Your document must have an original signature. Your document must have a date. There must be no corrections or blanks. The signature(s) must be properly notarized* by a New York notary public. The document may be in a foreign language, no translation is required. The notary's statement must be in English.Prices, processing time, order form
Send the original notarized document to us, and we will get an apostille or embassy legalization.
New York apostille: $175 (USPS Priority within the U.S. is included)
FedEx (standard overnight): $30
FedEx International: $75 (most countries)
FedEx International to Eastern Europe, South America, Africa: $115
Apostille / Embassy Legalization Order Form (PDF file)Check if your document is properly notarized:
The signature of the Notary Public must be original. It must exactly match the sample signature filed with the office of the County Clerk in the county where the notary public is qualified.
The notary's stamp must indicate the notary's name, license number, the name of the county where the notary is qualified, and the expiration date of the notary's license. If the notary does not have an ink stamp, the above information must be printed or typed in black ink.
The notary must include a Certificate of acknowledgment or Jurat basically of the following form:
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT (1)
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State of New York )
) ss.: County of . . . . . . . ) On the ...... day of ...... in the year ... before me personally came ...... to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she/they reside(s) in ...... (if the place of residence is in a city, include the street and street number, if any, thereof); that he/she/they is (are) the (president or other officer or director or attorney in fact duly appointed) of the (name of corporation), the corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that he/she/they know(s) the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by authority of the board of directors of said corporation, and that he/she/they signed his/her/their name(s) thereto by like authority.
_______________ [Notary stamp] [Notary's name] Date: Notary Public, State of New York Registration..... Qualified in ....... County My commission expires ...
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CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT (2)
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State of New York )
) ss.: County of . . . . . . . ) On the ...... day of ...... in the year ... before me personally came ...... to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he/she/they reside(s) in ...... (if the place of residence is in a city, include the street and street number, if any, thereof); that he/she/they is (are) the (president or other officer or director or attorney in fact duly appointed) of the (name of corporation), the corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; and that he/she/they signed his/her/their name(s) thereto by authority of the board of directors of said corporation.
_______________ [Notary stamp] [Notary's name] Date: Notary Public, State of New York Registration..... Qualified in ....... County
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