Hi all,
I am sponsoring my wife in a outland application from Israel.
I know Canada isn't a part of the Hague Apostille Convention. But today, I went to go get a letter notarized, and they told me that I need to get an apostille stamp. First time I even heard of this. So naturally, I started to research it and I found conflicting information.
I know official, legal documents need to be notarized, but do they also need an apostille stamp? Nowhere in the guide does it mention the apostille stamp requirement.
I read about getting certain documents authenticated, such as the birth certificate. Israel is able to provide a birth certificate in English, so we don't need to translate or notarize, but does it need to be authenticated??
I even called the Embassy here in Israel, but they will only answer questions in person. I will try calling in the evening to the CIC, but they don't have a number that accessible from outside Canada. (ill try to figure something out)
I am really hoping someone can help. Our application is almost done and this small stuff is holding us back.
I am sponsoring my wife in a outland application from Israel.
I know Canada isn't a part of the Hague Apostille Convention. But today, I went to go get a letter notarized, and they told me that I need to get an apostille stamp. First time I even heard of this. So naturally, I started to research it and I found conflicting information.
I know official, legal documents need to be notarized, but do they also need an apostille stamp? Nowhere in the guide does it mention the apostille stamp requirement.
I read about getting certain documents authenticated, such as the birth certificate. Israel is able to provide a birth certificate in English, so we don't need to translate or notarize, but does it need to be authenticated??
I even called the Embassy here in Israel, but they will only answer questions in person. I will try calling in the evening to the CIC, but they don't have a number that accessible from outside Canada. (ill try to figure something out)
I am really hoping someone can help. Our application is almost done and this small stuff is holding us back.