New York Apostille of Legalization Services for Power of Attorney - U.S. Apostille Services
 
How do you prepare a corporate power of attorney for foreign use? Does it have to be original? Does it have to be notarized? Is an apostille required? Here are the general guidelines...
 
notaryapostille acceptable Your document must have an original signature.
apostille acceptable Your document must have a date.
apostille acceptable There must be no corrections or blanks.
apostille acceptable The signature(s) must be properly notarized* by a New York notary public.
apostille acceptable The document may be in a foreign language, no translation is required. The notary's statement must be in English.
 
To make sure your document is eligible, email a copy for a free evaluation.

Prices, processing time, order form

Send the original notarized document to us, and we will get an apostille or embassy legalization.

price 4New York apostille: $175 (USPS Priority within the U.S. is included)
Processing time: currently 2-3 weeks* + mail
Embassy legalization: $375 (most embassies)
Processing time: depends on the embassy.
FedEx (2nd day): $20; FedEx (standard overnight): $30
FedEx International: $75 FedEx (2nd day): $20
FedEx (standard overnight): $30
FedEx International: $75 (most countries)
FedEx International to Eastern Europe, South America, Africa: $115
FedEx International to Eastern Europe, South America, Africa: $115

* If the notary public is qualified in New York, Kings, Bronx, Queens, Richmond county. Documents from other counties ususally take longer (add 5-7 bus. days).
** Most embassies. Please call for an instant quote.
 
Complete the Order form and enclose it with your documents. Our mailing address is
Foreign Documents Express
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg. 1
4th Floor, Suite 143
Red Bank, NJ 07701

Check if your document is properly notarized:

apostille acceptable General 3The 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.

apostille acceptable 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.

apostille acceptable The notary must include a Certificate of acknowledgment or Jurat basically of the following form:

CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT (1)
 
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 Signature     

[Notary's name]               Date:

Notary Public, State of New York

Registration.....

Qualified in ....... County

My commission expires ...
 
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT (2)
 
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 Signature     

[Notary's name]               Date:

Notary Public, State of New York

Registration.....

Qualified in ....... County
My commission expires ...
 

Foreign Documents Express

 
331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg. 1
4th Floor, Suite 143
Red Bank, NJ 07701
 
Phone: (646) 267-1140
Fax: (800) 905-0421
Email: ForeignDocumentsExpress@gmail.com
 
         

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