{"id":2275,"date":"2021-09-24T08:45:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T08:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sktperfectdemo.com\/demos\/notary\/?p=9"},"modified":"2021-09-24T08:45:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T08:45:38","slug":"what-is-an-apostille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leakystamp.com\/mx\/what-is-an-apostille\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Apostille or an Authentication?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is an Apostille or an Authentication?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Do you plan on doing business outside of the US?\u00a0 How about getting married in another country?\u00a0 Do you plan on working, studying, or teaching abroad?\u00a0 In today\u2019s world, countless documents are signed and sent between countries, many of them notarized or including the signature of an authorized official. The challenge for individuals receiving the documents is knowing whether the Notary\u2019s signature is legitimate.<\/p>\n

An apostille is a certificate issued by a government agency verifying the authenticity of the signature of a Notary Public or other public official. In other words, an apostille confirms that the seal and signature of the Notary on a document is valid, and the notarization can be accepted by the receiving agency in the foreign country.<\/p>\n

They are specifically used for documents going to the 156 countries that are signatories to the Hague Apostille Convention<\/a>. Documents sent to countries that are not part of the Hague Convention may require additional certification from the U.S. Department of State.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is an \u2018apostille\u2019 agent?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An apostille agent assists customers in obtaining apostilles or authentications.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s important to make one thing clear: the Notary does not issue the apostilles or attach them to documents. That is the role of the state agency authorized to issue apostilles, usually the Secretary of State\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Only an authorized government agency can place the actual certificate of apostille on the document. However, an apostille agent can provide other valuable services to assist customers in need of apostilles, as described below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Apart from notarizing the signatures on a document, an apostille agent can provide a variety of services.<\/p>\n

For example, an agent can provide courier services to deliver notarized documents requiring apostilles to the appropriate agency. This might entail sending the notarized document, a check for the processing fee, the apostille request form, and a return mailing label to the apostille-issuing agency on the customer\u2019s behalf. The agency would then process the request, attach the apostille, and mail the document with the apostille back to the Notary or the customer.<\/p>\n

Apostille agents also may contact the issuing agency on the customer\u2019s behalf to request instructions related to obtaining an apostille.<\/p>\n

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