What is an Apostille

Apostille (pronounced “ah-po-steel”), a French word for Certification, is a form of authentication given to documents being used in a foreign country that participates in the Hague Convention of 1961. The objective for using an Apostille is to establish a simplified system. The Apostille is formatted with a numbered field that allows data to be understood by the receiving country regardless of the official language of the issuing country