Bahrain Legalization

US Documents destined for use in Bahrain requires the following Attestation:

1. State Certification (Not Apostille) from the Secretary of State Office in the same State that issued the document. (It is not required for Federal Documents).
2. US Department of State authentication in Washington DC.
3. Bahrain Embassy Legalization from Bahrain Embassy in Washington DC.

Note: If you have a state-issued document, it must be properly notarized and certified from the Secretary of State office where the notary is licensed before you send us your document.

California Apostille provides authentication service from the US Department of State and document legalization from embassy of Algeria in Washington DC.

Please send your document to our partner office in Washington, DC: 1330 New Hampshire Ave, NW Suite B1, Washington, DC. 20036 US Apostille office.

California Secretary of State Documents Apostille

Documents issued in the State of California and bear the signature and/ or the stamp of an elected or appointed official  such as documents issued by California Corporation Division, Health Department, Division of Motor Vehicle.

The document must be an original certificate or a certified copy. It CANNOT be notarized.

California Apostille will certify the document from the California Secretary of State office, authenticate it from the US Department of State, and legalize it from the Embassy of Bahrain in Washington DC.

If you have a document issued in any other State, make sure to certify it first from your local Secretary of State office and we will continue the process.

Federal Document Legalization for Bahrain

Documents must be issued by one of the federal agencies in the united States such as the FDA, the FBI, the USPTO, the IRS, the EPA, the Social Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security…etc.

The document must be original and bear the embossed seal of the federal agency.

Please Note: Federal issued documents CANNOT be certified from California SOS, the apostille stamp on the federal document must be obtained from the US Department of State in Washington DC, Therefore, for expedited federal Apostille service, please send your document to our partner office in Washington DC:

1330 New Hampshire Ave, NW Suite B1, Washington, DC. 20036 US Apostille office.