Though the Convention dates from 1961 (and now has about 100 member states — though not yet Canada), it does not
require apostilles to be on paper.
(Whether a private entity could
require an apostille is a different question.)
Not exact matches
But if someone does
require legalization now, then we may have to legislate to ban it and to insist that an
apostille will suffice.
Tying authentication to privacy again: the Conference recommends (in paragraph 5a) that the numbers that the Convention
requires to be on the
apostilles be generated randomly, or at least not sequentially, to make it difficult for someone to ask for details about an
apostille without having the actual
apostille in hand.
One problem is that setting up the system
requires an investment, though one that can be recouped by fees charged for the
apostilles.
Perhaps — but such access could occur with the paper - based registers that the Convention has always
required of
apostille issuers.
The Convention prohibits any state party from
requiring even the
apostille if they have not previously demanded legalization.
Although the
Apostille Convention dates from 1961 and prescribes a form for the apostille, which must be signed, nothing expressly requires it to be in tangi
Apostille Convention dates from 1961 and prescribes a form for the
apostille, which must be signed, nothing expressly requires it to be in tangi
apostille, which must be signed, nothing expressly
requires it to be in tangible form.
Gather and authenticate /
apostille documents
required for your Dossier, Home Study & United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).