About
Us
Scallan & Associates specializes in legalizing documents worldwide providing a hassle free, professional, fast, and above all, a reliable service. Our experienced team of professionals have built strong and dependable working relationships with government bureaus, consulates, embassies worldwide.
We focus on giving a first-class customer service by providing each client with current updates in every process. In addition, we ensure our clients’ confidentiality by handling all documents with the utmost privacy and care.
Legalizing can be a rather complex, stressful, and time-consuming process. Adding more confusing to this process is the fact that most people don’t know the difference between an Apostille and an authenticated document. The following links will clarify both.
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Apostille
Apostille is attached to your original document to verify that your document is legitimate and authentic so that it can be accepted in one of the other countries who are members of The Hague Apostille Convention.
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Talented Advisers
We are talented advisers looking forward in taking the stress away from you and using all our networking to maximize our efforts to sort your documents with a fast and reliable service to the convenience of your door
Embassy Legalization
Authentication by legalization is widely used in international commerce and civil law matters in those jurisdictions where the simpler apostille system has not been adopted (e.g.: Canada, China). In international law, legalization is the process of authenticating or certifying a legal document, so a foreign country’s legal system will recognize it as with full legal effect.
Police Clearance Certificate & Report
A police certificate is an official document issued as a result of a background check by the police or government agency of a country to enumerate any criminal records that the applicant may have. Criminal records may include arrest, conviction, and possibly criminal proceedings.
Certificate of no impediment
This document is a way of proving that there is no Impediment/Obstruction in allowing you to be married and shows that there has been no objection to your proposed marriage.
Certified Translation Services
A certified translation is a translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting that the translation is accurate and complete to the best of the translator’s knowledge and ability. Any translator or translation company may “certify” a translation.
Birth & Marriage Certificates
A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term “birth certificate” can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth.
A marriage certificate (sometimes: marriage lines) is an official statement that two people are married. In most jurisdictions, a marriage certificate is issued by a government official only after the civil registration of the marriage.
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Talented Advisers
We are talented advisers looking forward in taking the stress away from you and using all our networking to maximize our efforts to sort your documents with a fast and reliable service to the convenience of your door
Visa
A visa (from the Latin charta visa, meaning “paper that has been seen”) is a conditional authorization granted by a country to a foreigner, allowing them to enter, remain within, or to leave that country. … A visamost commonly takes the form of a sticker endorsed in the applicant’s passport or other travel document.
What Our
Clients Says About Us
Scallan’s & Associates services are extremely thorough. Constantly updates me on progress and they are more concerned for the safety of my documents than I am.
Sonje
South Africa
Thank you for your excellent service. I will happily vouch for your professionalism. I received my degree back from Ireland, authenticated by the Chinese Embassy. Any Irish people, don’t hesitate to avail of this service.
Keith
Ireland
Hi all, just received my notarized, legalized, and authenticated TEFL from Scallan’s & Associates. Not only did they quote me a third less than other agents, they also answered a lot of my questions regarding other visa issues I was having. Impeccable communication and service. Thank you very much.
Beatrix
USA
Thanks for all your help in getting my documents sorted! You’ve been amazing!
Myra
United Kingdom
Scallan’s & Associates are busy with my documents now, but their advice, follow up, and customer service is exceptional. Well done.
Wendal
South African
Thank you so much for your help, I got my PCC today, much faster than I thought. You are very professional, kept me informed through the whole process!
Alvaro
USA
Thank you for being there for me every step of the way. I have attained my visa first attempt with no problems and all I appreciate it so much and highly recommend this company’s services to anybody seeking visa services.
Anthony
South Africa
Frequently Asked
Questions
What is a public document?
- a document, issued by a court or by an authority or person connected to court, e.g. public prosecutor, court official or bailiff (e.g. a copy of court judgment, extract from a registry);
- administrative document (diploma, certificate, documentation, certified statement, acknowledgement).
What is Legalization?
Legalization is a procedure with which a competent authority certifies the signature on the document and the authenticity of the impression of a seal or stamp or the competence of the undersigned person. A document shall be legalized by comparing the signature of the undersigned person with the specimen signature and also by comparing the impression of a seal or a stamp with the specimen impression of the seal or stamp.
The type of legalization/authentication required depends on the country in which the documents come from.
- Double Legalization. First by the issuing country and then by the Embassy or Consulate in the issuing country.
- Legalization and Verification. Legalization by issuing country and verification of content by the Embassy or Consulate in issuing country.
Common documents that may require legalization are:
- Academic Certificates.
- Birth, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates.
- Business Contracts.
- Certificates of Incorporation.
- Certificate of No Impediment.
- Documents from British Overseas Territories.
- Export Certificates.
- Religious Documents.
What is Apostille?
The Apostille is a special kind of letter and stamp. It is the shortest process of legalization. An Apostille can be used if both countries (the country issuing the document and the country in which the document will be used) are part of the international “The Hague Apostille Convention”.
What is Certification?
The procedure through which an official designation is obtained. It is a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts.
The following conditions must be met for all documents requiring authentication:
- All seals and signatures must be originals.
- All dates must follow in chronological order on all certifications.
- Depending on the country where the document will be legalized, all documents in foreign text must be accompanied with a certified (notarized) translation.
- Whenever a copy (if acceptable) is used, it must include a statement that it is a true and accurate copy.
Refusal of the legislation of a document
A public document cannot be legalized if:
- An original document issued in a foreign country is not legalized according to the international good practice.
- Content of a public document is not true.
- According to an international agreement the public document is valid without further certification.
- Circumstances refer to the incompetent change of the original content of the public document.
- Public document has been damaged.
- Fixed term public document has expired.
- There are grounds to believe that the person who certified the public document lacked the authority to do so.
- Public document is legalized for use in another country.
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