Document Authentication & Certification | Notary Authentication Services Embassy/Consular Legalization | Online Apostille Services | US State Department

Express Document Authentication Services (EDAS) expedites the authentication by the U.S. State Department and the legalization by the consulates/embassies of various forms, letters, agreements, certificates, and other official correspondence.

We provide authentication and legalization services to U.S. corporations, intellectual property law firms, U.S. citizens and foreign nationals on all documents
that will be used to other countries.

EDAS offers the following services:

Authentication by the Secretary of
State (of the state where the document was notarized)
Authentication by the U.S.
Department of State
Consular Legalization by a consulate/embassy
(like Embassy of China, Embassy of Qatar, Embassy of Kuwait,
Embassy of United
Arab Emirates, Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Embassy of Vietnam, Embassy of Taiwan,
Embassy of
Thailand, etc.)
Apostille certification by the
U.S. Department of State or the Secretary of state where the document was
notarized
Certification by the National
U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce OR by the American Egyptian Cooperation Foundation
Translation Services

Apostille Service of the FBI Background Check issued by the
US Department of Justice
    (NOTE: Due to automation of
the mailing process, tentatively scheduled for January 12, 2015, the FBI
will no longer
    provide Identity History
Summary results on blue security paper. All responses will be processed on

    standard white paper.)
Apostille Service of a Certified Copy of the Certificate of
Naturalization issued by the regional office of the Department of Homeland
Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services) or INS – Form G-24,
Certification of Documents.

Obtain authentication, legalization or apostille at the US State
Department and/or the embassy for documents issued outside the USA (for
example: corporate documents issued from Cayman Islands or the Bahamas
needs to be used or legalize by the Embassy of United Arab Emirates)

Obtain authentication at the US
Department of Justice for documents issued by a US District Court (like US
Bankruptcy Court, etc.)

Obtain apostille for documents issued by the International
Revenue Service (Department of Treasury) – Form 6166, etc.

Obtain apostille or authentication
or legalization for documents issued by the US Department of Health and
Human Services (like CFG – Certificate to Foreign Government, CPP –
Certificate to Pharmaceutical Products, Certificate of Free Sale)

Obtain apostille or authentication
or legalization for documents issued by the Social Security Administration
Office

Obtain
“apostille” on documents issued by the US Patent and Trademark
Office (like Certified Copy of Assignments)

Obtain “apostille” for US
Department of Agriculture document (USDA)

Retrieval of certificate of incorporation (like Delaware and Florida)

Retrieval of certified copy of a document from the US Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) – like certified copy of assignments)

Obtain
an “Apostille” on the Consular Report of Birth (FS240)

Obtain
“Certificate of Good Conduct” for Qatar

We
can provide authentication and legalization of apostille of Affidavit
of Single Status for China.

The most common types of documents submitted for authentication and legalization
include:

powers of attorney
patents and patent applications
trademarks
certificate of free sale
certificate of origin
certificate of assignment
certificate of analysis
deeds of assignment
Certificate to Foreign Government
Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product
Food and Drug (FDA) Administration Documents
Department of Health and Human Services Documents
distributorship agreements
bylaws
corporate documents, such as:
- articles of incorporation
- merger agreements
- certificates of amendment
marriage licenses
birth certificates
death certificates
certificate of naturalization
shipping documents (commercial invoice and certificate of origin)
records required for adoption of non-U.S. citizen children
certificates of non-marital status
references and job certification
FBI Fingerprint or Police Report
U.S. Department of Justice Document
Documents issued by the US District Court
school records, including:
- diplomas
- transcripts
- letters relating to degrees

Express Document Authentication Services will obtain Apostille
Certifications from the following competent authorities
designated by the Hague Convention:

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Alabama
Office of the Secretary of State
Authentication Section

Arizona
Office of the Secretary of State
Business Services
Division, Notary Section

Arkansas
Office of
Secretary of State
Corporations Division

California
Office of the Secretary of State
Business
Programs Division
Notary Public Section

Colorado

Office of Secretary of State

Connecticut
Office of the Secretary of State
Authentication Unit

Delaware
Office of Secretary of State
Notary
Division

District of Columbia
Office of the
Secretary, D.C.
Notary Commissions & Authentications
Section

Florida
Department of State
Office of
International Affairs
Notary Certification/Apostille
Section

Georgia
Georgia Superior Court Clerks’
Cooperative Authority
Notary Division

Hawaii
Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Idaho
Office of
Secretary of State
Notary Department

Illinois
Office of the Secretary of State
Index Department,
Notaries Public Division

Indiana
Office of
Secretary of State

Iowa
Office of Secretary of
State

Kansas
Office of Secretary of State

Kentucky
Office of Secretary of State

Louisiana

Office of Secretary of State

Maine
Office of
Secretary of State
Bureau of Corporations
Elections
and Commissions

Maryland
Office of Secretary of
State

Massachusetts
Secretary of the Commonwealth

Public Records Division
Commissions Section

Michigan
Department of State
Office of the Great Seal

Minnesota
Secretary of State’s Office

Mississippi
Office of Secretary of State

Missouri

Office of Secretary of State
Commission Division

Montana
Office of Secretary of State

Nebraska
Office of Secretary of State
Notary Division

Nevada
Secretary of State

New Hampshire

Office of Secretary of State

New Jersey
Department of Revenue

New Mexico
Office of the
Secretary of State

New York
Department of State

North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
Authentication Division

North Dakota
Office of
Secretary of State

Ohio
Office of the Secretary
of State

Oklahoma
Office of Secretary of State

Oregon
Office of Secretary of State

Pennsylvania – Department of State – Bureau of Commissions
– Elections and Legislation

Rhode Island
Office
of Secretary of State
Notary Division

South
Carolina
Office of Secretary of State

South
Dakota
Office of Secretary of State

Tennessee
Office of Secretary of State
James K. Polk Building
Division of Business Services

Texas
Office of
Secretary of State

Utah
Office of the
Lieutenant Governor

Vermont
Office of Secretary of
State

Virginia
Office of Secretary of
Commonwealth
Authentications Division

Washington

Office of the Secretary of State – Corporations Division
Apostille and Certificate Program

West Virginia

Office of Secretary of State

Wisconsin
Office
of Secretary of State

Wyoming – Office of Secretary of
State

Washington, D.C.
Treasurer