Embassy legalization and apostille services have always been in high demand because those who want to immigrate to another country have to get their documents legalized. This information is provided for those who want to know all nuances of the document legalization process, including the tips about finding reliable legalization services.
Legalization of documents, also called the consular legalization of services, is a process of endowing the documents with a legal power so that they could be recognized by the authorities of the hosting country and used for various immigration purposes.
The Embassy legalization implies that the documents are legalized specifically for the purposes of applying to a certain Embassy or Consulate to obtain one of the following documents:
The apostille is also a document legalization procedure and it includes the verification of the given documents by the corresponding authorities of the applicant's home country.
Despite the fact that the consular legalization and the apostille are essentially the same procedure, since both of them endue the documents with the legal power so that they can be used on the territory of a foreign country, they are applicable only to certain countries. To be more specific, people who want to immigrate to the countries that are the members of the Hague Convention or the so-called Apostille Treaty, the document signed in 1961 by 115 countries that abolished the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents, should submit the apostilled copies of their documents to the Consulate or the Embassy of the given country. Otherwise, they would have to apply for the legalization of their documents to the authorities.
The legalization procedure is a bit more complicated than the apostille because it involves the verification of documents that have to be done in the following stages:
The apostille procedure is a bit simpler as it requires the application only to one governmental body and can be carried out by the authorized translation agencies Arcbase. We will gladly provide not only certified translation of all documents but also the required embassy legalization and apostilled services. If you want to get your documents legalized for any immigration purposes, just fill out this form nd our managers will give you a fair quote for our legalization services as well as other necessary consultations.
Here is an approximate list of situations that require the legalization or apostille of the documents:
Marriage with the citizen of a foreign country;
Application for the family reunion visa;
Legal employment on the territory of the hosting country;
Educational or business purposes.
Arcbase can help you to obtain certified translation and apostille of your documents and will guide you every step of the way. If you need advice – you can contact us by phone +1 (212) 587-9665 or by e-mail info@arcbase.com.
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