Online Document Apostille Services for NRIs, OCI, and US Citizens

A federal Apostille is a special document that is used for countries that are a part of the Hague Convention of 1961. It is issued by the US federal government and acts as a verification of the federal offices signature and seal for various international uses.

For the apostille of Documents in the USA, you will need to wait for about 10-15 working days, depending on the type of document, government workloads, and your third-party courier services.

Here are the documents that you will need generally for the apostille in the USA: Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Decrees, Death Certificates, Parental Authorization, Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, Certificates of Good Standing, Certificates of Incorporation, Partnership Agreements, Lease Agreements, Wills  Educational Certificates, Power of Attorney, Single Status Declarations, Medical Reports, Criminal Background Checks, Police Clearance Certificates, Income verification, and Notarized copy of a U.S. passport.

An apostille document is generally valid for lifetime purposes, but for some cases, such as any employer or university, you will get the apostille document valid for about 3-6 months after the issuance of documents.

Here are some of the common mistakes that most of the applicants made, such as: assuming all countries have the same attestation process, sending copies of the documents in place of original documents, sending documents directly to the MEA without any notarization, waiting for attestation until the last deadline, and submitting documents without translating them.

Yes, you need to submit your documents to the USA through the US Department of State or the Secretary of State website by providing the correct documents and required fees.

You can check for the document apostille in the USA by checking the physical documents and looking for the apostille stamp, sticker, or an attached certificate with your document. You can also verify the apostille documents by going to the official website of the e-registers by the issuing authority and ministry.

No, you cannot get an apostille in the USA from any regular notary. You will need to get your document apostilled from any authorised government notary official so that your documents can be easily recognisable internationally.

Yes, for the apostille documents in the USA, you can do a walk-in at the US Department of State office on Monday to Thursday from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM.

In the Hague Apostille Convention, there are more than 100+ countries included.

The Hague Apostille agreement is an international agreement that eliminates the need for any legal consulate or embassy for public documents among the member countries which are included in the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961.

The notarization depends on the type of documents. For documents like the degrees, personal documents, commercial contracts, or any other power of attorney, you will need to notarise the documents before apostille. It helps to verify the document identity and signature, and makes the process for apostilled documents easier.

A notarization is a verification of the documents signature and identity to make it authentic. while on the other side, an Apostille is a stamp or seal which is used to make the documents legal and to use in other countries which are a part of the Hague Apostille Convention of 1961.

You will need to apostille your documents to use them properly in the USA for various educational, business, or commercial purposes. You can get your documents apostilled by submitting them to the US Department of State and the Secretary of State office in the USA.