Apostille Services

Apostille Services takes care of the process to verify and apostille your documents for the purpose of international use.

As the child of an immigrant and coming from a long line of many generations of US military and public service members, I take pride in being American and would like to ease the process of documents for others with solutions that help and create a foundation of knowledge. It is frustrating to deal with legalities when essential saftey and needs stand behind bureaucratic tape. We hope to help you overcome this obstacle.

WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE?

An Apostille, pronounced as "ah-po-steel," originates from the French term for certification.

An Apostille is a specialized certificate issued by the Secretary of State that is attached to your original document to confirm its authenticity and legitimacy, ensuring its acceptance in countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention.

HAGUE VS NON HAGUE COUNTRIES

In 1961, many countries joined together to create a simplified method of authenticating documents for universal recognition. Members of the conference, referred to as the Hague Convention adopted a document referred to as an Apostille that would be recognized by all member countries. There are two categories of destination countries: those that are part of the Hague Convention and those that are not. Apostilles can exclusively be obtained for countries within the Hague Convention. If your intended destination falls outside the scope of the Hague Convention, it is categorized as a non-Hague Country. In such cases, authentication is required through the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. and/or embassy legalization for the specific country. If you are unsure what the process is for your specific document, give us a call or send us a note.