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Apostille vs Notarization - What's the difference?

apostille | notarization |

As a verb apostille

is .

As a noun notarization is

the act or process of notarizing, or something notarized.

apostille

English

(Apostille convention)

Alternative forms

* apostil

Noun

(en noun)
  • A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
  • Usage notes

    * Under the Hague Convention, signatory countries have agreed to recognize public documents issued by other signatory countries if those public documents are authenticated by the attachment of an internationally recognized form of authentication known as an "apostille'''." The '''apostille ensures that public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as valid in another signatory country. [http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/apostille.html]

    Verb

    (apostill)
  • To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention.
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    notarization

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of notarizing, or something notarized