In 2008, the Dominican Republic signed and ratified the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. The purpose of this Convention is to simplify the processes required for a particular country to recognize the official documents issued by another country, by means of apostille certification.

Public documents and certificates that are issued in one of the countries that are signatories to the above Convention, and which bear the apostille stamp, are valid for presentation in the Dominican Republic, without the need for additional verification/certification by the diplomatic/consular representative at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic.

We obtain apostilles for use in the Dominican Republic from all U.S. States.

Please select the state where your document was issued, signed, certified, or notarized

Important! Your document has to be apostilled in the state where it was issued (certified, notarized), e.g. if you were born in California, your birth certificate has to be apostilled in California, your power of attorney notarized by a Maine notary public will need a Maine apostille, etc.

EXAMPLE 1:

Susan was born in California and needs to submit a legal copy of her birth certificate to the local authorities in the Dominican Republic. She has already obtained a certified copy of her birth certificate from the appropriate office in California. Now she needs to obtain an apostille from the Secretary of State of California, and her document will be valid and legal in the Dominican Republic. Read more about California apostilles...

EXAMPLE 2:

John needs to send a power of attorney to his sister to represent his interests in a court in the Dominican Republic. John resides in Arizona. He signs the power of attorney, and has his signature notarized by an Arizona notary. Now he needs to obtain an apostille from the Secretary of State of Arizona, and his document will be valid and legal in the Dominican Republic. Read more about Arizona apostilles...

Email a copy of your document for a free evaluation. Then mail your document(s) to us and we will take care of the apostille legalization for the Dominican Republic. You can also check if your document qualifies for our 24-hour apostille service.

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