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Hague Apostilles

  • New York Apostille

A New York State Apostille is a one page document embossed with the Seal of the New York State Department of State. The apostille includes the facsimile or original signature of the state official.

  • Hague Countries accept Apostilles

Hague coutries are the countries that have joined the 1961 Hague Convention. Documetns legalized by an Apostille are accepted in all Hague countries.

  • Non-Hague countries requre Embassy authentication

Non-Hague coutries are the countries that have not joined the Hague Convention. Non-Hague countries do not accept documetns legalized by an Apostille. Embassy authentication / legalization is required

 

Legalization News

IMPORTANT NOTICE RELATING TO APOSTILLES

The New York State Department of State has revised the method in which it issues apostilles.
1. Revised Seal - Effective April 15, 2010, the New York State Department of State Seal will be used for the apostille. The Great Seal of the State of New York will no longer be used.
2. Revised Method for Affixing Seal - Effective April 15, 2010, apostilles will be produced with a black and white laser printed facsimile of the New York State Department of State Seal. The Great Seal of the State of New York will no longer be embossed either directly on any apostille or on a gold foil wafer placed on an apostille.



 

 

 

New York Document and Apostille Services

Foreign Documents Express specializes in Document Retrieval and Apostille / Embassy Legalization services in the State of New York, for documents intended for international use.

Personal Documents

Corporate Documents


Services:

Need an Apostille or Embassy Seal for a New York Vital Record Document?

Need to get a certified copy of a New York Vital Record with an Apostille or Embassy Seal?

Need an Apostille or Embassy Seal for a Personal Document Notarized by New York Notary Public?

Need to obtain a certified copy of your New York Company's Registration Document?

Need to get an Apostille or Embassy Seal for your Company's Internal Corporate Document?

Our goal. The goal of Foreign Documents Express is to make your documents acceptable in foreign countries the first time you submit them. We achieve this goal by providing the most professional Document Retrieval Apostille and Embassy Legalization services done right the first time by experienced professionals.

48-hour Turnaround time. For New York City Apostilles and documents that haven’t been notarized, 48-hour service is available for regular price.




Important News Related to Legalization of Documents in Different States

June 23, 2010: Madrid, Spain: 6th International Forum on Electronic Apostille Pilot Program will be held in Madrid on June 29-30, 2010. Details...

June 16, 2010: Alabama Birth Certificates: Keepsake Birth Certificates, intended only for framing and display, may now be ordered from the Alabama Health Department. There are three designs available.

May 15, 2010: Washington, DC: The U.S. State Department resumed its normal business hours. And again, each customer (company) can submit upt to 15 documents per day on a while-you-wait basis.

April 29, 2010: Washington Apostilles: Due to current high volumes and reduced staffing levels State of Washington Department of State is experiencing delays in processing Apostilles. Please expect your documents to take up to 10 business days for processing.

April 15, 2010: New York Apostilles: The New York State Department of State has revised the method in which it issues apostilles.
No more Gold Seal!

April 10: UAE Embassy in Washington, DC introduced new rules on legalizing educational documents. Now, only degrees from accredited educational institutions based in the U.S. will be legalized.

March 10, 2010: California:
The time to process filing and information requests at the California Secretary of State's office has increased due to budgetary cutbacks.


February 1, 2010: Alaska Authentication Certificates: Beginning with authentication certificate 50948 each certificate is branded with a cryptographic fingerprint.

February 1, 2010: Arizona: Arizona passed legislation enabling the use of digital signatures by and with state agencies (A.R.S. 41-132). That legislation gave the Secretary of State a statutory duty to "Accept, and approve for use, electronic and digital signatures that comply with section 41-132, for documents filed with and by all state agencies, boards and commissions." And it defined an electronic signature: "An electronic signature shall be unique to the person using it, shall be capable of reliable verification and shall be linked to a record in a manner so that if the record is changed the electronic signature is invalidated."

October 1, 2009: Pennsylvania Effective October 1, 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of State no longer accepts FedEx or DHL for return shipment of documents.

August 3, 2009: Colorado Apostilles and Certificates of Authentication: Beginning August 3, 2009 apostille and certificate authentication of Colorado documents are processed by the licensing division of the Office of the Secretary of State.


 
 
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