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APOSTILLA???

I´M IN COLOMBIA RIGHT KNOW, I STARTED TO SHOW THE PAPERWORK AT THE NOTARIAS, EVERYBODY SAYS THAT THE DOCUMENTS NEED THE APOSTILLA. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD ALL THE DOUCUMENTS TRANSLATED NOTARIZED AND ALSO WENT TO THE COURT HOUSE AND ASKED FOR THE APOSTILLA, THEY ATTACHED A PAPER WITH A SEAL TO EACH DOCUMENT THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS THE APOSTILLA, SO I BELIEVED THEM. BUT KNOW THE PAPERWORK IS BEING DENIED BECAUSE IT DOESN´T SAY ¨APOSTILLA¨ EVEN THOUGH ALL THE INFORMATION IS IN IT, WHAT CAN I DO OR WHEN CAN I GET THE APOSTILLA IN BOGOTA? I SEARCHED THE SITE FOR THE EMBASSY IN BOGOTA AND IT SAYS THAT THEY WON´T ISSUE APOSTILLAS. CAN ANYONE HELP ME, MY TRIP HERE TO BOGOTA WAS TO GET MARRIED AND NOW I CAN´T.

By BVIZ on Jul 30, 2006, 17:24 in Visa & paperwork.

Gator says on Jul 30, 2006, 19:20:

You Are Out Of Luck The apostila MUST come from the the Secretary of State's Office where the document was issued or notarized. It can NOT be issued on a local, county, level. Other than making a lot of calls back to the USA and spending big bucks to overnight stuff both ways I am at a loss to offer advice. Hopefully someone else can jump in. The ONLY alternative I can see would be to fly to San Andres Island-only your passport is needed there and the wedding is perfectly legal.

Example:If your birth certificate is issued by the State Of Florida then the apostile would be done in Tallahassee by the Fla Sec State.
If another document was notarized in Georgia then the notary stamp must be authenticated (apostilled) by the Sec. State in Tennessee.

I am really sorry for your situation.

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