Legalizing documents for employment overseas
For the last few decades it has become increasingly easier for people to travel around the world. This has led to a rise in the number of people moving abroad and looking for challenging employment opportunities abroad. Students who have taken a gap year may want to find well – paid job in a foreign country to help with the expenses of their trip or your company may have been offered launching additional branch in a foreign country.
Document Apostille for employment purposes
Because people are moving abroad and companies expanding into foreign countries, more and more people consider working overseas as a new and thrilling experience. However when looking for employment overseas, you should prepare a number of documents which need to be legalized before they can be recognized and you can begin your employment. These documents should be authenticated by Apostille Certificate or undertake a embassy or consular legalization process which certify that your documents are authentic.
People who are currently working abroad may require a number of different documents to be legalized to allow them to continue working in a foreign country when applying to renew their visa.
The apostile was introduced by the Hague Convention to make the process of documents verification easy. The apostille is a certificate issued by the Department of State of other state or federal authorities, and is attached to the required document. The document can then be used in any country which is a member of the Apostille Treaty and should not need any further legalization.
Nevertheless, if a country you are going to move or be employed in, is not a signatory country of the above mentioned international agreement, the documents should be authenticated in proper consulate or embassy.
Documents required legalization before using them internationally
The most common documents required for foreign employment purposes are:
1. Birth certificate
2. Adoption certificates
3. Copies of your passport
4. Divorce Decree
5. Diplomas & Transcripts
6. Medical Exam Reports
7. Criminal records checks
8. FBI Background Check Certificate
However, before starting document preparation process, verify with your employer in advance what documents they would want you to submit with them. Once you identified the documents types which you would need to present, you can process with their legalization by finding out if the country you are going to is an Apostille country, and learning about apostille procedure.
Obtaining Apostille – on your own or with help of experts
Apostilling documents process varies from state to state. For example, in the state of Maryland, before documents are taken to the Office of the Secretary of State for certification, notarized documents first must be taken to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for certification, in the county where the notary was commissioned; in NYS apostille is obtained only after the document is certified by a county clerk, and only certified copies of the vital records can be apostilled.
Applying for a job with a foreign company can be a stressful undertaking, fraught with challenges and requiring a strategic approach to document legalization and a healthy dose of self-confidence when it comes to means of document apostilling. The landscape shifts that much more when the search is conducted in a foreign country or its embassy, and when you are very limited in time. In these cases, the need for professional apostille agencies and document legalization experts increases, because specialized apostille agents and notaries public who have in – depth knowledge of American and international law can handle the matter of document legalization on your behalf.
If you have any questions regarding a document you might need for foreign use, contact Apoling Solutions by calling us at: 718-676-4537 or sending us an email at: apolingsolutions@gmail.com.