What is Hague Certification? Hague Certification Review

Apostille (i.e. Apostiile) refers to a secondary certification issued by a national government agency (usually the Supreme People's Court) for the issuer of the original certification (usually a local notary office or an international notary public), and a seal or label is stamped on the certification. This process is called apostille (Hague certification). Apostille is not a certification of the content of the required certification document, but a secondary certification of the issuer of the original certification (notary office or international notary public), certifying whether the notary office or international notary public is qualified to issue the original certification document. Before apostille, the certification document must be internationally notarized first, and then the Supreme People's Court must do apostille. The whole process can be called Hague certification or apostille.

About "APOstiile"

"Apostille" comes from French, which means "authentication", but it is different from the "authentication of embassies and consulates" referred to in China. "Apostille" specifically refers to the process and result of a specific official agency confirming the authenticity of the signature and seal of its competent department on the official document, which is mutually recognized by the signatories of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Authentication for Foreign Public Documents. It is a specific "authentication".

Hague Apostille

When domestic companies producing glasses, shoes, stationery, and clothing expand overseas markets to countries such as Russia, Turkey, Venezuela, Argentina, and the United States, some domestic documents (such as business licenses, tax certificates, production licenses, free sales certificates, tax payment certificates, ISO certificates, product test reports, authorization letters, company registration information, trademark registration certificates, CE certification certificates, exporter registration forms, Hague certification) need to be carried abroad for use and therefore need to apply for a Hague visa (also called Hague certification-Apostiile).

Contents of Hague Certification

1. Certification method: Send the documents to be certified to the institution. It is best to show the scanned copies to the institution before certification, and the international notary will review whether it can be issued. After the certification is completed, send the certification document to the customer (before confirming which country the document will be used in).

2. Certification documents: export documents, company documents, company qualification certificates, authorization letters, passports, study abroad materials, transcripts, degree certificates, etc.

3. Certification period: about 7 working days. (The processing period for Hague apostille varies in different countries or regions. The processing period in Hong Kong, China is 3 working days, and in other countries or regions it is between 3-15 working days.)

List of member countries accepting Hague apostille

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Macau, Colombia, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Commonwealth, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia (from May 14, 2007), Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia , Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova (from March 16, 2007), Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.

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