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If you are planning to export goods into another country, you will be required to provide the necessary paperwork (Certificate of Origin and Commercial Invoice).
A commercial invoice is a customs document used in foreign trade. It is used as a customs declaration provided by the person or corporation that is exporting an item across international borders. A Certificate of Origin is an important international trade document attesting that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.
Note: If the country requesting your documents is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, then all your documents require is the State apostille only. Hague Apostille Member Countries
The most common countries to request these type of documents are: Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Libya, Yemen, Lebanon, Vietnam, and Iran.
The requirements for every country is unique. Some countries will request your documents to be notarized by the local Chamber of Commerce while others only require a company representative to sign the documents in front of a notary public. Some countries will request the documents to be authenticated by the National U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce while another will ask for the documents to be authenticated through a designated law office in Washington, D.C.
In order to understand the requirements of the country, the first step is to contact our office. It’s important to have your documents with you when you call. Also, we will need to know the value of your commercial invoice.
Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
Call 1-888-810-4054 or 202-779-9611
Do you need your diploma legalized for China?
Certifying and legalizing documents for China is a multi-step process that requires State, US Department of State, and China Embassy legalization. For the country of China, we are currently only processing through the Embassy. Also, please note that China has an expedited service fee which allows your documents to be completed in 1-2 business days.
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of legalizing your documents for the country of China. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday-Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions. We provide expedited US legalization services ensuring that your documents will be completed quickly.
Below, we have outlined the steps that must be taken in order to complete your documents. The first two steps will need to be completed by you. Please note that we are unable to contact your school (College, University, etc…). We can only assist you with the documents that you mail in for processing.
Step 1: Contact your school’s registrar to have your diploma notarized. If the school does not have a notary on staff, you can request a traveling notary to visit the school.
Step 2: Mail your notarized diploma including our order form and credit card authorization form to our office for processing. Please note that we have nine offices through the United States. Please, call us before you mail in your documents in order to avoid any delays or additional costs.
These are the steps we will complete once we received your notarized diploma:
Step 3:We will certify your diploma through the State it was notarized in. Example: If you University is in California, your diploma will be certified through the State of California.
Step 4: We will overnight your State certified diploma to our Washington, D.C. office for processing.
Step 5: Your diploma will be certified through the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. – Office of Authentications in four – five business days.
Step 6: The final step is to legalize your document through the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. The current processing time is 1-2 business days.
Depending on the State your diploma will be notarized in, the average turn-around time is 7-12 business days. We recommend that you contact our office and speak with one of our specialist. We will provide you step by step instructions, the cost, and our order forms. Also, we will also require a copy of your driver license or passport.
Our support staff is available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm. Call us at 1-888-810-4054 today.
Do you need to apostille your documents for the former country of Yugoslavia.
Click on the successor States listed below for more information:
Kosovo
International Apostille Services, Inc. is the leader in document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services. We process diplomas and transcripts issued from all 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. Our staff is available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Call us at 1-888-810-4054 today.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq. Its member states include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Iraq is currently not a member.
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of certifying, legalizing, and attesting your documents for any of the GCC Countries. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions. 1-888-810-4054
Certifying and legalizing documents for Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a multi-step process. These steps consist of State certification, US Department of State certification, and Embassy or Consulate legalization.
Here is an illustration that explains the process:
Before getting stared, it’s important to note that Bahrain and Oman are both members of the Hague Apostille Convention. Document destined for these countries can only be apostilled by the State office (Example: New York Apostille for Oman). We cannot certify or attest documents for Bahrain or Oman through the U.S. Department of State or the Embassy office because an apostille is sufficient authentication for these two countries.
From our experience, we recommend that you choose to have your documents certified, legalized, and attested for either Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. In order to do this, your documents require State certification, US Department of State certification, and Embassy or Consulate legalization. Certifying and legalizing your documents for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is the fastest and cheapest way to authenticate your documents for the GCC. We recommend that you contact our office so we can provide you a breakdown in cost and processing time.
International Apostille Services, Inc. is the leader in document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services. We can process documents issued from all 50 States including documents issued from the United States Government. Our staff is available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Call us at 1-888-810-4054 today.
Diploma and Transcript Legalization, Certification, Attestation
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of certifying and legalizing your documents through the State, the US Department of State, and Embassy or Consulate offices. We specialize in diploma and transcripts legalization, certification, and attestation.
The most common countries we process diplomas and transcripts are for Italy, Spain, South Korea, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, China, Vietnam and more! Countries who are members of the Hague Apostille Convention only require the State apostille. Please note that the apostille is issued from the Secretary of State’s office. For countries who are not members, your documents will require State certification, US Department of State certification, and Embassy or Consulate legalization.
Our trained and knowledgeable staff in Washington, D.C. have processed thousands of diplomas and transcripts through the U.S. Department of State and Embassy or Consulate offices. We have the knowledge and experience to process your documents quickly saving you time, money, and the frustration of dealing with several Government offices.
If you are continuing your education in another country or if you have been offered a job, you will be required to certify and legalize your diploma and transcripts so they can be accepted in the country requesting your documents.
We can certify, legalize, and attest diplomas and transcripts from the following institutions:
A diploma notarized by the institutions Registrar must first be certified from the Secretary of State’s office before it can be mailed in to our Washington, D.C. office for processing. Please beware of apostille service companies who will re-notarize and apostille your diploma and transcripts from a State other than the institution is located in. Example: A New York certification on a University of California diploma.
For countries who are not members of the Hague Apostille Convention, your documents will require multiple steps to complete. These steps are State certification, US Department of State certification, an Embassy or Consulate legalization. Note: Some countries may only require your diploma and transcripts to be processed through the State and Embassy or Consulate office. Please, call us for instructions, cost, processing time, and order forms.
The very first step is to contact the institutions Registrar. The Registrar will need to meet with a notary and have your documents notarized. If the institution does not have a notary on staff, you can hire a traveling notary to meet with the Registrar. From our experience, the registrar will do one of the following:
Every institution has policies regarding how diplomas and transcripts are notarized. Some will ask for you to mail in your original documents while another will have to order a new diploma.
Once your diploma and transcripts have been notarized, the next step is to contact our office. Our trained and knowledgeable apostille agents are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Call us today at 1-888-810-4054.
International Apostille Services, Inc. is the leader in document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services. We process diplomas and transcripts issued from all 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.
Do you need an apostille on a Death Certificate?
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of getting an apostille on your documents. We can apostille death certificates issued from all 50 US States including the District of Colombia (Washington, D.C.) If you have a death certificate issued from another country, you will need to contact someone in that country for assistance. We can only assist you with documents originating from the USA and for another country (Example: California birth certificate for Mexico).
Because of the unique requirements of each US State, we recommend that you mail in the death certificate to our office for processing. Please note that we have nine offices throughout the United States and each office caters to a handful of States. It’s important to mail in your document to the correct office in order to avoid any delays or additional costs. Once we receive your document, we will review it and contact the State office for verification. If the State office rejects your documents, we will contact you with instructions.
Common reasons why you will need an apostille on a death certificate:
1. Transfer of assets (Example: Inheritance, Gift, etc..)
2. Selling a property (Example: Selling a property in Mexico)
3. Registering the death in another country other than the USA
4. Bank accounts (Example: Closing bank accounts / transferring assets)
If the requesting country is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, you will be required to provide a Death Certificate with an Apostille attached. The Apostille helps authenticate the document for acceptance in the other country. Be sure to check the death certificate for accuracy before mailing in the document to our office.
Death Certificates issued by a State must be authenticated from the same State. For example, if the person passed away in the State of California, the California Death Certificate must receive the apostille from the California Secretary of State. There is no exception to this rule. Please be careful of companies who want to process the certificate from a State other than the one that issued the document.
Not all death certificates issued from the State can be processed from the State. For example, in the State of California, a death certificate can only be apostilled if the certificate is issued by the State Registrar or County Clerk’s office. Some States will not apostille the certificate if it’s more than 12 months old while others require the certificate to be no more than six years old. Every U.S. State has specific requirements.
The very first step is to contact our office. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
Obtaining an apostille can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the Apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!
Do you need an apostille on a Petition for Name Change issued from the U.S. District Court (Federal Court)?
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of getting an apostille on your documents. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
How to apostille a Petition for Name Change:
A Petition for Name Change issued from the U.S. District Court requires two steps to complete. The first step is to authenticate the document through the U.S. Justice Department located in Washington, D.C. The second step requires the document to be apostilled through the U.S. Department of State. The estimated processing time to complete both steps is nine business days.
Because this document is issued by the U.S. District Court, you must mail in a certified copy. A certified copy will include an embossment and an original signature. We are unable to process copies so please be sure to mail in a certified copy.
Once we receive your document, we’ll hand-deliver it to the U.S. Department of Justice the following business morning. The U.S. Department of Justice will authenticate your document with a red ribbon seal and signature (see example below) in roughly five business days.
Please note that documents issued by the U.S. District Court (Federal) is not the same as documents issued by the State court. State court documents can be apostilled from the State that issued the documents. Documents issued from the U.S. District Court (Federal) can only be authenticated by the Justice Department and receive the apostille from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Common documents we receive from the U.S. Department of Justice are:
Here is an example of a petition for name change:
Here is an example of the authentication letter issued by the Justice Department. Please note the red ribbon and embossed seal on the left side:
And finally, here is an example of a U.S. Department of State apostille:
Obtaining an apostille can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the Apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you.
Do you need US Legalization services in Washington D.C.?
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of certifying and legalizing your documents through the US Department of State and Embassy offices in Washington, D.C. We can certify and legalize documents destined for countries who are not members of the Hague Apostille Convention. Certifying and legalizing documents for non-member countries require State certification, US Department of State (if required) certification, and select Consulate or Embassy legalization.
Our offices in Washington, D.C. provides document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services. Documents received at our D.C. office are hand delivered and pick-up from all US Government (Secretary of D.C., U.S. Justice Department, and U.S. Department of State) and Embassy offices. Once your order is complete, we provide complimentary FedEx 1-2 day return shipping at no additional cost. We also provide FedEx international priority shipping (International Shipping rates apply).
As the leader in US Legalization services, our nine offices can handle the most complex and challenging orders.
We can certify and legalize documents for over 70 countries who are not members of the Hague Apostille Convention. These countries include:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma Myanmar,Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Congo Republic, Congo Democratic, Ivory Coast,Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica,Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania,Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar Burma, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar,Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan,Tanzania, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Uganda, Vietnam,Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The very first step is to contact our office. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available to answer your questions Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm. Once you receive the instructions and order forms by e-mail, go ahead and mail in your document to our office for processing. Please note that we have nine apostille offices throughout the United States which covers all 50 State and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.).
Let us take the hassle out of certifying and legalizing your documents. Call us at 1-888-810-4054 or 202-779-9611 today.
International Apostille Services, Inc. is the leader in document apostille, certification, attestation, and legalization services in the United States. We can process documents from all 50 U.S. States including documents issued by the U.S. Federal Government.
Do you need to apostille your documents through the Secretary of D.C. in Washington, D.C.?
At International Apostille Services, Inc., we take the guesswork out of authenticating your documents through the Secretary of DC – District of Columbia. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
Documents issued from the District, can be apostilled through our Washington DC office. The most common documents we apostille are: Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Decrees, notarized documents and more!
Once we receive your documents, we’ll rush them to the Secretary of DC for fast processing. Our processing time is 1-2 business days and we do provide FedEx 1-2 day return shipping.
In additional to our Secretary of DC apostille, we can also certify your documents through the US Department of State and all Embassy offices.
Our Customer Service representatives are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions. Call us at 1-888-903-7446 or 1-202-779-9611.
International Apostille Services, Inc. is the leader in document apostille services in Washington, D.C. We can apostille documents issued from the District and all US Federal Documents through the US Department of State. We also provide Embassy legalization service.
We process documents from all 50 U.S. States, the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. (Federal Documents), and select Embassy / Consulate offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, New York, Texas and Florida.
We are a registered service provider with the Secretary of State - Authentications, Apostilles, and Certificates.
We provide Apostille service for all 50 US States including the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. and Embassy / Consul Legalization Services in Los Angeles and in Washington, DC.
We accept all major credit cards! We also accept cash, check and Paypal.com. Invoicing is also available for select clients.
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We process documents from all 50 U.S. States including the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC (Federal Documents) and select Embassy & Consulate offices.
With over 10 years of experience and hundreds of documents authenticated monthly, individuals and corporations entrust him with their most important legal documents.
USA Apostille, Inc. is a registered service provider with the Secretary of State - Authentications, Apostilles, and Certificates.
