Case Study: Embassy Legalization for Cambodia – California Resident

✅ Case Study: Embassy Legalization for Cambodia – California Resident

📌 Client Profile:

Name: Lisa Tran

Location: Garden Grove, California

Occupation: English Teacher

Purpose: Teaching job in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Required Documents:

• FBI Background Check
• California Birth Certificate
• University Diploma (California State University)

🧩 Problem

Lisa Tran was hired to teach at a private international school in Cambodia. As part of her visa and employment process, she was required to submit authenticated and legalized documents, including her:

• FBI background check
• U.S. birth certificate
• College degree

However, Cambodia is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so a standard apostille was not accepted. Lisa was confused about the complex, multi-step process needed to legalize her documents for use in Cambodia and was worried about delays affecting her employment start date.

🔧 Our Solution: Full Embassy Legalization Process

Lisa contacted Orange County Apostille, and we guided her through the embassy legalization pathway for non-Hague countries, managing the entire process from start to finish.

🔹 Step 1: Document Review & Preparation

We reviewed her documents for completeness and compliance:

• Her FBI background check was already issued with a Section Chief signature.
• Her birth certificate was a certified copy issued in California.
• Her university diploma was notarized correctly.

🔹 Step 2: State Authentication

We submitted her California-issued birth certificate and notarized diploma to the California Secretary of State for authentication (not apostille).

🔗 California SOS Authentication

🔹 Step 3: U.S. Department of State Authentication

We sent all three documents (including the FBI background check) to our Washington, D.C. office, where they were authenticated by the U.S. Department of State.

🔗 U.S. DOS Authentication

🔹 Step 4: Cambodian Embassy Legalization

Once authenticated at the federal level, we submitted the documents to the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, D.C. for final legalization.

📍 Royal Embassy of Cambodia

4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011

📞 (202) 726-7742

🌐 https://www.embassyofcambodiadc.org

We included:

• A completed embassy authentication request form
• Passport copy
• Proof of employment offer
• Prepaid return envelope
• Embassy legalization fees

🚚 Turnaround Time

✅ Result

Lisa received her fully legalized documents via express courier, ready for submission to the Cambodian Ministry of Labor and her new school. With our guidance, she avoided critical errors (such as submitting an apostille or using the wrong notary format) and met her employment deadline with zero document rejections.

“Orange County Apostille made everything easy. I didn’t know where to begin, but they walked me through each step and even handled the federal processing and Cambodian embassy part. I got all my documents back just in time!”

— Lisa Tran, Garden Grove, CA

🔁 Summary of What We Did for Lisa

• Reviewed all documents for international compliance
• Obtained state authentication (California Secretary of State)
• Managed U.S. Department of State authentication via our D.C. office
• Submitted to Cambodia Embassy for final legalization
• Handled shipping, embassy fees, and coordination
• Returned all legalized documents within three weeks

✈️ Need to Send Documents to Cambodia or Another Non-Hague Country?

Orange County Apostille specializes in helping California residents legalize documents for countries that do not accept apostilles, like Cambodia, China, Vietnam, and the UAE. We make the process fast, simple, and stress-free.

📞 Call us today at (818) 606-7442

🌐 https://orangecountyapostille.org