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Updated: 05/XI/02
Notarials ACS can notarize any legal document to be used in the United States, such as leases, contracts, powers of attorney, etc. ACS performs these functions Monday through Thursday from 8:30AM to 12M, except on holidays. The fee is $30.00 for the first service and $20.00 for each additional document, payable in dollars or Colombian pesos. The Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign documents dated October 5, 1961 entered into force for the United States on October 15, 1981 and in Colombia on January 30, 2001. Documents originating in the United States require for recognition in Colombia an Apostille issued by competent U.S. authorities. Likewise, documents originating in Colombia require for recognition in the United States an Apostille issued by competent Colombian authorities. For Colombia, that authority is the Ministry of Foreign Relations:
Ministerio de Relaciones ExterioresDocuments legalized with the Ministry's Apostille need no authentication by U.S. Consular Officers.
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