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Call: (202)869-0800
e-mail: support@onedayapostille.com
Apostille is the official form of authentication that is required to validate the use of documents outside the United States. Your document must be affixed with an Apostille stamp from the correct designated authority to be valid for use in any Apostille convention participating countries.
The Hague Apostille Convention was held in the Hague “ the Netherlands” in 1961, to facilitate the complicated legalization procedures of foreign documents and to replace it with the Apostille Stamp or” Apostille Certificate”. All the following countries have signed the Apostille treaty:
If you are going to use your document in any of those countries, you will need to affix your document with an Apostille to be valid for use abroad. There are 2 designated authorities in the United States, which are responsible for the issuance of Apostille certificates on documents destined for use in the Hague Convention Signatory Countries.
| FDA Documents | FBI Document | Homeland Security Documents |
| Sanitation Certificate | Criminal Background Check | Naturalization Certificate |
| BSE- Free Certificate. | USPTO Documents | Social Security Documents |
| Certificate of Free Sale (CFS). | Patent | Social Security Benefit Letter |
| Certificate of Exportability. | Trademark | |
| Certificate to Foreign Government (CFG). | USDA Documents | |
| Certificate of Non-Clinical Research Use Only Materials Certificate. | Plant certificate | |
| Good Manufacture Practice Certificate (GMP). | Animal Health Certificate | |
| Certificate of Pharmaceutical products (COPP). | Phytosanitary Certificate | |
| Certificate of Pharmaceutical product- Foreign Manufacturer | IRS Documents | |
| Specified Risk Material of Bovine, Ovine, and Caprine Origin Materials. | Form 6166‐ US Tax Residency |
Your document must be an original document ( not a photocopy) and issued from one of the federal agencies in the United States and bear the federal stamp or signature. After you ensure that your document meet the previous requirement, prepare an envelope that contain the following items and send it to the US Department of State in Washington DC to get your document apostille. The envelope must include:
The process will take about 3- 4 Business days. After your receive your package from the US Department of State, your documents will be ready for use outside the United States.
Secretary of State Apostille for Public State and Personal Documents
| Corporate Documents | |||
| Minutes of Organizational Meeting of directors | Certificate of Incumbency | Power of Attorney. | Shareholder List |
| Restated Certificate of Incorporation | Certificate of existence | Certificate of Analysis | letter of Intent |
| Foreign Certificate of Registration | Agency Agreement | Letter of Resignation | Operating Agreement |
| Shareholder certificate of Interest | Business Letter | Distributor Agreement | Asset purchase Agreement |
| Foreign Certificate of Registration | Letter of Authorization | Amendment | Bill of Sale |
| Termination of foreign Corporation | Articles of Incorporation | ISO Certificate | Certificate of Formation |
| Shareholder Contribution Schedule | Certificate of Merger | Technical Data Sheet | corporate Consolidation |
| Agreement to Form a Corporation | Corporate Resolution | Affidavit | Change of Agent |
| Statement of Dissolution | Company Bylaws | Free sale Certificate | Consolidation Certificate |
| Stock Purchase Agreement | Business License | Stock Certificate | Certificate of Good Standing |
| Assignment | |||
| Export Documents | |||
| Commercial Invoice | Dangerous Goods Certificate | Shipper Letter of Instruction | |
| Certificate of Origin | Consular Invoice | Certificate of Analysis | |
| Packing List | Pro Forma Invoice | Pre-Shipment Inspection | |
| Bill of Lading (Air, Ocean, Truck, Rail) | Letter of Credit | Veterinary certificate | |
| Insurance Certificate | Export License | Sales certificate | |
| Halal Certificate | Bank Draft | Weight Certificate | |
| Kosher Certificate | Export Declaration | Fumigation Certificate | |
| Health Certificate | Phytosanitary Certificate | ||
| Educational Documents | Vital Records | ||
| School/ College Transcript | Birth Certificate | ||
| School/ College Diploma | Death Certificate | ||
| Teaching Credentials | Marriage Certificate | ||
| TESOL Certificate | Divorce Certificate | ||
| Bachelor Degree/ Certificate | Divorce decree | ||
| Graduate Record Examination GRE | Driver License | ||
| Doctorate Certificate | US Passport | ||
| Master Degree | |||
| Associate Degree | |||
| Doctorate Degree | |||
Each State has a Secretary of State office, which is responsible for the issuance of Apostille Certificates on
public state documents (the above mentioned documents). You will need to follow the requirement of your state
in order obtain the Apostille timely and without any complications.
Stay tuned to our next article about how to obtain an apostille from the Secretary of STate Office