apostille
International notary seal
An apostille is a certificate authenticating a document for use in foreign countries.
Under the Hague Convention, an apostille attached to a birth certificate, diploma, or legal document verifies its authenticity without requiring further legalization: You'll need an apostille on your marriage certificate before the embassy will accept it.
Official document verification
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- legalizationMaking something lawful
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
stamp · verification · authentication · endorsement · affidavit · sworn statement · acknowledgment · witness
Formal act of seeking
- applicationFormal request document
- submissionYielding to another's will
- processingSystematic operation on data
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
fee · expedited · mail-in · legalization · embassy · consulate · secretary of state · foreign affairs
Binding pact between nations
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- member statesCountries within a union
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- accessionAttainment of high office
reciprocity · recognition · cross-border · international · multilateral · convention · protocol · 1961
Formal written attestation
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
- marriage certificateLegal proof of wedlock
- death certificateOfficial record of passing
court order · power of attorney · transcript · affidavit · official record · vital records · adoption papers · background check
In foreign countries
- abroadIn foreign territory
- foreignFrom another nation
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- validityQuality of being sound
immigration · study abroad · work permit · visa · expatriate · adoption · business · employment
notarization
Official document verification
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- legalizationMaking something lawful
seal · stamp · verification · authentication · endorsement · affidavit · sworn statement · acknowledgment · witness · signatory
request
Formal act of seeking
- applicationFormal request document
- submissionYielding to another's will
- processingSystematic operation on data
turnaround · fee · expedited · mail-in · legalization · embassy · consulate · secretary of state · foreign affairs · jurisdiction
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- member statesCountries within a union
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
accession · reciprocity · recognition · cross-border · international · multilateral · convention · protocol · 1961
certificate
Formal written attestation
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
- marriage certificateLegal proof of wedlock
death certificate · court order · power of attorney · transcript · affidavit · official record · vital records · adoption papers · background check · articles of incorporation
overseas
In foreign countries
- abroadIn foreign territory
- foreignFrom another nation
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
validity · immigration · study abroad · work permit · visa · expatriate · adoption · business · employment · marriage