Washington Consular Services Blog http://www.wcss.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Important news for DC Corporate Entities http://www.wcss.com/blog/important-news-for-dc-corporate-entities/ http://www.wcss.com/blog/important-news-for-dc-corporate-entities/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:15:17 +0000 admin http://www.wcss.com/blog/?p=31 The Corporations Division, Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs of DC has made the announcement that they are no longer mailing pre-printed reports to customers who are due on their 2-year reports. All customers are encouraged to file their reports using the DCRA’s website. The online feature of filing will be launching in mid-April. To facilitate this new process and online report filing, the DCRA extended the deadline to e-file till May 16th 2011. Late fees will not be charged for any reports that we receive by mail / in-person / by e-filing before this deadline.  For all corporations who are due their 2-year reports in 2011, WCS will be mailing and emailing all customers the notice issued by DCRA.

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As of March 10, 2011, the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is no longer offering any consular authentication or document legalization services. Due to political unrest in Libya, the Embassy has closed until further notice. As a result, document legalization for Libya is not currently available.

Please inquire for further details.

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Republic of Angola

In March 2011, the Republic of Angola has ceased to offer any Consular Services at their Embassy in Washington, DC. All Consular operations, including document legalization and consular authentication services, have been moved to the Consulate of Angola in New York City.

Washington Consular Services is still able to assist with your Angola document legalization needs. Continue to submit your documents for Angola legalization as before. WSC will obtain the U.S. Department of State Certification and will facilitate legalization of your documents through the Angola Consulate in New Your City.

Please inquire for further details.

301-605-1500

]]> http://www.wcss.com/blog/28/feed/ 0 Recent Pricing and Procedure Changes to Document Legalization Requirements http://www.wcss.com/blog/recent-pricing-and-procedure-changes-to-document-legalization-requirements/ http://www.wcss.com/blog/recent-pricing-and-procedure-changes-to-document-legalization-requirements/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:25:51 +0000 admin http://www.wcss.com/blog/?p=20 DC Treasurer’s Office Apostille and Document Certification Fee Increases:

As of 06/14/10, the DC Treasurer’s Office has announced a fee increase for Apostille and Certification of documents from $10.00 per document to $15.00 per document.

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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Shipping Documents Change

As of April 14, 2010, The Embassy of Jordan announced that legalization of shipping documents (Commercial Invoice and Certificate of Origin, would no longer be required.  The Embassy of Oman will no longer provide legalization services for Certificates of Origin and Commercial Invoices.  Certificates of Origin and Commercial Invoices can still be certified by the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC).

Please inquire for further details.

202-822-9060

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Consulate General of Costa Rica Payment Change for Document Legalization

As of February 1, 2010, the Consulate General of Costa Rica announced a change to their Consular Service payment policies.  Costa Rica document legalization requests must now be accompanied by MONEY ORDER only.  No personal or business checks accepted.  Please make certain the Money Order is payable to the CONSULATE of COSTA RICA.  For documents authentication request submitted to WCS, the Money Order payment will be made on your behalf and invoiced upon completion.

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Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman Document Legalization Change

The Sultanate of Oman no longer requires legalization of shipping documents.  The Embassy of Oman will no longer provide legalization services for Certificates of Origin and Commercial Invoices.  Certificates of Origin and Commercial Invoices can still be certified by the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC).

Please inquire for further details.

202-822-9060

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Islamic Republic of Iran

The Iran Interest Section is now requiring that documents submitted for legalization be assigned some form of face value.  When submitting documents for Iran Legalization, please provide a face value for the document, even if the value is only $1.00.  Iran will be charging legalization fees based on face value according to the scale outlined in the linked document titled Iran Interest Section – Fee Schedule -2010

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Dominican Republic Document Apostille Available

In August of 2009, the Dominican Republic became a signatory nation to the Hague Convention of 1961.  As a result, Apostille is now the standard for a legal document to be used in Dominican Republic.  The Embassy of the Dominican Republic no longer provides Consular Authentication services.  Please send your documents destined for the Dominican Republic to Washington Consular Servcies for 1-Day Apostille service.

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]]> http://www.wcss.com/blog/recent-pricing-and-procedure-changes-to-document-legalization-requirements/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON CONSULAR SERVICES http://www.wcss.com/blog/washington-consular-services/ http://www.wcss.com/blog/washington-consular-services/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 04:19:04 +0000 admin http://www.wcss.com/blog/?p=5 Let Washington Consular Services (WCS) be your one stop solution for document legalization needs. With Washington Consular Services, there is no need for your trained Regulatory Staff or for paralegals to worry about document legalization requirements for different countries or different types of documents: CFG’s, ISO Certificates, Patent and Trademark Applications, Halal Certificates, Ingredient Lists, Purity Declarations – Any document that needs to be authenticated for use in other countries.  WCS has 25 years experience that allows us to determine at a glance what particular legalization or Apostille a document requires for any specific country. With Washington Consular Services, you will enjoy fast efficient turn-around time.

No concern about sending your vital documents first to US State Department, waiting for its return, then sending out again to your target country.  We provide same day service from the US Department of State and delivery to the target Embassy on the same day.  Turn-around times are kept to absolute minimum.

No need to try to keep up with changing rules, new Consular officers, different forms of payment and other bureaucratic red tape.  Just send your documents to Washington Consular Services.  We perform all necessary steps and make all disbursements necessary to the required offices and Embassies in whatever form they accept.

Washington Consular Services already serves numerous household names, multinational, Food, Pharmaceutical and Consumer Goods Manufacturers.  We can help your organization, too.

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