| If you are reading this article it means that you are in | | | | Switzerland, FYR of Macedonia, Tonga, Trinidad and |
| need to legalize a document internationally. Not to | | | | Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (U.K.), United |
| worry, this article will explain what you need to know | | | | States of America, and Venezuela. |
| about the process and who you should contact for | | | | Most all legal documents will have the ability to be used |
| your needs. | | | | internationally. Common documents allowed include: |
| An apostille allows a document to be legally accepted | | | | birth certificate, adoption documents, marriage |
| internationally under the terms of the 1961 Hague | | | | certificate divorce decree, death certificate, report of |
| Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization | | | | birth abroad, single proof letter (to marry), naturalization |
| for Foreign Public Documents. All countries that have | | | | documents, power of attorney, diploma and/or |
| signed the Hague Convention will recognize your | | | | transcripts, corporate documents, certificate of good |
| document if they are accompanied with an apostille. | | | | standing, incorporation documents, ISO certificate, |
| These countries include: Albania, Andorra, Antigua and | | | | bylaws, affidavits, identity documents and/or passports, |
| Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, | | | | proof of citizenship, deeds or titles, wills, agreements, |
| Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, | | | | assignments, trademark and patent documents, letter |
| Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei | | | | of invitation, letter of debt, invoices, bills of sale, proof of |
| Darussalam, Bulgaria, China (Macau), China (Hong | | | | ownership, police records, and private documents. |
| Kong), Colombia, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech | | | | If you need to have documents transferred to a |
| Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, | | | | country that is not part of the Hague Convention you |
| Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, | | | | will need to have the document legalized through the |
| Grenada, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, | | | | Embassy of the given country or directly with the |
| Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of, Latvia, | | | | country. |
| Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, | | | | The great news is both apostille and embassy |
| Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, | | | | legalization services can be initiated online, legalized, |
| Moldova, Republic of, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, | | | | then mailed directly to your door step. Different |
| New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, | | | | services made available by the internet have made it |
| Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, | | | | possible for professionals from all over the country to |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, | | | | provide you with expedited service to have your |
| Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, | | | | documents taken care of in a timely manner. |
| South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, | | | | |