New Legalization Service

Express Document Authentication Services (EDAS) expedites the authentication by the U.S. State Department and the legalization by the consulates/embassies of various forms, letters, agreements, certificates, and other official correspondence.

EDAS provide authentication and legalization services to U.S. corporations, intellectual property law firms, U.S. citizens and foreign nationals on all documents that will be used to other countries.    

EDAS offers the following services:

Authentication by the Secretary of State (of the state where the document was notarized)
Authentication by the U.S. Department of State
Legalization by a consulate/embassy
Apostille certification by the U.S. Department of State or the Secretary of state where the document was notarized
Certification by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce OR by the American Egyptian Cooperation Foundation
Translation of documents into Azerbaijani, Ukrainian, Russian, French and Portuguese languages
Certificate of Naturalization Certification by the Department of Homeland Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services) 

Obtain an "Apostille or Foreign Certification" on the Consular Report of Birth (FS240) or Certificate of Birth (DS1350) through the U.S. State Department's Vital Records


The most common types of documents submitted for authentication and legalization include:

    * powers of attorney
    * patents and patent applications
    * trademarks
    * certificate of free sale
    * certificate of origin
    * certificate of assignment
    * certificate of analysis
    * deeds of assignment
    * Certificate to Foreign Government
    * Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product
    * Food and Drug (FDA) Administration Documents
    * Department of Health and Human Services Documents
    * distributorship agreements
    * bylaws
    * corporate documents, such as:
          o articles of incorporation
          o merger agreements
          o certificates of amendment
    * marriage licenses
    * birth certificates
    * death certificates
    * certificate of naturalization
    * shipping documents (commercial invoice and certificate of origin)
    * records required for adoption of non-U.S. citizen children
    * certificates of non-marital status
    * references and job certification
    * FBI Fingerprint or Police Report
    * school records, including:
          o diplomas
          o transcripts
          o letters relating to degrees