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APOTILLE

INFORMATIONS REGARDING THE "APOSTILLE"

Since October 15, 1981, the United States has been part of the 1961 Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. The Convention provides for the simplified certification of public (including notarized) documents to be used in countries that have joined the convention.

Documents destined for use in participating countries and their territories should be certified by one of the officials in the jurisdiction in which the document has been executed. Said official must have been designated as competent to issue certifications by "apostille" (usually in the office of the State Secratary of State of his/her counterpart) as provided fo by the 1961 Hague Convention.

With this certification by the Hague convention apostille, the document is entitled to recognition in the country of intended use, and no certification by the Authentications Office or legalization by the embassy or consulate of the foreign country where the document is to be used is required. The Authentications Office only certifies documents from other federal agencies and officials from foreign governments with the apostille.

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