apostille

Additional authentication required for international acceptance of notarized documents including (but not limited to) adoption papers, affidavits, birthcertificates, contracts, death certificates, deeds, diplomas and degrees, divorcedecrees, incorporation papers, marriage certificates, patent applications,powers of attorney, and school transcripts. Instituted by 'The Hague ConventionAbolishing The Requirements Of Legalization For Foreign Public Documents' of 1961, its objective is obviate "the requirements of diplomatic or consular legalization" and thus replace the cumbersome 'chain authentication method' that called for verification by multiple authorities. As prescribed by the convention, an apostille (French for, notation) is a ...

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The customs agent almost didn't let the businessman through, but thankfully he brought with him his birth certificate as an apostille just in case.

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