If you are get federal documents apostilled on a project that requires you to submit documents requiring signature from a US federal officer, it is likely your document will require a special type of authentication. This is called an apostille. It certify the authenticity of the signature of the signing government official. Common documents that need a federal apostille include FBI background checks, Federal Aviation Documentation, Name Changes and Naturalization papers. The process to get your documents apostilled is fairly simple and can be done in less than three days. We can help you through the entire process.
The apostille process varies depending on the country that you will be using the docum
ent in. You must contact the entity that authenticates public documents in the state where your original document was issued. This is often the secretary of state’s office. For example, if the original document was signed and notarized in California, you would submit the request for an apostille to the CA secretary of state. Federal apostilles, like the FBI Identity History Summary (IdHS), are handled by the federal department of state’s office of authentications. Unlike the state apostilles, these cannot be done as a walk in service.
In New York, the GSCCCA handles apostilles for all public documents that were signed in the state of New York and notarized by a notary or a county clerk. It is important to understand that the apostille does not validate the content of the document. The translation is still required for the document to be accepted in the foreign country.