Apostille For Federal Notices
If you need a federal notice (including FBI background checks, FAA documents and enrollment/graduation verification letters) to be used in a foreign country, it may require an apostille or certificate of authentication. An apostille is an internationally recognized form of authentication that certifies that the signature on a document is authentic. If the foreign country is a member of the 1961 Hague Convention, it can accept an apostille instead of going through a full legalization process for public documents. Go here :https://apostille-usa.com/apostille-federal-documents/
Apostille for Federal Notices: Legalizing Government Communication for International Use
If the country you are using the documents in is not a member of the Hague Convention, it will need to go through a more complex process called authentication. During the process, the document is notarized and certified at both the state and federal levels, including the U.S. Department of State, and sometimes a foreign embassy. It is important to know the difference between apostilles and authentications because choosing the wrong process could result in your documents being rejected by a foreign country.
To have a document certified for use in a foreign country, it must be a public document signed by a New York State notary or county clerk and must be the original or a photocopy of an original document with a seal or stamp that has been notarized. The document must also be accompanied by the appropriate fee(s). Authentication is done on a while-you-wait basis. The fee is a personal check, money order or cashier’s check made payable to the GSCCCA in the amount of $15 per document.