apostille

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A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents
An apostille, or postil, is properly a gloss on a scriptural text, particularly on a gospel text; however, it has come to mean an explanatory note on other writings. The word is also applied to a general commentary, and also to a homily or discourse on the gospel or epistle appointed for the day. Apostille is also a French word which means a certification. It is commonly used in English to refer to the legalization of a document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Documents which have been notarized by a notary public, and certain other documents, and then certified with a conformant apostille are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the Hague Convention
Is a method of certifying a document for use in another country pursuant to the 1961 Hague Convention With this certification by apostille, a document is entitled to recognition in the country of intended use, and no certification or legalization by the embassy or consulate of the foreign country where the document is to be used is required With our international package, we include an apostilled copy of the certificate of incorporation for use in your desired country
Apostile An internationally registered seal legalising documents such as Power of Attorney Issued by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London for uses in other countries
Definition: A simplified certification of public (including notarized) documents used in countries that participate in a Hague Convention This simplified form contains numbered fields (which allow the data to be understood by all participating countries regardless of the official language of the issuing country) The completed apostille form certifies the authenticity of the document's signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted, and identifies the seal/stamp which the document bears Documents needed for intercountry adoptions require the attachment of an apostille (rather than authentication forms) if the foreign country participates in the convention Common Misspellings: Apostil, apostelle, apostel Related Resources: International Adoption Resources by country Source/Adapted from: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
A certificate of notarial authority issued by the Florida Secretary of State for notarized documents being sent out of Florida to those countries who are parties to the international treaty commonly known as the Hague Convention
Apostille
An "Apostille" is an official state-issued stamp or attachment to any public or private document that makes the document legal for use in any country that has signed the Hague Convention on Documents
A standard certification provided under the Hague Convention of 1961 for the purpose of authenticating documents for use in foreign countries Apostille's are issued under the Great Seal of the State of Delaware by the Secretary of State and are attached to a Certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation Foreign countries often require this document as evidence of Delaware incorporation
A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation
A method of certifying foreign documents. Quaere: common misspelling? See note at apostil
apostille

    Hyphenation

    a·pos·tille

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From French postille (“a marginal note”), from Latin post (“after”) illa (“these”) verba (“words”)
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