what is apostille attestation

Apostille attestation is a process used to authenticate public documents for use in foreign countries that are members of the 1961 Hague Convention Treaty. An apostille is a certificate that authenticates the seals and signatures of officials on public documents such as birth certificates, court orders, or any other document issued by a federal agency or certified by a U.S. or foreign consul. The apostille certifies the document(s), so the document can be recognized in foreign countries that are members of the 1961 Hague Convention Treaty. The process for obtaining an apostille differs from the attestation process. An apostille is issued by the competent authority in the country where the document was issued, while the attestation process is done by the embassy or consulate of the country where the certificates will be used. Apostille attestation is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, affidavits, power of attorney, etc., and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation, and secondary level certificates, etc. .