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. We 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.

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 (like Embassy of China, Embassy of Qatar, Embassy of Kuwait, Embassy of United Arab Emirates, Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Embassy of Vietnam, Embassy of Taiwan, Embassy of Thailand, etc.)
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 Services

Apostille Service of the FBI Background Check issued by the US Department of Justice
Apostille Service of a Certified Copy of the Certificate of Naturalization issued by the regional office of the Department of Homeland Security (Citizenship and Immigration Services) or INS - Form G-24, Certification of Documents.

Obtain authentication, legalization or apostille at the US State Department and/or the embassy for documents issued outside the USA (for example: corporate documents issued from Cayman Islands or the Bahamas needs to be used or legalize by the Embassy of United Arab Emirates)

Obtain authentication at the US Department of Justice for documents issued by a US District Court (like US Bankruptcy Court, etc.)

Obtain apostille for documents issued by the International Revenue Service (Department of Treasury) - Form 6166, etc.

Obtain apostille or authentication or legalization for documents issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (like CFG - Certificate to Foreign Government, CPP - Certificate to Pharmaceutical Products, Certificate of Free Sale)

Obtain apostille or authentication or legalization for documents issued by the Social Security Administration Office

Obtain "apostille" on documents issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office (like Certified Copy of Assignments)

Obtain "apostille" for US Department of Agriculture document (USDA)

Retrieval of certificate of incorporation (like Delaware and Florida)

Retrieval of certified copy of a document from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - like certified copy of assignments)

Obtain an "Apostille" on the Consular Report of Birth (FS240)

Obtain "Certificate of Good Conduct" for Qatar NOTE: For applicants currently residing in Canada, we can also obtain the authentication at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa. 

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