Authentication Services.
Our team of sc document certification expediters are on hand to provide Columbia, SC residents and businesses with much needed expert retrieval of sec. of state/federal certification resulting in precision driven Hague apostille for use abroad.
SC Apostille
Secretary Of State Authentication
Documents to be sent to a country that is a party to the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing Legalization Requirement for Foreign Public Documents, will require a (SC) Secretary Of State Apostille issued. To verify your country, is a party to the 1961 Hague Convention, CLICK HERE.
US Authentication
Department Of State Certification
Documents to be sent to a country that is not party to the “Hague Convention”, will require a U.S. Dept. Of State authentication aka. Federal Apostille after receiving State authentication. To verify your country, is NOT a party to the 1961 Hague Convention, CLICK HERE.
SC Vital Record Certificate
County Certified Copy Authentication
Vital records such as, SC birth or death certificates and SC marriage licenses or divorce decree must be certified by the issuing state government agency, i.e., SC DHEC, Probate or County Clerk of Court.
Photocopies of SC Vital Records are NOT acceptable for apostille certifications.
FBI Apostille
IdHSC Report Certification
Most countries may request immigrants or international applicants who intend to relocate, live, retire, teaching jobs, other employment/work opportunities, or simply to study abroad to undergo a FBI background Check, and thereafter get a copy of the FBI report apostilled.
PRECISE IDS | Apostille Service
We Process Documents Originating From South Carolina
WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE? Apostille or authentication are state certifications of the signatures of officials on public documents. Therefore, the public document must be signed by an elected or appointed official whose signature is filed with the Office of the Secretary of State. This includes documents that were notarized by South Carolina commissioned Notary Public.
WHO NEEDS APOSTILLE? Individuals who intend to live, work, study and/or engage in international business transactions, may be required by foreign authorities to apostille all U.S govt issued personal, public or corporate business documents and records.
TYPES OF APOSTILLE? Two types of Apostille are processed in the United States. For documents to be used in countries that are party to the 1961 Hague Convention, Secretary Of State Apostille may be issued.
Documents headed to NON contracting countries require Authentication by the U.S Department Of State and or Embassy/Consulate Legalization.
COMMON DOCUMENTS THAT MAY REQUIRE APOSTILLE;
Power Of Attorney, Divorce Decrees, Birth, Marriage or Death Certificates, School/College Transcripts and Diploma, Certificate Of Single Status Affidavit, Background Check Report (SLED, FBI), SC commissioned Notary Public notarized documents & more.
Trained, Experienced & Insured
+ Our Authentication Expediters are Pros on International document (Hague Apostille) processes.
WE LOVE WHAT WE DO
WE EXPEDITE STATE APOSTILLE FOR;
Albania - Andorra - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Bahamas - Bahrain - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Bolivia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Botswana - Brazil - Brunei Darussalam - Bulgaria - Burundi - Cape Verde - Chile - China, People’s Republic Of (Hong Kong & Macao Only) - Colombia - Cook Islands - Costa Rica - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Dominica - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - El Salvador - Estonia - Eswatini - Fiji - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Grenada - Guatemala - Guyana - Honduras - Hungary - Iceland - India - Indonesia - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Jamaica - Japan - Kazakhstan - Kosovo - Kyrgyzstan - Latvia - Lesotho - Liberia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malawi - Malta - Marshall Islands - Mauritius - Mexico - Monaco - Moldova - Mongolia - Montenegro - Morocco - Namibia - Netherlands - New Zealand - Nicaragua - Niue - North Macedonia - Norway - Oman - Pakistan - Palau - Panama - Paraguay - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Korea (South Korea) - Romania - Russian Federation - Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Lucia - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Samoa - San Marino - Sao Tome and Principe - Saudi Arabia - Senegal - Serbia - Seychelles - Singapore - Slovakia - Slovenia - South Africa - Spain - Suriname - Sweden - Swaziland - Switzerland - Tajikistan - Tonga - Trinidad and Tobago - Tunisia - Turkiye (Turkey) - Ukraine - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -United States of America - Uruguay - Uzbekistan - Vanuatu - Venezuela
WE HANDLE FEDERAL AUTHENTICATION FOR;
Afghanistan - Algeria - Angola -
Bangladesh - Benin - Burkina Faso -
Cambodia - Cameroon - Canada - China - Congo Republic - Congo Democratic - Cuba -
Egypt - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Ghana - Guinea - Haiti -
Ivory Coast - Iran - Iraq - Jordan - Kenya - Kuwait -
Laos - Lebanon - Libya -
Macedonia - Madagascar - Malaysia - Mali - Mauritania - Mozambique - Myanmar -
Nepal - Niger - Nigeria - Palestine - Qatar - Rwanda -
Sierra Leone - Sri Lanka - Sudan - Syria -
Taiwan - Tanzania - Togo - Thailand - Turkmenistan -
United Arab Emirates - Uganda - Vietnam - Yemen - Zambia - Zimbabwe
WE COMPLY WITH ALL SEC. OF STATE RULES;
- Certified copies of documents obtained from the county must bear the original signature of a elected official/authorized deputy or staff of that office.
- For individuals not elected/authorized, the signature must be notarized.by a commissioned SC Notary Public.
- Reports from the SC Law Enforcement Div. (SLED) MUST be signed by an official from that office and their signature notarized.
- Photocopies of vital records are not acceptable. All vital records must be certified by the issuing government agency.
- School transcripts, report cards or letters MUST be signed by a school official and the official’s signature notarized.
- Notarized documents MUST include a complete notarial certificate, including the facts attested to by the notary.
- For documents going to a country that is not party to the “1961 Hague Convention”, an Apostille by the SC SOS Office IS NOT sufficient.
- Additional US Department Of State certification and/or Embassy legalization may be required to ensure document acceptance.
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Plus Our Apostille Agents are Verified Annually by FBI approved Channeler Background Checks
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