Legalization - Embassy Consular Legalization

Documents issued in United States and intended for use in another country must be Authenticated or Legalized in order to be recognized as valid in the foreign country. Legalization confirms that a document was issued by someone with the proper authority and that the signatures it bears are genuine. Some documents need to be signed by several different authorities in order to be legalized. If a document has been legalized, the foreign authorities know that it is valid. The type of authentication or certificates you will need depend on the nature of the document and whether or not the foreign country is a party to the Hague Convention treaty on Legalization of documents.

If the country where the document will be used is not a party to the Hague Convention treaty, you will need Embassy (Consular) Legalization. Embassy (Consular) Legalization of official documents is a procedure of confirmation of the validity of originals of official documents or certification of authenticity of signatures of the officials, authorized to certify the signatures on documents, and also the validity of prints of stamps, seals by which the document is fastened. The documents for non Hague Convention Countries are subjected to State, Federal and Embassy levels. The Department of State, Authentications Office is responsible for signing and issuing certificates under the Seal of the U.S. Department of Sate providing authentication services on documents that will be used overseas and then they are certified in the Embassy or Consulate of that country for which they will be legalized.

We handle the Legalization of documents from start to finish:

•  We Notarize your documents.
•  We obtain Apostille for documents intended for use in the Hague Convention countries. 
•  We obtain foreign certification (State, Federal and Embassy levels) for non Hague Convention countries.