Notarization is a formality often required for documents which are to be used overseas, or for certifying document copies. Once a document has been notarized by a Notary Public, and if it is to be used overseas, it may need to be apostilled. This means that the Notary’s signature and seal are certified by the Government. The Government will then attach an apostille to the document.
Apostille is also a French word which means a certification. It is commonly used in English to refer to the legalizing of a document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalizing for Foreign Public Documents. Documents which have been notarized by a notary public, and certain other documents, and then certified with an appropriate apostille are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the Hague Convention. In countries which are not signatories to the 1961 convention and do not recognize the apostille, a foreign public document must be legalized by a consular officer of the country from which the document is issued.
Result of the Hague Convention: The Hague convention abolishes the requirement of diplomatic and consular legalization for public documents originating in one Convention country and intended for use in another. Documents issued in a Convention country which have been certified by a Convention apostille are entitled to recognition in any other Convention country without any further authentication. Such recognition is an obligation on the part of any country in the convention to the other countries party to the Convention.
Lestar will help you to make notarization and apostille. It will save you time and therefore money.
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