Apostille is a French word, which means a certification.

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Documents issued in one country which need to be used in another country must be "authenticated" or "legalized" before they can be recognized as valid in the foreign country.

This is a process in which various seals are placed on the document.

The sole function of the apostille is to certify the authenticity of the signature on the document; the capacity in which the person signing the document acted; and the identity of any stamp or seal affixed to the document.

An apostille issued by the New York State Secretary of State is a one page document embossed with the Great Seal of the State of New York.

The apostille includes the facsimile signature of the individual issuing the certificate

On October 5, 1961, many nations joined to create a simplified method of “legalizing” documents for universal recognition.

This group of nations is known as the Hague Convention. They adopted a document referred to as an Apostille (apostilla)that is internationally recognized by all member nations. If the country where you seek legalization belongs to the Hague Convention, you will required an Apostille. If the country where the document will be used is not a party to the Convention, you will have to begin the cumbersome, time-consuming process of obtaining a series of certifications known as the "chain authentication method". This is literally a paper chase in which authorities will have to attest to the validity of a succession of seals beginning with your document and ending with the seal of the foreign embassy or consulate in the United States. The following countries accept the Apostille as a form of international document legalization. Most documents can be Apostilled within a 24 hour time frame other may require additional time. Each document is different and may require additional time for traveling between locations to get the document Apostille..Hague Convention countries

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria China (Macau) China (Hong Kong) Colombia Cook Islands Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Fiji Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Grenada Honduras Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea Latvia Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malawi Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Republic of Monaco Montenegro Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Niue Norway Panama Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Grenadines Samoa San Marino Serbia Seychelles Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Ukraine, United Kingdom (U.K.), United States of America Venezuela.