APOSTILLE:

What is an Apostille? “Suppression or elimination of Consular legalization”



Is a method of certifying a document for use in another country pursuant to the 1961 Hague Convention (Abolishing the Requirement for Legalization for Foreign Public Documents).

With this certification by apostille, a document is entitled to recognition in the country of intended use, and no additional certification or legalization by the Embassy or Consulate of the foreign country where the document is to be used is required.

Documents which have been notarized by a notary public, and then certified with a conformant apostille are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the Hague Convention.

WHO IS PART OF THE HAGUE CONVENTION OF OCTOBER 5th 1961
(ABOLISHING THE REQUIREMENT OF LEGALIZATION FOR FOREIGN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS)?