Apostille

An apostille is like a special sticker that you put on important papers so that they can be used in other countries. It's like a passport for papers!

Sometimes, when you need to do important things in another country, like school, work or getting married, they might ask you for some documents like your birth certificate or diploma. But those documents might only be valid in your own country. To make them valid in other countries, you need to get an apostille.

The apostille makes your documents official and recognized in many different countries. It's like a super stamp that says "this document is real and important and can be used in lots of different places." It's a way of making sure that official documents from one country can be accepted by another country.

This process is done by a government entity or agency, usually the Secretary of State, that puts the apostille stamp on your important papers. It's important to get one because without it, your documents might not be accepted in other countries.

So, remember, an apostille is like a special sticker on your important papers that makes them valid in other countries, like a passport for papers!