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Good news for all Peruvian expats: Congress unanimously approved Peru's signing of The Hague Apostille Convention, which will significantly reduce the time, the money spent, and the paperwork needed to legalize documents at Peru's Foreign Relations Ministry's offices.

This international treaty will make it easier to legalize public documents for their use in Peru and abroad as well, eliminating two steps: consular authentication and legalization at Foreign Relations Ministry.

“Under this international treaty (The Hague Apostille), which has been signed by some 90 countries, the paperwork for public documents to be used in another country will be faster, recognizing its authenticity by means of an “apostille” (or seal) put onto the document that will certify it in any of the countries who have signed this treaty,” said congresswoman Gabriela Perez del Solar.