Certificate verification
Every ACLAS award carries a unique certificate ID. Anyone holding that ID — an employer, an admissions office, an immigration authority — can confirm the award through a free public lookup.
Hague Convention authentication
Apostille certification for ACLAS documents
An apostille authenticates the signature and seal on an academic document so that it is legally valid outside the country that issued it. ACLAS arranges this for its degrees and transcripts under the Hague Convention.
Legal basis: Hague Convention of 5 October 1961Countries recognising it: Over 120Fee: $300 per documentOrdered with: Hard-copy certificate and transcript, ordered separately
What it does
Apostille certification
- Applies to ACLAS degrees and transcripts, making them legally valid abroad.
- Recognised in more than 120 Hague Convention countries.
- Documents issued by individual U.S. states are apostilled by the relevant Secretary of State.
- Federal documents are apostilled by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
- Ordered as a separate service — there is no bundled hard-copy-and-apostille package.
At a glance
Details
Primary source
In the college's own words
Reproduced verbatim from aclas.college, because these are service-definition and regulatory statements.
QuotedACLAS offers seamless Apostille certification for your degrees and transcripts, ensuring global recognition in over 120 Hague Convention countries for education, employment, or immigration. Apostilles for documents issued by individual U.S. states are processed by the Secretary of State in each respective state. Apostilles for federal documents are processed by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
QuotedEstablished under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, Apostille Certification is an international verification that authenticates the legitimacy of your academic documents, such as degrees and transcripts, making them legally valid for use in over 120 countries worldwide.
Process
How it works, step by step
What happens between the request and the result.
Order the hard-copy documents
An apostille is applied to a physical document, so the official documents package must be ordered first.
Request apostille certification
The apostille service is ordered separately at $300 per document. There is no combined package.
Processing
ACLAS states that apostille processing takes 10 to 15 business days after payment confirmation. A separate knowledge-base article gives a shorter estimate, so treat the longer figure as the planning number.
Receive the authenticated document
Documents ship in monthly batches on the 10th, with payment cleared by 10:00 AM EST on the 9th to make that month's batch.
Costs
What it costs
Every figure below is as published by ACLAS or by the service provider named.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Apostille certification (Hague Convention) | $300 per document |
| Official academic documents package (required first) | $399, worldwide shipping included |
| Express processing, dispatched within 5 business days | +$299 |
| Remote-area shipping surcharge | +$75 |
Payment methods, instalments and the full fee schedule are on the admissions page.
Questions
Apostille questions
What employers, universities and graduates ask about this service.
Can I get an apostille without ordering hard copies?
No. An apostille is attached to a physical document, so the hard-copy certificate and transcript must be ordered first. ACLAS states that hard-copy and apostille orders are placed separately and there is no bundled package.
How long does an apostille take?
ACLAS publishes 10 to 15 business days after payment confirmation on the service page and in its contractual documents. A separate knowledge-base article quotes 3 to 7 business days. Plan on the longer figure.
Which countries accept an apostille?
More than 120 countries party to the Hague Convention. For non-member countries, ACLAS notes that additional steps such as embassy attestation or legalisation may be required.
Does an apostille make my degree recognised in another country?
No. An apostille authenticates the document's origin, not the qualification's recognition. Recognition is a separate question decided by the receiving jurisdiction, institution or employer.
Other routes
The other ways to verify an ACLAS credential
Different checks answer different questions. Most organisations need only one.
Qualification Check (UK)
Where an employer, university or immigration authority needs an arm's-length check rather than a self-service lookup, ACLAS credentials can be verified independently by Qualification Check in the United Kingdom.
IECC verification report
The International Evaluation and Certification Center lists ACLAS credentials so that employers and universities can authenticate them instantly, and can issue a standardised evaluation report for a fee.
Need apostille?
The service itself runs on the ACLAS campus, where it is connected to the student record system.