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Apostilla en California
La emite California Secretary of State, Notary Public Section.
Verificado en la fuente oficial el 2026-11-02¿A qué país va tu documento de California?
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Cómo solicitarla
| Formas de solicitarla | Por correoEn persona |
|---|---|
| Oficina | California Secretary of State, Notary Public Section |
| Dirección en persona | Sacramento: Secretary of State, 1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814; Los Angeles: Secretary of State, 300 South Spring Street, Room 12513, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (no appointment needed) |
| Dirección postal | USPS: Notary Public Section, P.O. Box 942877, Sacramento, CA 94277-0001; FedEx/UPS/DHL: Notary Public Section, 1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Formas de pago | check, money order, Visa, Mastercard, cash |
| Notarización o certificación previa | Documents must be notarized before submitting (the Secretary of State does not provide notary services). The notarization must be in English for an Apostille to be issued, even if the rest of the document is in another language. California birth/death certificates: signatures of county clerks, county recorders or the State Registrar can be apostilled; certificates signed by a Health Officer or County Registrar may first need county clerk certification or a certified copy from the county recorder or CDPH. |
| Documentos habituales | notarized documents (English notarization), California birth certificates, California death certificates, documents certified by a county clerk or county recorder, documents signed by the State Registrar (CDPH) |
| Detalle de la tarifa | $20.00 per Apostille. In person (Sacramento/Los Angeles) an additional $6.00 Special Handling fee is required for each different public official's signature to be authenticated; the special handling fee does not apply to mailed requests. |
| Tiempo (texto oficial) | Mail: processed in the order received (no expediting; see the office's Current Processing Times page). In person: same-day service at Sacramento, Los Angeles and Pop-Up Shop events. |
| Teléfono | (916) 653-6814 |
Las citas de la fuente oficial se mantienen en inglés para no alterar su significado.
Fuente
https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/request-apostille
Nota del editor
Payment methods differ by channel: mail = check or money order payable to Secretary of State; Sacramento in person = Visa/Mastercard, check, money order, cash; Los Angeles in person = Visa/Mastercard, check, money order (cash NOT accepted). Los Angeles services were temporarily on the 1st floor, Suite 1215, due to an elevator outage at time of verification. Email NotaryMail@sos.ca.gov is listed as the Notary Public Section inbox on the FAQ page but is not designated for apostille requests. Specific mail turnaround is only given on the separate Current Processing Times page (not captured).