When authenticating your documents is required for traveling abroad, you can either work on your own to obtain an apostille or work with us to handle the governmental red tape for you. Getting an apostille or embassy legalization can be complicated and time-consuming. We have years of experience working with the state and federal governmental offices. Let us do the hard work for you.
The Hague Convention of 1961 established a uniform process for all member countries to accept the apostille as a verification of authentication. All non-member countries work with the embassy to obtain document legalization.
Don’t worry if you are unsure if you need your documents apostilled or legalized; we know what countries require which form of authentication.
We understand that you may not be near the state offices to receive an apostille or embassy legalization, and that is where we come in.
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At One Source Process, we specialize in obtaining an apostille or embassy legalization of documents, including personal and business papers.
You may have some questions regarding the apostille process. Here are the answers to some Frequently Asked Questions:
- Does my destination country require the apostille or embassy legalization?
- It depends on your country. You follow the apostille process if it is a member of the Hague Convention of 1961. If not, then your documents require embassy legalization.
- Do I have to have the original document, or will a certified copy work?
- This varies depending on the document and the destination country.
- Where do I get the apostille?
- For state-issued documents such as a driver’s license or birth certificate, you work with the Secretary of State.
- For federally-issued documents such as a passport or Social Security Letter, you work with the US Department of State in Washington, DC.
- Should the document be notarized first?
- Only some documents require a notary signature. You will want to notarize a driver’s license rather than sending an original. But other documents such as vital records (birth certificate, death certificate) must NOT be notarized.
- Can I have one authentication for several documents?
- No, each document needs its own apostille or embassy legalization.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We are here to help.
