You would think this is no longer used... I recently got married in the US and had to send proof to my home country of France. I had to request a certification

You would think this is no longer used... I recently got married in the US and had to send proof to my home country of France. I had to request a certification ("apostille") conform with the Hague Conference treaty [1]. I paid Massachusetts $6 and they sent me the fanciest document I have ever seen, with the Great Seal of Massachusetts embossed in it and a ribbon going through the paper (I didn't take a picture sadly but it was kinda like this [2]). It all looked a bit archaic but very cool. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostille_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostille_Convention [2]: https://apostilleonline.com/images/portfolio/img8.jpg https://apostilleonline.com/images/portfolio/img8.jpg