What is an Apostille and why is it required?

What is an apostille?

An Apostille is a kind of attestation in which a document is legalized in a particular manner that can be accepted by the countries which are members of the Hague convention.

It is a document that authenticates the origin of the public documents. There are more than 100 countries that require apostille for the legalization of any document. Since 1961 Hague convention came into force, the number of member countries who accept Apostille have been increasing constantly.

Why is it required?

• When someone plans to go abroad for education, he/she needs apostille.
• When a person decides to set up business in a foreign country, they need to get their documents apostilled.
• When someone wants to get their foreign marriage registered in their home country, they require an apostille.

What documents are required to be apostilled?

Mostly, documents like; Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Transcripts, Power of Attorney, Passport are needed to be apostilled. Usually, An apostille needs to be done on the original document only.

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