Apostille
A certificate used to authenticate the origin of certain public documents for use in another country.
Definition
An apostille is usually relevant where the destination country recognises the apostille process. The route may depend on whether the document is public, private, notarised, translated, or issued by a South African authority, so document type and destination country must be checked before assuming an apostille is enough.
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A certificate used to authenticate the origin of certain public documents for use in another country.
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What does Apostille mean?
A certificate used to authenticate the origin of certain public documents for use in another country.
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