Legalization
US Legalization
Legalizing a document in the US varies depending upon whether it is a federal, state, business, educational, or vital document.
Participating Hague Convention Countries:
All countries are divided in two groups. Those that are signatories to the HAGUE CONVENTION (HC) require documents to be APOSTILLE. Under the HC, signatory countries have agreed to recognize public documents issued by other signatory countries if those public documents are authenticated by the attachment of an internationally recognized form of authentication known as an “apostille”. The apostille ensures that public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as valid in another signatory country.
List of the countries and territories that are parties of the Hague Convention:
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Federal Documents can be apostille in Washington, D.C. All other types of documents must be apostille in the state that generates them. Roca Services provides APOSTILLE SERVICES for all of the US.
Non Participating Hague Convention Countries
Those countries that do not participate in the Hague Convention require at least four steps in order to legalize documents. First, it must be NOTARIZED, second it has to be CERTIFIED by the Secretary of the State. Third, it must be AUTHENTICATED by the U.S. Department of State and fourth it must be LEGALIZED at the EMBASSY/CONSULATE of the foreign country to which it will be sent. Roca Services provides full services for all US States.
Authentication of Academic Credentials
Authentication of Credentials for use abroad from colleges, universities or other post-secondary institutions require special treatment at most consulates. Send us an email request and will send you the guideline to have your credentials apostille, or legalized. See additional information at: http://rocadc.com/authentication-of-credentials
Vital Documents – Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates, etc.:
Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates are issued by each individual state, and require special handling. Send us an email request and we will send you the guidelines to have these vital documents apostille, or legalized.
See additional information at: http://rocadc.com/authentication-of-vitaldocuments
The Non Participating Hague Convention Countries (Consulate Legalization)
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