Educational Certificates

      Helpline Groups expedites the authentication by the U.S. State Department and the legalization by the consulates/embassies of Education certificates,Marriage,Birth,Death,various forms, letters, agreements, certificates, and other official correspondence. We provide authentication and legalization services to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals on all documents that will be used to other countries.

Authentication by the Secretary of State (of the state where the document was notarized)Authentication by the U.S. Department of StateLegalization by a consulate/embassyApostille certification by the U.S. Department of State or the Secretary of state where the document was notarizedCertification by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce OR by the American Egyptian Cooperation Foundation
Types of Document

University Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  
powers of attorney Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

patents and patent applications Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

trademarks Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

certificate of free sale Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

certificate of origin Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

certificate of assignment Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

certificate of analysis Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  
deeds of assignment Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  
Certificate to Foreign Government Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

Food and Drug (FDA) Administration Documents Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

Department of Health and Human Services Documents Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

distributorship agreements Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

bylaws Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

corporate documents, such as: Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

marriage licenses Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

birth certificates Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

death certificates Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

certificate of naturalization Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

shipping documents (commercial invoice and certificate of origin) Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

records required for adoption of non-U.S. citizen children Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization/ Apostille  

certificates of non-marital status Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

references and job certification Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

FBI Fingerprint or Police Report Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

school records, including: Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

diplomas Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

transcripts Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

letters relating to degrees Dcouments Attestation/Authentication/Legalization

Document Authentication and Legalization Documents issued in one country to be used in another country must be "authenticated" and/or "legalized" before they can be recognized as valid in the foreign country. This is a process in which various seals and signatures are placed on the document.The number and type of authentication certificates you will need to obtain depends on the nature of the document and whether or not the foreign country is a party to the multilateral treaty on "legalization" of documents.

If your document is intended for use in a country which is a party to a treaty called the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents ("Hague Legalization Convention"), obtaining a special "Apostille" certificate is generally all that is required. If the country where the document will be used is not a party to The Hague Convention, you will have to begin the cumbersome, time-consuming process of obtaining a series of certifications known as the "chain authentication method". This is literally a paper chase in which authorities will have to attest to the validity of a succession of seals beginning with your document and ending with the seal of the foreign embassy or consulate in the United States.

The following conditions must be met for all documents requiring authentication:
All seals and signatures must be originals.

All dates must follow in chronological order on all certifications.

All documents in foreign text must be accompanied with a certified (notarized) English translation.

Whenever a copy (if acceptable) is used, it must include a statement that it is a true and accurate copy.

Foreign governments require the U.S. Department of State to authenticate documents in order for the documents to be considered legal.

Requirements for authentication: (signed before a notary public)

Certified by the Clerk of Court of the county in which the notary is commissioned and
Certified by the Secretary of State of the state in which the document is executed.
* Not necessary if the authority in item 5c will certify directly to the notary.STATE AND LOCAL DOCUMENTS

Certified originals
Certified by the Secretary of State of the state in which the documents are recorded. The Secretary of State should be requested to certify to the officials signing the document under the impressed Seal of the State.Apostille CERTIFICATIONIf your document is to be used in one of the countries on “The Hague Convention” list, it should be:
Notarized

Certified by the Clerk of Court of the county

Certified with the Apostille by the Secretary of State of the state in which the document is being executed.

After the above steps have been fulfilled, the document requires no authentication by the U.S. Department of State. It is ready to go directly to the country of use. Documents requiring certification with the Apostille by the U.S. Department of State are the ones which have been executed under a Federal agency seal or certified by an American or foreign consul.

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