Understanding Apostilles as a Notary
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Published 2022-04-13
Even though you aren’t responsible for obtaining an apostille, signers often ask about them, so it’s a good idea to understand what they are and how they work.
What's the difference?
1:06 - Apostille certificates: Apostilles are used when public documents are transferred between countries that adhere to the Hague Apostille Convention of 1961. This international treaty streamlined the cumbersome procedure for authenticating documents.
1:46 - Authentication certificates
Authentication certificates are used for those destination nations not part of the Hague Convention. Instead of a single apostille, the document may need several authentication certificates from different agencies, such as your state commissioning agency, the U.S. Department of State, the consul of the destination country and potentially another government official in the destination country.
The Notary’s role
2:48 - Your only responsibility is to notarize the document itself properly, to ensure there aren’t any problems on the receiving end. Documents sent to other countries may be rejected if not properly notarized.
Can Notaries provide apostille services?
3:04 - Yes. You essentially provide a courier service to deliver and return the paperwork to customers. These are not considered "notarial" acts, so the Notary may charge a separate fee to the customer for these courier services.
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All Comments (8)
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This is massively the best video I've watched about Apostille. I'm going to keep listening to this until it's flowing in my blood. NNA, you're the best 👌
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First of all- I've been pronouncing apostille all wrong.
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1:32 "A single Apostille is all that is needed" not always correct - I have often times had to assist a client with having their documents Apostilled by the Secretary of State and then also sending off to the Consulate for their Country to be further Certified/Apostilled by the Consulate. Not all documents or countries require this. It is often times up to the receiving end to tell you how they want the document processed in the US before it is sent to the Foriegn Country to be accepted by them.
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Who and what kinds of companies or individuals would need apostille services?
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aposty?
