Maine Apostle Index Card is an official document issued by the Secretary of State of Maine that authenticates public documents for use outside the United States. It is a document attestation service used to confirm the authenticity of signatures, seals and stamps on public documents. The Maine Apostle Index Card is used by businesses, individuals, and organizations outside the U.S. to prove the validity of these documents. There are two types of Maine Apostle Index Card: Notarized Maine Apostle Index Card and Authenticated Maine Apostle Index Card. The Notarized Maine Apostle Index Card is used for documents authenticated by a Maine notary public. The Authenticated Maine Apostle Index Card is used for documents authenticated by the Secretary of State of Maine. Both types of index card must be signed by the Secretary of State, or their designee, and affixed with the official Maine Apostle Seal.
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An apostille is for documents to be used in countries that participate in the 1961 Hague Convention Treaty. Authentication certificates are for documents to be used in countries that do not participate in the 1961 Hague Convention Treaty.
An Apostille is a type of attestation in which documents are legalised in a particular format that is acceptable in all nations that belong to the Hague Convention. Essentially, Apostille is an international attestation that is acceptable in about 92 countries, and most of the western world recognises Apostille.
You can request an apostille with the Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions by mail or in person. Submit the original notarized or certified document, contact information, and the foreign country in which the apostille will be used, and the state will issue the apostille.
Apostilles authenticate 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.
To be authenticated, your document must bear an original, recognized signature (and seal, if applicable).
Authentication involves having the documents in question notarized (a sealed certificate that confirms the authority of a public official, usually a notary public), reviewed by state or county officials, then certified by State Department officials.
In order to verify a particular Apostille, recipients may contact the Competent Authority. Contact information for the Competent Authorities, including phone numbers and website information, such as the URL of e-Registers where applicable, is available in the Apostille Section of the Hague Conference website.
The Office of the Secretary of State provides apostille and authentication service to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals on documents that will be used overseas.
