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Passport Apostille

August 7, 2021 by admin

Do you need to apostille a Passport?

We can apostille a signed and notarized color copy of your Passport in all 50 States and the District of Columbia (Washington DC).

For most countries, they will only request the color copy of the page with your picture and information to be signed and notarized. Some countries may request for you to color copy the entire passport and only have the page with your picture and information to be signed and notarized. Be sure to double check with the requesting country in order to avoid any delays or additional costs.

Note: Please do not mail in the original passport.

In order to apostille your Passport, you must mail in the original notarized color copy to our office for processing. If you are outside of the USA, we recommend that you contact the local U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate office to schedule a time to meet with a U.S. Federal notary to notarize the color copy. Once notarized, you can then mail in the notarized color copy to our Washington DC office for processing.

If you are in the United States we recommend that you find a notary public who has at least five years of experience and one who will follow the notarial laws of their State. Please sign your document in front of the notary public. The notary will then stamp, sign, and add the proper notarial wording.

Some States require a notarized document to also be authenticated by the County Clerk. These States include: Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, and Tennessee. We can handle all the steps necessary including authenticating your document through the County (if required) and the state apostille.

Obtaining an apostille can be complicated and time-consuming. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

Our staff is available Monday-Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow-step-by-step instructions. Please call us at 1-888-810-4054 or email: support@internationalapostille.com

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Proof of Residency Apostille

July 24, 2021 by admin

Do you need to apostille your Proof of Residency?

Are you attempted to obtain a long term Visa or dual citizenship in a country who is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention?

Have you been asked to apostille your Utility Bill (Water & Power), Gas Bill, Home Phone/Wireless Bill, Driver’s License, Passport, and/or signed Affidavits to prove that you reside in the United States? The countries that typically request these documents are: India, South Korea, China, Austria, Greece, and Switzerland. Please note that there are over 117 countries who are members of the Hague Apostille Convention.

In order to apostille your documents, they must be signed and notarized. If you are unsure of what type of documents you need to apostille, please ask the people/country requesting your documents. Please note that certain documents need to be apostilled in the state the document originates from. For example, a Texas driver’s license must be signed and notarized in Texas. Also, Vital Record documents (birth, marriage, death, etc…) can only be apostilled in the state of issue. Vital records documents are not notarized.

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Online Digital Notary and Apostille

May 23, 2021 by admin

Does your online digital notarized documents also need to be apostilled?

During the past year, we have noticed a proliferation of online digital notary publics within the US who will notarize signatures on documents virtually. What this means is that you can physically be in Costa Rica and have a notary public in the state of Virginia notarize your signature and obtain the Virginia state apostille.

Please note that International Apostille, DOES NOT process digitally notarized documents. All notarized documents that arrive at our apostille office must be original and include the following:

The original signature of the signer(s)
The original signature of the notary public
The original stamp of the notary and/or raised seal
Proper notarial wording for the state

Note: The signer of the document must physically appear before a notary public. For example, if you are physically in the state of Virginia, you must physically meet with the notary public in Virginia.

We have seen over the past year online digital notary publics notarize vital record documents (birth, death, marriage, etc…) and process them from the state they do not originate from. Please note that this type of behavior is fraud and only seeks to cheat and misinform the customer into believe all documents can be processed through one Secretary of State’s office. Furthermore, we have also seen employees at the Secretary of State’s office be complicit in this illegal behavior.

All vital record documents including documents issued by the County Clerk, Court, State, and US Federal Government must be certified with an apostille in which the signature of the official who is attesting to the document is authenticated with an apostille. For example, an FBI background check can only be processed through the US Department of State and receive the US Department of State apostille. A California birth certificate can only be processed through the California Secretary of State’s office and only receive a California apostille.

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New York Birth Certificate Apostille for Israel

April 17, 2021 by admin

Do you need to apostille your New York birth certificate for Israel?

The most common documents we can apostille from our NYC apostille office are: Birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, death certificates, notarized documents, national archives records, diploma and transcripts, background checks, and more!

New York is the only state that requires County Clerk issued documents to also be certified by the County Clerk (Exemplification) before the NY Department of State will attach the apostille. 95% of all documents received at our NYC office will require this two-step process.

There are 62 Counties in NYC. Most of the documents received at our NYC apostille office originate from the following Counties: New York County Apostille – Kings County Apostille – Queens County Apostille – Bronx County Apostille – Richmond County Apostille

A County Clerk exemplification/certificate is attached to the original document certifying the official who has signed the document. Here is an example of a New York County Clerk Exemplification (Size: Half a page).

Below is an example of a New York Department of State apostille authenticating the official who has signed the County Clerk exemplification/certificate.

Here is typically what’s included in a New York Apostille:

Country … [country name] This public document
has been signed by … [name]
acting in the capacity of … [function]
bears the seal/stamp of … [authority] certified
at … [location]
the … [date]
by … [name]
No … [apostille registration number]
Seal/stamp … [of the authority giving the apostille]
Signature … [signature of authority giving the apostille]

Obtaining an apostille on a New York birth certificate for Israel can be complicated and time-consuming. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Diploma Legalization for Kuwait

April 10, 2021 by admin

Are you planning to work in Kuwait and need to legalize your University or College Diploma?

Has the Government of Kuwait also requested for you to legalize your marriage certificate and FBI background check?

Kuwait is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention (Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents). Documents being sent to this country require State, U.S. Department of State, and Kuwait Embassy legalization. This three step process is necessary in order for the country of Kuwait to accept your degree or diploma.

Office Hours: 8am – 7pm Monday – Saturday
Customer Support: 1-888-810-4054
Email: Kuwait@internationalapostille.com

Here is an illustration to help explain the process:

How to legalize your diploma for Kuwait:

In order to legalize your University or College Diploma for Kuwait, it will first need to be signed and notarized by the Registrar’s office at the school. The Registrar at the University or College must meet with a local notary public. In certain situations, a signed and notarized cover letter can be attached to the Diploma. We have provided detailed instructions on how to notarize a diploma here: Diploma Notarization

Once notarized, the diploma can then be mailed in to our office with our order forms for processing.

Certifying and legalizing a diploma for Kuwait can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the Apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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