Embassy Legalization
Non Hague Countries
Notary & Apostille Service is a private company that can provide you services necessary to help you get an Apostille for your document for any of the countries listed below. We'll provide an Apostille specialist that will provide the best method in getting your document Apostille. Our primary method of handling documents once we receive them to process, is to hand carry & walk your document to the correct agencies whose certification or Authentication stamps are required in order to receive an Apostille. We can assist you in obtaining the Apostille Stamp or Certification for your private & Corporate documents.
We can process just about any document that must be Apostille by any state or authenticated with the Consular office in New York City or Washington, DC Embassy. With our Expedited/RUSH Service we can travel to various parts of New York, from Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, New York City, (NYC) Manhattan to Long Island (LI), Nassau County & Suffolk County or Westchester County or Rockland County and Putnam County to assist you in getting your document Apostille or Legalized in the fastest time possible. What is Legalization?
Countries that require a document legalized from a Consulate or Embassy in the US of America
| Country | Time Required at Consulate/Embassy | Embassy Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 11 Days | $125.00 |
| Algeria | 13 Days | $75.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Angola | 13 Days | $150.00 |
| B | ||
| Bahrain - See Update on 31 Dec 2013 | X Days | X |
| Bangladesh | 11 Days | $75.00 |
| Benin | 20 Days | $150.00 |
| Bolivia | 10 Days | $ 150.00 |
| Brazil - now accepts Apostille | 7/14 Days | $ 20.00 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 Days | $ X |
| Burundi | X Days | $ 40.00 |
| C | ||
| Cambodia | 13 Days | $100.00 |
| Cameroon | 8 Days | $75.00 |
| Canada | 8 Days | $40.00 |
| Chad | 8 Days | $75.00 |
| Chile - now accepts Apostille | 11 Days | $12.00 |
| China | 2-11 Days NYC | $ 50.00 |
| Congo Democratic | 30 Days | $ 400.00 (P) - $500 |
| Congo Republic | 9 Days | $ 200.00 |
| Cote D'Ivoire | 9 Days | $ 4.00 |
| Cuba | 10 Days | $300.00 |
| E | ||
| Egypt | 8 Days NYC | $ 50 Bus/$25 Per + $35 (USACC) |
| Eritrea | 11 Days | $ 45.00 |
| Ethiopia | 9 Days | $ 95.00 |
| G | ||
| Ghana | 7 Days | $ 30.00 |
| Guatemala | 1/8 Days | $ 10.00 |
| Guinea | 10 Days | $ 200.00 |
| H | ||
| Haiti | 9 Days | $ 25.00 |
| I | ||
| Indonesia | 10 days | $ 20.00 |
| Iran | 13 days | $ 77.00 - $1,152.00 (FV)
|
| Iraq | 11 days | $ + $35 (USACC) |
| J | ||
| Jamaica | 8 Days | $ 20.00 |
| Jordan | 11 Days | $ + $35 (USACC) |
| K | ||
| Kenya | 8 Days | $ 50.00 |
| Kosovo - now accepts Apostille | Days | $X |
| Kuwait DC | 11 Days | $ 25.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| L | ||
| Laos | 13 Days | $ 100.00 |
| Lebanon | 13 Days | $75.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Liberia | 8 Days | $ 200.00 |
| Libya | 16 Days | $100.00 + $35 (USACC)
|
| M | ||
| Madagascar | 11 Days | $ 1.00 |
| Malaysia | 11 Days | $ 5.00 |
| Mali | 9 Days | $ 10.00 |
| Mauritania | 9 Days | $ 60.00 |
| Morocco - now accepts Apostille | 9 Days | $ 38.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Mozambique | 21 Days | $ 180.00 |
| Myanmar | 11 Days | $15.00 |
| N | ||
| Nepal | 9 Days | $ 25.00 |
| Niger | 9 Days | $ 40.00 (7D) - $100 (2D) |
| Nigeria | 10 Days | $ 50.00 + $15 per invoice item |
| O | ||
| Oman - now accepts Apostille | 8 Days | $ 105.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| P | ||
| Pakistan | 12 Days | $ 16.00 |
| Palestine | 12 Days | $ 200.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Paraguay - now accepts Apostille | X Days | $ X |
| Philippines | 9 Days | $ 25.00 |
| Q | ||
| Qatar | 16 Days | $ 14 - $28 + $35 (USACC) |
| R | ||
| Rwanda | 10 Days | $ 30.00 |
| S | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 9 Days | $ 11.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Senegal | 11 Days | $ 50.00 |
| Sierra Leone | 11 Days | $ 100.00 |
| Singapore | 10 Days | $ 8.00 |
| South Sudan | 9 Days | $ 600.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 Days | $ 50.00 |
| Sudan | 11 Days | $ 601.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Syria | 20 Days | $ 100.00 + $35 (USACC) (*) |
| T | ||
| Taiwan | 8 Days | $ 23.00 |
| Tajikistan, Update on 31Oct2015 | X Days | $ X |
| Tanzania | 11 Days | $ 200.00 |
| Thailand | 13 Days | $ 15.00 |
| Togo | 11 Days | $ 30.00 |
| Tunisia | 7 Days | $ 40.00 + $35 (USACC) |
| Turkmenistan | 10 Days | $ 40.00 |
| U | ||
| UAE DC | 11 Days | $ 45.00 (P) - $600 (B) + $35 (USACC) |
| Uganda | 21 Days | $ 80.00 (7D) - $50 (15D) |
| V | ||
| Vietnam | 8 Days NYC | $ 70.00 (O) - $100 (FS) |
| Y | ||
| Yemen | 18 Days | $ 100.00 (14D) - $150 (7D) + $35 (USACC) |
| Z | ||
| Zambia | 12 Days | $ 45.00 |
| Key: | Key: * If Expedited Courier
Agent fee add$150 |
Key: FS=Free Sale USACC=US Arab Chamber of Commerce Certification O=Other, D=Days P=Personal Document B=Business Document X=none, Not Required, Not Available FV=Face Value, Is a dollar estimate on the amount of money you will make based on the document submitted. |
Embassy or Consulate Legalization
Countries that are not part of the Hague Convention require your document to be
passed through their embassy to be approved. The legalization process can take several paths, the path it
take depends on the type of document that you have. Locally created documents such as a birth certificate
must be verified by the issuing authority, a personal documents just as a Power of Attorney
(POA) requires the document to be notarized first, once notarized the notary signature must be verified
by the County Clerk (this step is not necessary in every state), then the County Clerk signature
is verified by the Secretary Of State. In some states the notary public's signature can be verified directly by the
Secretary Of State. Once the issuing authority for your state (i.e., Secretary of State, or the Department of Treasure, or Superior Court)
has verified the Notary Public signature or the County Clerk Signature the
issuing authority will issued a Certification of Authority Letter,
(this is sometime mistakenly called an Apostille but the Apostille is only issued for documents going to Hague Convention countries). Once your document has
received a State level, your document is ready to be taken to a Consulate or Embassy.
Notary & Apostille Service will take your your document through the complete Legalization process including a trip to the consulate or embassy.
If you have a Federally issued document, it must be process by the issuing authority in Washington, DC.
How long is the legalization process
Because the Embassy Legalization process requires more procedural steps to process a document, it takes much longer to complete and tends be more expensive because of the number of additional agencies that must provide their stamp or certification of authority.
Many of the Embassies in New York City do not process documents for legalization, therefore your document will be sent to Washington, DC for special courier service to complete the legalization. This special courier service is necessary if you want your document back within the shortest time frame. Other arrangements can be made if you do not require this expedited service. Each document is different, and each embassy has it's own set time to process your document, and may require additional time for traveling between locations to get the document legalized.
If you are in a rush for your documents I strongly recommend you use our Expedited service to & from Washington DC. By using this method it will shorten your process time by at least 5 business day. Just remember embassy times vary and my be closed for holidays that are celebrated in that country. To see average time it take to process a documents for that country's embassy take a look at the column labled "Time Required at Consulate/Embassy" in the table above.