How Can I Get a Copy of My Passport Notarized?

How to legalize a copy of my passport for use abroad?

First of all, you have to know the meaning of document legalization or embassy certificate and how it is different from the Apostille certificate. Legalization copy of a passport is a required procedure if you are going to use your passport in one of the Non-Hague Participating Countries. The Hague or the Hague Convention is an international treaty that abolishes the requirements of document legalization and approved the Apostille Certificate to be used in the countries that participated in that conference. But, if you are going to use the documents in a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention, then you will have to follow the old procedures, which is legalization or embassy certificate.

How to get a certified copy of my passport?

• Ensure that your passport is valid for at least six months as a validation period.
• Photocopy the first two pages of your passport to use it in the Legalization process.
• Notarize copy of your passport by a commissioned notary public in your state.
• Send your notarized copy of your passport along with another copy (not notarized) to an authentication service provider to complete the legalization procedures such as US Legalization.

Why I need the services of an authentication company to legalize your passport?

Authentication service providers facilitate the legalization process and shorten the turnaround time to finish the process. Indeed. Authentication service providers like the US Legalization has a long experience in dealing with the government agencies and foreign embassies in Washington DC and has the ability to overcome many of the cumbersome official procedures. Your passport will have to be authenticated by the US Department of State and Legalized from the embassy of the destined company in Washington DC.

What are the Countries that require Embassy certificate (legalization)?

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Congo Democratic, Congo Republic, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leon, Singapore, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen.

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