Do you need your documents certified and legalized for Iraq?
Certifying and legalizing documents for Iraq is a three step process. Your documents must first be certified by the State, the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., and then legalized by the Iraq Embassy or Consulate office. If your documents requires notarization, please have them notarized before you mail them in to our office for processing.
For example, lets say you need your California business documents certified and legalized for Iraq. This three step process would require your birth certificate to be certified by the State of California, the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., and then legalized by the Iraq Consulate in Los Angeles. This process is necessary in order for the country of Iraq to accept your documents. If your documents requires notarization (Example: Power of Attorney, Affidavit), then your documents requires notarization, State certification, U.S. Department of State certification, and Embassy or Consulate Legalization.
Translation of your documents should always be performed after you receive the State certification and Embassy/Consulate legalization. The Bolivian Embassy or Consulate does not require your documents to be written in Spanish. We recommend that you have your documents translated after you receive them from our office.
The country of Iraq has one Embassy in Washington, D.C. and two Consulate offices. The following is a list of their offices and the States they serve.
Iraq Embassy Washington D.C.:
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
Iraq Consulate Detroit, Michigan:
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Iraq Consulate Los Angeles, California:
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington State, and Wyoming.
Please note: If your document is written in Arabic, please find a certified translator in your State to translate the documents to English. You must also ask the translator to have his/her signature notarized on the document. If the translator is not located in your State, you will need to have the document notarized in your State. You can find a certified translator by visiting the American Translator’s Association website. Remember, if the translator is in another State, you can sign and notarize the document in your State.
Documents issued by the State or County Clerk do not need notarization as these documents are already signed by a State or County Clerk official. These documents include: Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Decree (Court Documents), Articles of Incorporation, Statement of Information, Certificate to Foreign Government, Certificate of Good Standing, etc…
You can read more on the type of documents we authenticate for Iraq by clicking this link: Iraq Document Legalization
As mentioned earlier in this article, legalizing documents for Iraq is a three-step-process. We’ve put together a small illustration below to help you understand the process.
Note: The processing time with the Iraq Embassy is one weeks. Please Contact Us for a price quote and estimated time for completion.
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