For non-Hague destinations requiring consular legalization
Some destinations require a chain of certification steps beyond state/federal certification, ending with a consulate/embassy legalization.
What is consular legalization?
For countries that are not members of the Hague Apostille Convention, documents must go through a multi-step authentication process that ends with legalization at the destination country's embassy or consulate.
The Hague Apostille Convention was designed to replace this chain of authentication for participating countries, but not all destinations use apostilles. We handle the entire process for you.
The legalization process
State Certification
Document is certified by the issuing state's Secretary of State
Federal Authentication
U.S. Department of State authenticates the state certification
Embassy Legalization
Destination country's embassy or consulate legalizes the document
What affects requirements
Destination country rules
Each country has specific requirements and processes
Document type
Civil documents vs. corporate documents may have different paths
Issuing jurisdiction
Where the document was originally issued
Current status
Whether the document is already notarized or certified
Frequently Asked Questions
Need documents legalized?
Start your order and we'll handle the entire chain of authentication for you.
Start Legalization Order