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Immigration Law Changes

I happened on an Ecuador attorney's website in December, 2011 that had a huge banner at the top of the home page. It stated that all clients and prospective clients be advised that in February, 2012, there...

3 Answers In: Ecuador Living By: dorko [3 ]

If the Ecuadorian officials accept a US apostille, I have done it here in the US. The document should first be notarized and then sent to the Secretary of State where you live in the US (usually the one that does apostille documents). He is certifying that the original notary is authorized and still licensed in the state to practice, not that the information in the document is truthful. Also, the signature of the original notary is checked against the state’s records. This is how it was explained to me.

This is used to send notarized documents internationally and most countries require it.