Verification of the apostille authenticity

Verification of the apostille authenticity

Affixing an apostille on documents has become a daily practice. The apostille service is offered by various companies. However, among them there may be unscrupulous intermediaries who will bring problems on their clients. To prevent such a situation, you should know how to verify the authenticity of the apostille. This is very important, especially if you go abroad with an apostilled document.

Fraud in the field of apostille

One of the widespread types of deception in the field of affixing an apostille is its affixing on another person’s document. That is, the company can duplicate the apostille on the same document, and stitch it to other papers. It is necessary to protect yourself from such deception.

How to check the apostille?

First you need to have an idea of how your apostille should look like. Compare the seal on your document with similar samples on the Internet and if you notice differences, contact legal structures.

You can verify the legality of printing on your document on the websites of ministries responsible for their field of apostille affixing.
For example, to check the seal on educational documents, we recommend visiting the MES of Ukraine website (http://enic.in.ua/index.php/ua/aporegua ), enter the data – the date of issue of the apostille, its number – and find out if everything is legal.
To check the apostille on documents from the Registry office, you can go to the website of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (https://apostille.minjust.gov.ua/), enter the data there and check the legality.

If you find that the apostille on your document is fake, contact the office of the company that provided you with this service. In the case when the registration was carried out remotely, immediately ask to send you a full scan of the apostilled document.
The best way to protect yourself from such troubles is to contact a reliable company that has been on the market for a long time, has its own office, website and honest reviews.

UST-group company is engaged in apostille affixing in various ministries (Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for more than ten years. We do our job efficiently, quickly and legally. For consultation, call 044-222-59-73 or contact us via Viber/WhatsApp/Telegram at this number: 063-224-08-18