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Apostilla en Pensilvania
La emite Pennsylvania Department of State, Office of Notaries, Commissions & Legislation, Apostilles & Certifications.
Verificado en la fuente oficial el 2026-11-02¿A qué país va tu documento de Pensilvania?
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Cómo solicitarla
| Formas de solicitarla | Por correoEn persona |
|---|---|
| Oficina | Pennsylvania Department of State, Office of Notaries, Commissions & Legislation, Apostilles & Certifications |
| Dirección en persona | North Office Building, Room 201, 401 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120 (front doors locked after 3PM) |
| Dirección postal | Pennsylvania Department of State, Apostilles & Certifications, North Office Building, Room 201, 401 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029 |
| Formas de pago | check, money order, cashier's check, credit card (walk-in only) |
| Notarización o certificación previa | Originals required; photocopies cannot be certified. Diplomas, transcripts and criminal record checks must be notarized by a Pennsylvania notary public. Birth certificates should not be notarized. County documents must be signed by the clerk in charge (not deputies). Marriage certificates must be signed by the register of wills or clerk of orphans' court. Death certificates must be signed by the state registrar. Notarial certificate must be in English. |
| Documentos habituales | articles of incorporation, certificates of good standing, bylaws, adoption paperwork (home studies, reference letters, birth/marriage certificates), diplomas, transcripts, documents for patents, trademarks, dual citizenship |
| Detalle de la tarifa | $15.00 per document (charged per document, not per page). Notary Certificates of Good Standing also $15 each. |
| Tiempo (texto oficial) | Mail: "typically, allow about two (2) to three (3) weeks" (excluding mailing time). Page notice (updated 10/30/2026) showed the office processing mail requests received 10/26/2026. Walk-in: first-come, first-served, processed on site. |
| Teléfono | 717-787-5280 |
| Correo | RA-CERTIFICATIONS@pa.gov |
Las citas de la fuente oficial se mantienen en inglés para no alterar su significado.
Fuente
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/document-certification.html
Nota del editor
Cash not accepted by mail or for walk-in (walk-in cash ended November 25, 2024). Mail payment payable to "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"; foreign-bank checks must be in USD with a routing number. Return: self-addressed stamped envelope; FedEx and DHL not accepted for return; UPS requires requester as both sender and recipient. No expedited or online ordering described; online document search only for verification. Documents attached with a staple that must not be removed.