Before the introduction of Apostille certificates the worry on worldwide courts and authorities to evaluate international files as genuine was rather substantial. On the 5 October 1961 the Hague Convention eliminated the demand of legalisation for foreign public papers. The Convention lowers every one of the procedures of legalisation to the straightforward distribution of a certification in a recommended form, qualified "Apostille", by the authorities of the State where the document originates.
The verification of its registration can be performed effortlessly through a simple demand for details addressed to the authority which supplied the certification. There are presently over 60 member states of the Hague convention, follow this link to a list of these apostille nations. Along with those nations which are here members of the Hague convention lots of other countries will also identify an Apostille certification.
For countries that do not accept the apostille by itself we can typically provide a full consular office attestation solution. Documents being made use of in the UAE, Qatar or China need embassy attestation and also we can take care of this for you. Practically any certification can be legalised through the Apostille procedure.
If the file you want legalised for usage overseas is not provided please do not be reluctant to contact us to review the details. When ever before possible we will certainly legalise your documents under one Apostille to keep your costs to a minimum, this is nonetheless not always feasible. For instance, numerous Business Records can be legalised under one Apostille however 2 Birth Certificates would need 2 different Apostilles.