Services and official routes
Prepare documents for embassy legalization
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The receiving embassy decides its document and certification rules. Do not send an apostille when the destination requires another route.
Start with the official route
Read official authentication instructions. Official instructions are free. Government application and authentication fees can apply.
What this service includes
What we add
We coordinate the authentication and embassy steps in the accepted quote. The first-document fee differs from the additional-document fee. Embassy charges remain variable.
What you provide
Identify the receiving country and document. Check whether the Convention is in force and whether an objection changes the US relationship. Ask the receiving embassy for its precise certification chain.
What you receive
The legalization steps and delivery listed in the written scope. A pending Convention accession does not make an apostille usable before entry into force.
Request a quote for Embassy legalizationHague Apostille Convention status. Sources checked October 24, 2026.
US Expat Desk is responsible for every case it accepts. If an error of ours causes a return, we redo the work and refund our fee.
US Expat Desk is a private business. We are not affiliated with the US government, the State Department, or the FBI.
Sources checked October 24, 2026.