Federal Apostille

Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission Diploma Attestation

May 2, 2018 by admin

Do you need your diploma certified and legalized for Saudi Arabia? We can certify and legalize your notarized diploma through the Secretary of State, US Department of State, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission, and the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington, D.C.

At National Apostille, Inc., we take the guesswork out of legalizing your diploma for Saudi Arabia. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

Certifying and legalizing documents for Saudi Arabia is a multi-step process.

The Embassy of Saudi Arabia has one of the strictest procedures in authenticating academic documents. The Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission (SACM) must verify your educational credentials before the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington, D.C. will legalize your documents.

The Cultural Mission is located just outside Washington, D.C. and in the City of Fairfax, Virginia. The SACM was created by the Saudi government in 1951 to function as an intermediary between U.S. educational institutions and the Saudi government.

Note: The SACM does not attest online degrees. They will only attest degrees from accredited US based Universities.

To authenticate your university degree, the SACM will require the following documents:

Letter to the Director of Authentications at SACM from you. We will provide you a sample of this letter for your reference. This letter must be edited and signed by you (Does not require notarization). Reference: SACM 1. In this letter, you will also grant us authorization to represent you at SACM.
Degree Verification Certificate. You can request the Degree Verify Certificate from the National Student Clearinghouse website: http://www.studentclearinghouse.org . Be sure to print the page verifying your information.
A letter from the university you attended in a sealed university envelope Reference: SACM 2. This letter must state the degree granted to you, the dates you attended the university, and method of completion: (online, distance learning, or regular classroom). The letter must specify all online credits, and credits completed on the main campus of the university. This letter must be signed by the University’s registrar. Note: There are some U.S. universities that have opened campuses overseas. The SACM will not attest these degrees because the courses where not completed within the United States.
Letter of employment/offer. This letter must be printed on company letterhead and signed by the company official.
Copy of your passport.
Original copy of your transcripts in a sealed university envelope.
Notarized copy of your diploma. We recommend that you contact the school’s registrar and request either your original diploma or a copy of your diploma to be notarized.
Letter of written consent allowing SACM to contact your University. This letter allows SACM authorization to contact your school and verify your information including transcripts, certificates, and grades from your university. Reference: SACM 3. We will provide you a sample of this letter.

Certifying and legalizing documents for Saudi Arabia can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the legalization process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

Our staff is available Monday-Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow-step-by-step instructions. Please call us at 1-800-903-2470 or email: support@nationalapostille.com

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Certificate of Free Sale Apostille

April 2, 2018 by admin

Are you looking to apostille your Certificate of Free Sale?

At National Apostille, Inc., we take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your documents. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

Foreign governments who are members of the Hague Apostille Convention require a “Certificate of Free Sale” to receive an apostille when companies export products to them. The certificate of free sale is evidence that goods, such as food items and/or cosmetics, are legally sold or distributed in the open market, freely without restriction, and approved by the regulatory authorities in the country of origin.

A Certificate of Free Sale can be issued by the local Chamber of Commerce, State, private company, and the Federal Government (FDA, TTB, etc..). In order to determine who should issue the Certificate of Free Sale, we recommend that you check with the people requesting your document.

Here is an example of a Certificate of Free Sale issued by the FDA:

National Apostille, Inc. is the leader in document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services.

Apostilles can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the Apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Petition for Name Change Apostille

April 1, 2018 by admin

Do you need an apostille on your Petition for Name Change?

At National Apostille, Inc., we take the guesswork out of authenticating your District Court Petition for Name Change through the Justice Department and the US Department of State in Washington DC. Our trained and knowledgeable staff are available Monday – Saturday from 8am to 7pm to answer your questions and provide you easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

A Petition for Name Change issued from the local District Court (Federal Court) must be an original certified copy signed and stamped by the Deputy Clerk and the Clerk of the District Court. This document should also include two embossments (one for each signature). We have provided an example below for review.

If you do not have an original signed copy, please contact the local District Court and speak with the Deputy Clerk for instructions.

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Authorization of Agent Apostille

March 4, 2018 by admin

Do you need an apostille on a Authorization of Agent agreement?

At National Apostille, Inc., we take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your documents. We can apostille authorization of agent documents signed and notarized in all 50 States and the District of Columbia (Washington DC).

An authorization of agent is when you authorize an individual in another country to act on your behalf and to legally bind you in particular business or personal transactions with third parties pursuant to an agency relationship. For example, if you are authorizing your brother in Mexico to sell your property and wire the funds to your bank account in the USA.

We recommend that all authorization of agent agreements be created by an attorney in the country requesting your documents. An attorney will know the laws and can prepare an authorization of agent that is written in both English and in the other language (Example: Spanish).

Before an authorization of agent can receive the State apostille, it must be signed and notarized. The signer of the document must physically appear before a notary public. Once notarized, the document can then be mailed in to our office for processing with our apostille order forms.

Question: Can I create my own authorization of agent without an attorney?
Answer: Yes, you can but we highly recommend that your authorization of agent agreement be created by an attorney who knows the laws in the country requesting your documents.

Question: What if my authorization of agent is written in a foreign language? (Example: German)
Answer: We recommend that all authorization of agent documents be written in English and the other language. Some States will not accept a document if they cannot read the content. These States include: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina. The US Department of State will also not accept a document written in a foreign language.

Question: Can a notary refuse to notarize a document written in a foreign language?
Answer: No, a notary’s responsibility is to either witness you sign the document (Sworn Affidavit) or you would acknowledge that you signed the document. Proper identification will need to be provided to the notary to valid your name and signature.

National Apostille, Inc. is the leader in document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services.

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Single Status Affidavit Apostille

March 3, 2018 by admin

Do you need to apostille a single status affidavit?

At National Apostille, Inc., we take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your single status affidavit. We can apostille single status affidavits issued from all 50 States and the District of Columbia (Washington DC).

If you are planning to get married in another country who is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, you will be asked to apostille a document called a single status affidavit. In some countries, you may also be required to provide this documentation for employment.

Some countries may also refer to this document as:

No Record of Marriage
Certificate of Freedom to Marry
Certificate of No Impediment for Marriage
Certificate of No Record – Marriage
Affidavit of Single Status
Affidavit of Marriageability
Certificate of No Public Record

Here is an example of a single status affidavit:

A single status affidavit can be issued by the local County Clerk, State, and at any U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate located outside of the USA. You can also use the example above to write your own single status affidavit and have it notarized. If you are in the USA, you can take the document to a local notary who will include the notarial wording at the end of the document or as an attachment to the signed page. If you are outside of the USA, you can meet with a U.S. Federal notary at the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate office.

Here are a few frequently asked questions…

Question: How old can my single status affidavit be?

Answer: We recommend that your single status affidavit be recently issued. Most countries want to make sure you are not married in another country so the date of this document should be within 90 days. We recommend that you check with the country requesting your document on how old this document can be.

Question: Why do I need to apostille a single status affidavit?

Answer: If you are planning to get married in another country, they want to make sure you are currently not married to another in the country you are from.

Question: Can I apostille my California single status affidavit in New York?

Answer: No. A single status affidavit can only receive the apostille from the State of issue. For example, a single status affidavit issued from Los Angeles County can only receive an apostille from the State of California. Another example is if your single status affidavit was signed and notarized at a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate outside of the USA, this document can only receive an apostille through the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C.

Question: What if the State does not accept my single status affidavit?

Answer: In situations where the certificate is not accepted, we will contact you with instructions from the State.

Question: I am currently outside of the USA, where can I get my single status affidavit?

Answer: Please contact the local U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate office near you. You will need to have a single status affidavit completed and notarized by the U.S. Federal notary who is located there. Once notarized, mail in this document with our Washington DC apostille order forms to our Washington DC office.

National Apostille, Inc. is the leader in document certification, legalization, attestation, and apostille services.

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