Please use or online request submission process to calculate the fees of service.
I submitted a request, what happens next?
You will receive a response with 1-2 business hours of your request submission. One of our specialists will review your project request and provide you with a quote and detailed instructions on how to proceed.
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
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑย  Albania 9 May 2004
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉย  Andorra 31 December 1996
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌย  Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทย Argentina 18 February 1988
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒย Armenia 14 August 1994
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บย Australia 16 March 1995
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นย Austria 13 January 1968
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟย Azerbaijan 2 March 2005
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธย Bahamas 10 July 1973
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญย Bahrain 31 December 2013
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งย  Barbados 30 November 1966
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พย  Belarus 31 May 1992
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชย  Belgium 9 February 1976
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟย  Belize 11 April 1993
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดย  Bolivia 7 May 2018
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆย  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 March 1992
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผย  Botswana 30 September 1966
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทย  Brazil 14 August 2016
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณย  Brunei 3 December 1987
ย  Bulgaria 29 April 2001
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎย  Burundi 13 February 2015
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปย  Cape Verde 13 February 2010
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑย  Chile 30 August 2016
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณย  China
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดย  Colombia 30 January 2001
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐย  Cook Islands 30 April 2005
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทย  Costa Rica 14 December 2011
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทย  Croatia 8 October 1991
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พย  Cyprus 30 April 1973
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟย  Czech Republic 16 March 1999
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐย  ย Denmark 26 December 2006
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒย  Dominica 3 November 1978
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดย  Dominican Republic 30 August 2009
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จย  Ecuador 2 April 2005
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปย  El Salvador 31 May 1996
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชย  Estonia 30 September 2001
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟย  Eswatini 6 September 1968
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏย  Fiji 10 October 1970
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎย  Finland 26 August 1985
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทย  France 24 January 1965
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชย  Georgia 14 May 2007
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชย  Germany 13 February 1966
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทย  Greece 18 May 1985
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉย  Grenada 7 April 2002
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นย  Guatemala 18 September 2017
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พย  Guyana 18 April 2019
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณย  Honduras 30 September 2004
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บย  Hungary 18 January 1973
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธย  Iceland 27 Novemeber 2004
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India 14 July 2005
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland 9 March 1999
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel 14 August 1978
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 11 February 1978
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica 3 July 2021
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan 27 July 1970
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Kazakhstan 30 January 2001
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Korea, South 17 July 2007
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Kosovo 14 July 2016
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Kyrgyzstan 31 July 2011
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia 30 January 1996
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lesotho 4 October 1966
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท Liberia 8 February 1996
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Liechtenstein 17 September 1972
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania 19 July 1997
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg 3 June 1979
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi 2 December 1967
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta 3 March 1968
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญ Marshall Islands 14 August 1992
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritius 12 March 1968
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico 14 August 1995
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Moldova 16 March 2007
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ Monaco 31 December 2002
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Mongolia 31 December 2009
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช Montenegro 3 June 2006
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco 14 August 2016
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Namibia 30 January 2001
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands 8 October 1965
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand 22 November 2001
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Nicaragua 14 May 2013
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บ Niue 2 March 1999
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ North Macedonia 17 November 1991
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway 29 July 1983
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman 30 January 2012
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผ Palau 23 June 2020
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama 4 August 1991
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ Paraguay 30 August 2014
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Peru 30 September 2010
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines 14 May 2019
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 14 August 2005
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal 4 February 1969
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania 16 March 2001
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia 31 May 1992
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ Saint Kitts and Nevis 14 December 1964
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ Saint Lucia 31 July 2002
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979
๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Samoa 13 September 1999
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ San Marino 13 February 1995
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡น sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe 13 September 2008
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia 27 April 1992
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ Seychelles 31 March 1979
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore 16 September 2021
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia 18 February 2002
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia 25 June 1991
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa 30 April 1995
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain 25 September 1978
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท Suriname 25 November 1975
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden 1 May 1999
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland 11 March 1973
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ Tajikistan 31 October 2015
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Tonga 4 June 1970
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น Trinidad and Tobago 14 July 2000
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia 30 March 2018
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey 29 September 1985
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine 22 December 2003
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Unite Kingdom 24 January 1965
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 15 October 1981
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay 14 October 2012
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Uzbekistan 15 April 2012
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บ Vanuatu 30 July 1980
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช Venezuela 16 March 1999

 

What is an Apostille?

NOUN โ€“ Origin French

(ฤƒ pลs tฤ“ฤ“lโ€™)

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.