Please note that the preceding list of documents is representative only. Other documents may require affixing an Apostille as necessary.
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A Notary Public is a person who is legally authorized to witness the execution of important documents, such as deeds, affidavits and powers of attorney. The notary verifies the identities of the parties to the documents and may ask each party to swear or affirm that they are not under duress, but are signing of their own free will. The notary affixes his official seal to the document and adds a jurat (typically stamped) directly onto the signature page of the document. The notary does not attest to the nature of the document, but only to the verification of the identity of the signers, their willingness to sign, and the place and date of the signing.
It is important to understand that a notary may not prepare legal documents, specifically immigration papers, or provide legal advice, unless otherwise certified and authorized to do so.
Before notarizing a document, a notary must be presented with adequate identification for each party. Typically accepted forms of ID include:
An Apostille is a stamp or a printed form that confirms the veracity of a legal document that has been certified by a Competent Authority in any country that is a participant in the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. The Apostille ensures officials of other countries that the document and the signatures thereon are authentic. An Apostille is comparable to a notarization, but its effect is international while a notarization’s is usually not.
Member nations of the Hague Convention include: Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue (Cook Islands), Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.
Please note that the preceding list of documents is representative only. Other documents may require affixing an Apostille as necessary.
The Secretary of State provides authentication of public officials’ signatures on documents to be used outside the United States of America. The country of destination determines whether the authentication is an Apostille or Certification.
Apostilles and Certifications only certify the authenticity of the signature of the official who signed the document, the capacity in which that official acted, and, when appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the document bears. The Apostille or Certification does not validate the contents of the document.
The Secretary of State authenticates signatures only on documents issued in the state in question, signed by a Notary Public or one of the following public officials or their deputies:
U.S. Department of State
For the U.S. Department of State to put their seal on the document, there must already be a seal of an authority they recognize affixed to the document. That seal may be the state Secretary of State seal of any of the 50 states, the seal of a federal agency or the seal from the Justice Management Division, Security Program Staff. Which seal you obtain depends upon the type of document to which the seal is affixed.
For documents that are to be used in countries that are not party to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, a chain of authentication must be applied that eventually includes legalization by the appropriate consulate of the country of intended use.
The following countries require embassy legalization: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China – People’s Republic, Comoros, Congo – Dem. Rep., Congo – Rep. Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea – Bissau, Guinea – Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar/Burma, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Most common documents submitted for Embassy Legalization:
Personal
Business
Certified translations are often required for the following documents:
CONSULTING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Services (CONSULTING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC) is an established
consulting firm with headquarters located
in Florida.
Address:
3935 Cherokee Dr,
Cocoa,
Florida 32926
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