Understanding Apostilles as a Notary

Apostilles and authentications are certificates attached by a government official to notarized documents that are being sent to other countries. It’s up to your signer - not the notary - to request one from the appropriate government agency. For more information, visit the Notary Bulletin: bit.ly/Underst...
Even though you aren’t responsible for obtaining an apostille, signers often ask about them, so it’s a good idea to understand what they are and how they work.
What's the difference?
1:06 - Apostille certificates: Apostilles are used when public documents are transferred between countries that adhere to the Hague Apostille Convention of 1961. This international treaty streamlined the cumbersome procedure for authenticating documents.
1:46 - Authentication certificates
Authentication certificates are used for those destination nations not part of the Hague Convention. Instead of a single apostille, the document may need several authentication certificates from different agencies, such as your state commissioning agency, the U.S. Department of State, the consul of the destination country and potentially another government official in the destination country.
The Notary’s role
2:48 - Your only responsibility is to notarize the document itself properly, to ensure there aren’t any problems on the receiving end. Documents sent to other countries may be rejected if not properly notarized.
Can Notaries provide apostille services?
3:04 - Yes. You essentially provide a courier service to deliver and return the paperwork to customers. These are not considered "notarial" acts, so the Notary may charge a separate fee to the customer for these courier services.
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[@josuesyprienmarseille2842]

This is massively the best video I've watched about Apostille. I'm going to keep listening to this until it's flowing in my blood. NNA, you're the best 👌

[@NotaryNewbiesMentor]

1:32 "A single Apostille is all that is needed" not always correct - I have often times had to assist a client with having their documents Apostilled by the Secretary of State and then also sending off to the Consulate for their Country to be further Certified/Apostilled by the Consulate. Not all documents or countries require this. It is often times up to the receiving end to tell you how they want the document processed in the US before it is sent to the Foriegn Country to be accepted by them.

[@NationalNotary]

Thank you for sharing. Authentication certificates differ from apostilles. Instead of a single apostille, the document needs several authentication certificates, including those from your commissioning agency, the U.S. Department of State, the consul of the destination country and potentially another government official in the destination country. The requirements and processing time for authentication certificates will vary from country to country.

[@emperorgreene2440]

Who and what kinds of companies or individuals would need apostille services?

[@404momii]

First of all- I've been pronouncing apostille all wrong.

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[@Missray2911]

No seriously 😂

[@d3metrius1]

😂😂😂 @momii fouroh four reaction was spot on I’m rollinnn ..Hilarious because when she said apostille I was waiting for her to double back and correct her pronunciation but second go around she pronounced it the same way. I was like oh snap ! Let me hit google university because I could be wrong . Nevertheless I appreciate the content . Great work.

[@NationalNotary]

Hello. There is no wrong way to pronounce it. Since it's a French term, ah-pah-STEE is the preferred pronunciation of the Hague Conference on International Law, the body that oversees adoption of apostille standards. However, apostille is also pronounced: AH-pah-still or ah-PAH-still.

[@OctoBox]

@@NationalNotary -- I'm thinking folks have been pronouncing it Apostle.

[@michaelhill2278]

aposty?

[@NationalNotary]

Hi Michael. Since apostille is a French term, ah-pah-STEE is the preferred pronunciation of the Hague Conference on International Law, the body that oversees adoption of apostille standards. However, apostille is also pronounced: AH-pah-still or ah-PAH-still.

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[@NationalNotary]

Thanks for watching!

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[@NationalNotary]

Thanks for watching!