For anyone who lives in the US, go to a Dominican Consulate and they will translate and apostille the birth certificate for $100 each. All transactions can be done there.
Translate the certificate into Spanish and apostille it. Dominican parent takes it to the Civil Registry in the DR or overseas with cedula of Dominican parent and a Dominican birth certificate will be issued and with that can get Dominican cedula.
The Consulate in Boston sent my documents out for the Apostille and the translation. I probably paid a little more than if I had done it myself, but it was worth it. One visit to drop it off, and back again about a week later and everything was waiting for me.hmmm, only a document issuing authority or their designated representatives AND that state's department of state can legally apostille a document.
How can a foreign government or consulate authenticate the signatures and stamps of a certificate which they did not issue? Especially in the US were a birth certificates and the signatures/seals) can originate from over 50 states/territories with numerous signatures from each state. Impossible to imagine... unless the DR Consulate is pencil whipping it for $100 USD- which I would not put it pass them- only to potentially bite you in the butt down the road.
The correct sequence is apostille, and then legal translation- because the apostille becomes an addendum to the birth certificate and also must be translated if not in Spanish.
Here is an example (link) for apostille for New York documents:http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/apostille.html. Cost for apostille, in NY, is only $10 USD and is offical and legal.
hmmm, only a document issuing authority or their designated representatives AND that state's department of state can legally apostille a document.
How can a foreign government or consulate authenticate the signatures and stamps of a certificate which they did not issue? Especially in the US were a birth certificates and the signatures/seals) can originate from over 50 states/territories with numerous signatures from each state. Impossible to imagine... unless the DR Consulate is pencil whipping it for $100 USD- which I would not put it pass them- only to potentially bite you in the butt down the road.
Here is an example (link) for apostille for New York documents:http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/apostille.html. Cost for apostille, in NY, is only $10 USD and is offical and legal.
The correct sequence is apostille, and then legal translation- because the apostille becomes an addendum to the birth certificate and also must be translated if not in Spanish.
hmmm, only a document issuing authority or their designated representatives AND that state's department of state can legally apostille a document.
How can a foreign government or consulate authenticate the signatures and stamps of a certificate which they did not issue? Especially in the US were a birth certificates and the signatures/seals) can originate from over 50 states/territories with numerous signatures from each state. Impossible to imagine... unless the DR Consulate is pencil whipping it for $100 USD- which I would not put it pass them- only to potentially bite you in the butt down the road.
Here is an example (link) for apostille for New York documents:http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/apostille.html. Cost for apostille, in NY, is only $10 USD and is offical and legal.
The correct sequence is apostille, and then legal translation- because the apostille becomes an addendum to the birth certificate and also must be translated if not in Spanish.
The Consulate in Boston sent my documents out for the Apostille and the translation. I probably paid a little more than if I had done it myself, but it was worth it. One visit to drop it off, and back again about a week later and everything was waiting for me.
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A person first must go to the Dominican Consulate to get the birth certificate translated then they
notarize it, the Dominican Consulate will then send it to the State to get it apostille, then the
Consulate mails the person the documents.
If you do not go through the Dominican Consulate first, the Dominican government will not acknowledge the document.
Everything will be taking care of at the Dominican Consulate, they have translators.
I know because this is what I had to do for some documents. Yes, I paid $100 a piece.
There are quite a few 3rd party companies out there that offer this service at a very inflated rate. If you are in the States, all you have to do is obtain your birth certificate, mail it to the Secretary of State in the State the document was issued to receive the Apostille (instructions can be found on the State's website ), and then follow these instructions from the Dominican Consulate website for mailing them in, or visit your local consulate if there is one close by.I just checked with a company and they want to charge $225 to do have each birth certificate apostilled....seems way too much and then to pay for translation!!!!!
I would advise anyone to call the Dominican Consulate before doing anything. Remember, what was permissable before may NOT be permissable now as rules change.
The only thing I do is offer advise depending on my experience. It is up to the individual to decide
what she/he wants to do.
Why do you always insist that you have to go to the dominican consulate/embassy? Is it because you got ripped off so you want everyone else to get ripped off too?
OP can call them to confirm what they need for the process, but nothing has to be done there. The apostille is from the state, if that had to be done at the consulate then it could also be done in the dr, but it can't. Yes, you can get it translated and notarized there, but it can also be done in the dr and it is the same thing because it has to be done by the dominican republic.
Can I go to a county court house for the birth certificates to be appostilled or do I need to send it to Tallahassee which is far for me as I am in Miami..