Meaning of apostille in English
an official certificate from a government that makes a document from one country acceptable in another, or the system of using such certificates:
If the High Court has any doubt about the authenticity of the Australian documents provided, it may request an Apostille.
Apostille is a method of certifying a document for use in another country.
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- For countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention, it is sufficient to legalize the documents with the corresponding Apostille.
- Can I have my criminalhistorysearchresultsauthenticated through an apostille?
- a standardcertificate of apostille
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Translations of apostille
in Chinese (Traditional)
旁注（一種政府提供的官方證明，使得在某一國簽發的文書在另一國同樣可接受）…
in Chinese (Simplified)
旁注（一种政府提供的官方证明，使得在某一国签发的文件在另一国同样可接受）…
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