1. What is the Hague Apostille Convention?
The 1961 Hague Convention abolished the requirement of diplomatic legalization for foreign public documents between member states, replacing it with a single standardized Apostille certificate.
2. The Proper Sequence: Document → Apostille → Translation
When submitting documents abroad, you must first obtain the official Apostille on the source document from the issuing government, and then translate both the original document and the Apostille certificate together.
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