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Documents
which are issued in the United States that will be used in
another country must be “legalized” before
the foreign country will recognize them as being valid.
Examples of such documents include but are not limited to:
Powers
of Attorney; incorporation documents, bylaws and other corporate
documents; legal contracts; birth, death and marriage certificates;
adoption papers, etc. Countries belonging to the Hague
Convention usually only require an Apostille. We can handle
this request
as well. Please call us if you need to know if the country
in which your document will be used is part of The Hague
Convention
or you need us to obtain the Apostille for you.
The process
for legalization is time-consuming and tedious. There is
a specific order in which you obtain the legalization
and no step can be skipped. A series of certificates and
seals are attached to the documents and each is a certification
of
the previous. The guidelines for legalization can vary depending
on the type of document which is why it is best to let our
experienced staff handle this process for you. For example,
documents issued by a Federal Court require certification
with Justice Management whereas a document issued at a State
Secretary
of State’s Office does not. A document notarized in
North Carolina requires certification at the county level
prior to
the Secretary of State of North Carolina certification. This
is just an example of how intricate the process can be.
Embassy
requirements and fees also vary from one another. Some
embassies charge in excess of $100.00 per document; therefore,
you may be required to submit a deposit with your order.
If
the requirements are not met, the documents will be rejected
causing further delay. We have the know how to get the job
done right the first time.
Please contact us for more information
regarding authentication and legalization services and pricing.
Professional Document Solutions
also processes Certificates of Origin and Commercial Invoices
for shipment of goods to
foreign countries. The fees and process vary from embassy
to embassy. You may be required to submit a deposit with your
order. Please contact us for more information and pricing.
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Some Embassies have jurisdictional power requiring the document
to be processed in a specific geographic region. Professional
Document Solutions works with all Consulate offices located
throughout the United States***
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