Apostille
What is an Apostille? This is a question that we get a lot from applicants.
Put simply, apostille authentication means to the legalize your documents for international use. In accordance with the Hague Convention of 1961, documents which have been notarized by a notary public and then certified with an apostille are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the Hague Convention. This means that documents that do not have this apostille authentication will not be accepted overseas. When you receive this apostille authentication, it will be on a separate sheet that will need to be included with the original document.
In the application for the E-2 visa, the criminal background check and the university diploma will both need apostille authentication before they can be used to process your visa for all countries except Canada. Note that Canada has not signed the Hague Convention and therefore Canada does not require apostille authentication of any documents. In the case of Canadian applications, certain documents will need to receive consular notarization by the Korean consulate or embassy in their region to be validated for overseas use.
Please click on the links below for the contact information for the Apostille Offfice in your area. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us or contact your Apostille Office.
Apostilles in the U.S.
Apostilles in Australia
Apostilles in the United Kingdom
Apostilles in Ireland
Apostilles in New Zealand
Apostilles in South Africa
