Legalizations
The legalization process of a document requires authentication or certification of such document, in order for the legal system of a foreign government to recognize it as a valid document with full legal effect.
APOSTILLE
(COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE HAGUE CONVENTION REQUIRE AN APOSTILLE)
(COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE HAGUE CONVENTION REQUIRE AN APOSTILLE)
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STEP 1
Documents Received by FedEx or Picked up via Courier |
STEP 2
Documents certified and submitted to the Secretary of the District of Columbia for processing. ***Turnaround time is approximate 3-4 business days |
STEP 3
Documents delivered to your organization either by FedEx or Courier |
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Albania
Antigua Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Belarus Belgium Belize Bosnia Botswana Bulgaria Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Dominican Republic |
Ecuador
El Salvador Estonia Fiji Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Italy Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Korea Kyrgyzstan |
Latvia
Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malawi Malta Marshall Island Mauritius Mexico Moldova Nicaragua Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Panama Peru Portugal Poland |
Romania
Russia Serbia Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain South Africa Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tonga Trinidad Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Yugoslavia |
Service Fee Breakdown
SC Processing Fee $125.00 for the 1st document. Each additional document is $30.00
Apostille Fee $25.00 per document
SC Processing Fee $125.00 for the 1st document. Each additional document is $30.00
Apostille Fee $25.00 per document
| sc-legalization_work_order.pdf |
AUTHENTICATION- FULL PROCESS
COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE HAGUE CONVENTION. THESE DOCUMENTS MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE COUNTRY.
COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE HAGUE CONVENTION. THESE DOCUMENTS MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE COUNTRY.
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STEP 1
Documents Received by FedEx or Picked up via Courier |
STEP 2
Documents certified and submitted to the Secretary of the District of Columbia for processing. ***Turnaround time is approximate 3-4 business days |
STEP 3
Documents submitted to the US Department of State for Authentication ***Turnaround time is approximate 3-4 business days |
STEP 4
Documents are prepared for submission and submitted to the Embassy/Consulate as required. We will do a status check on a consistent basis until document is released. ***Turnaround time varies and is determined by each perspective Embassy/Consulate |
STEP 3
Documents delivered to your organization either by FedEx or Courier |
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Afghanistan
Algeria Angola Bahrain Bangladesh Benin Bolivia Brazil Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Congo Republic Congo Democratic Cote d'Ivoire |
Cuba
Denmark Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Haiti Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kuwait Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya |
Macedonia
Madagascar Malaysia Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestine Paraguay Philippines Qatar Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal |
Sierra Leone
Singapore South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkmenistan UAE Uganda Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe |
Service Fee Breakdown
SC Processing Fee $125.00 for the 1st document. Each additional document is $35.00
Certification $25.00 per document
US Department of State $25.00 per document
Embassy Fee Varies and charged per document
SC Processing Fee $125.00 for the 1st document. Each additional document is $35.00
Certification $25.00 per document
US Department of State $25.00 per document
Embassy Fee Varies and charged per document
| sc-legalization_work_order.pdf |
Additional Information
> All documents that are not in English must include an English translation. Both documents will be attached together and submitted for processing
> Please send the original document plus a copy of the full set of each document.
>SC assists with the following Commercial documents: Affidavits, Agreements, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Commercial Invoices, Deeds of Assignment, Powers-of-Attorney, and Certificates of Good Standing and other Business documents.
>SC assists with federally Issued Documents that are executed by U.S. federal agencies. The document must have an official's original and/or stamped signature with the raised and/or stamped seal of the agency. Agency letter head is accepted.
>Some countries require a certification by the Arab Chamber of Commerce. This will add to the processing time and an additional fee will be charged.
> Please send the original document plus a copy of the full set of each document.
>SC assists with the following Commercial documents: Affidavits, Agreements, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Commercial Invoices, Deeds of Assignment, Powers-of-Attorney, and Certificates of Good Standing and other Business documents.
>SC assists with federally Issued Documents that are executed by U.S. federal agencies. The document must have an official's original and/or stamped signature with the raised and/or stamped seal of the agency. Agency letter head is accepted.
>Some countries require a certification by the Arab Chamber of Commerce. This will add to the processing time and an additional fee will be charged.