Moreover, we provide a totally free review of your document; we know how much
document authentication could
be complicated and time-consuming for non-specialists in the authentication field.
Our experts will revise
your documents and advise you if you’ve missed any of the required procedures.
Starting from certifying your document from the State Notary Public to obtaining the
US Department of State certification, and in
case you intend to use your document in a non-participating foreign country we will
ensure that you fulfilled all the embassy’s requirements.
We’ll guide you through all the demanded processes step-by-step until you get your
document certified and eligible for international use.
Contact our customer support if you need any extra help. Our office welcomes you anytime if need an in-person guide.
In case you want us to complete all the process for you, DC Apostille will help you
to get everything authenticated and done for you as fast as we can.
DC Apostille provides authentications, Notarization, certification, Apostille, and
embassy legalization services for all types of federal, corporate, commercial, and
personal documents issued in the United States and destined for International use.
We provide expedited document Apostille Service for Hague Apostille convention
Participating Countries and embassy legalization for the rest of the World. Order
Now.
The term “Apostille” is a French word, which means “to
certify”, was first suggested by the signatory countries to
the Apostille Treaty Hague Treaty 1961 to describe the
accepted international form of authentication to legalize
foreign public documents. The word is also pronounced “
Apostila” in Spanish.
The accepted Apostille attestation in the United States must
contain fixed information in order for the document to be
recognized abroad. Although every state issue different form of
Apostille Stamp, However, each Apostille must contain this
information regardless of the designated authority that issued the
Apostille.
The Apostille Stamp is the simplified form of international authentication that was first introduced in 1961 during the Hague Apostille Convention to abolish foreign document legalization requirements and to replace its complicated procedures with a much simpler form, which is the “Apostille”.
However, there are over 75 countries across the globe that still require the legalization of its embassy in Washington DC to validate the use of US documents.
We will go through the required procedures to legalize a US document for use in a non-Hague Country. Follow these steps in the same order:
- County Clerk Certification and State notarization
- Secretary of State “Certification”
- US Department of State authentication
- Stamp of the US Arab Chamber of Commerce” for certain countries only”
- Embassy or consulate legalization
. The process takes several days and varies from one embassy to another. After you get embassy legalization for your document, it will be ready for use outside the United States.
- Company issued document
- Commercial Export document
- Educational document
- Vital Records
- Federal document
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The Apostille Convention is an international treaty, held in
the Netherlands on 1961, to abolish the requirements of
foreign documents.
Each signatory country to the Apostille Convention
designated a competent authority to affix the Apostille
Certificate to public documents destined for use in one of
the other Hague Treaty members.
Here are the documents that must be authorized by US
Department of State:
- The Federal Drug and Food Administration (FDA).
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
- The Homeland Security Agency.
- Social Security Agency
About Washington DC Apostille.
DC Apostille. is a private Apostille service provider in Washington DC, established
to offer expeditious Apostille, Embassy Legalization Services for US Corporations
and individuals at reasonable rates. Our Services includes Secretary of State
Certification, US department of State Authentications, MD Notarization and the Stamp
of the US Arab Chamber of Commerce USACC.
DC Apostille serves international apostilles for US documents destined for Hague
Convention Participating Countries, in addition to Embassy Legalization for
documents destined for use the Non-Hague Convention Countries.
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