What is an apostille?
An “apostille” is a form of authentication issued to documents for use in countries that participate in the Hague Convention of 1961 (Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents).
The apostille should be issued by the authority of the country where the document originates (i.e. Mexican documents to be used in another country, should be apostilled by the corresponding Mexican authority.
When an apostille is attached to a document, it is exempted from all form of authentication and no further validation is required.
Requirements
Civil registry documents
- Original document to be apostilled.
- Valid official ID of the applicant.
- CURP, when applicable.
- Proof of payment of government fees.
- Country where the document will be used.
- Prior signature authentication, when required (e.g. SEP school documents).
Birth certificates are usually apostilled in the state that issued them; only federal documents receive a federal apostille, which is done in Mexico City.
Approximate processing time: 3 business days.
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Send us your document details and we will tell you the exact cost and processing time.
- Fill out the form with the document type, the state that issued it, the country where you will use it and where we should ship it (by DHL, with shipping included in your quote).
- Get your formal quote in less than 24 hours (on average), once we have all the information. We send it to you by email.
- Once you approve, we start the process and keep you informed until delivery.
