This matter is addressed by the use of the apostille, a means of certifying the legalization of a document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. Documents which have been notarized by a notary public, and certain other documents, and then certified with a conformant apostille, are accepted for legal use in all the nations that have signed the Hague Convention.
The problem is resolved through the application of the apostille, which serves as a means of validating documents for international acceptance under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention. Documents that have been validated by a notary public and then authenticated with an apostille are recognized as legitimate in all nations that have joined the convention.