When to Get an Apostille With Original Papers

If you are planning to move to a foreign country for business, work or study, you may be required to get your original documents certified by the state authorities. This is a time consuming and costly task. Therefore, you should always look for other alternatives that are easier and cheaper. One of these options is getting a state authentication or apostille. An apostille is an official certification that authenticates a public document or its seal or stamp. In most cases, a notarized document will need an apostille before it can be recognized by a foreign government. URL

GSCCCA provides a convenient, affordable, and efficient service for authenticating documents. We process both walk-in and mail-in apostille requests and accept credit cards for payment. We also eliminate the need to write personal or company checks and hand deliver documents to us by providing you with a prepaid return airbill for your package.

When to get an apostille with original papers

The decision as to when and why you need a notarized document to be apostilled is made by the destination country. If the country or its embassy is a member of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents of 1961, an apostille will be sufficient to legalize your document. Documents going to a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention will require a Certificate of Authentication issued by the Secretary of State. The Certificate of Authentication will include the signature and seal or stamp of the New York Secretary of State.