Services we Provide:
Apostille: Documents destined to foreign countries are apostilled, authenticated and legalized at all three levels- the State level, the US Dept of State, and Embassies located in Washington D.C. We serve for requests from all locations, nationwide.Most commonly a client will call for help with an apostille when there are international activities such as destination weddings, transfers of real estate, adoptions, work relocations, etc. Vital records such as a birth certificates or documents such as a Power of Attorney will be needed in these types of events. The state in which these documents are issued is known as the state of which it originated. These documents need to be authenticated and the apostille comes from the state in which they were originated.
Apostille Agent Responsibilities
What are your responsibilities as an Apostille Agent? In conjunction with notarizing documents an agent can provide courier services, provided certified copies, contacting federal agencies and/or following up with foreign agencies. This additional service compliments what most Notary Publics have in place in their business already.
Apostille services and/or Authentication Certificates validate the commission of the Notary Public or that of any other public official and are sent to other countries. The Hague Apostille Convention of 1961 was an international treaty that expedites the process of authenticating these types of documents. Its purpose was to provide a uniformed method of validation for the purpose of foreign countries.
Most countries in the world are members but, if not there may be additional paperwork needed. In circumstances where a foreign country is not a member a client may need to reach out to the embassy of that country for further assistance. The process here would be known as legalization and most commonly the use of an authentication certificate takes the place of an apostille.