{ "license": "CC BY 4.0", "source": "https://apostia.com/apostille/", "generated": "2026-11-02", "states": [ { "state": "Alaska", "code": "AK", "authority": "Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Authentications Department (Notary Office)", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5.00 per certificate. A document bearing two notarizations by two different notaries requires two certificates ($10). Checks payable to \"State of Alaska\".", "processing_time": "\"We will do our best to return your completed order the same day that we receive it.\" First Class USPS return generally 2-3 days within Alaska, longer elsewhere; Priority Mail Express recommended for rushed orders.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "240 Main Street, Room 301, Juneau, AK 99801 (walk-in by appointment only, call (907) 465-4081; also the FedEx/courier delivery address)", "mailing_address": "Office of the Lt. Governor, Authentications Department, P.O. Box 110015, Juneau, AK 99811", "phone": "(907) 465-3509 (authentications); toll-free in Alaska (877) 764-1234; appointments (907) 465-4081; front desk (907) 465-3520", "email": "apostille@alaska.gov", "payment_methods": [ "personal check", "money order", "cashier's check", "Visa", "Mastercard" ], "notarization_requirement": "Document must be notarized by a commissioned Alaska notary (principal's signature, notarial certificate, notary's signature, commission expiration date, reproducible seal; embossed seals must be shaded in), or be an official certified copy of Alaska Vital Records, court or other official state document whose signature is on file. Only original (wet) signatures are authenticated; photocopied signatures are not accepted. Copy Certification by Document Custodian (CCBDC) is accepted when the custodian's signature is notarized; Alaska notaries cannot certify copies directly. Photocopies of Alaska Vital Statistics documents cannot be authenticated.", "official_url": "https://ltgov.alaska.gov/services/authentications/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Alabama", "code": "AL", "authority": "Alabama Secretary of State, Authentication Division", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "\"The authentication fee is $5.00 per document.\" Same fee stated for Apostille and Certification.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail" ], "walk_in_address": null, "mailing_address": "Alabama Secretary of State, Authentication Division, P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103-5616", "phone": "(334) 242-7200", "email": null, "payment_methods": [], "notarization_requirement": "Apostille: document must bear the original signature and seal of a currently commissioned Alabama notary public, probate judge, or the current Alabama State Registrar. Certification (non-Hague): document must bear the signature and seal of a currently commissioned Alabama probate judge, circuit clerk, or State Registrar; each notarized document also needs a county authentication of the notary's commission issued by the probate judge of the notary's county. School documents must be notarized by an Alabama Notary Public (registrar signature/seal alone not acceptable). Foreign-language documents must be accompanied by a notarized English translation. Federal documents are not authenticated at the state level.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.alabama.gov/administrative-services/authentications", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Arkansas", "code": "AR", "authority": "Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services (BCS) Division", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "Apostilles $10 per document; Certifications (non-Hague) $5 per document. No additional fee is charged to expedite processing.", "processing_time": "\"strive to process all authentication requests within 24-48 hours\"", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "Victory Building, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201", "mailing_address": "Arkansas Secretary of State, Business & Commercial Services Division, 1401 West Capitol Ave., Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201", "phone": "(888) 233-0325 or (501) 682-3409", "email": "corprequest@sos.arkansas.gov", "payment_methods": [ "cash", "check", "money order", "credit card" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be notarized by an Arkansas Notary Public, or bear the seal and signature of an Arkansas elected official. Each signature must have an acknowledgement statement. Foreign-language documents need a complete English translation, a translator's affidavit and a notary acknowledgement of the translator's signature. A notary cannot certify a photocopy of a vital or public record; originals or certified copies are required.", "official_url": "https://sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-bcs/for-apostille-certification", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Arizona", "code": "AZ", "authority": "Arizona Secretary of State, Business Services Division (Apostille Dept.)", "fee_usd": 3, "fee_notes": "$3 per document. Walk-in expedite service $25.00, limited to 6 documents. Notarial capacity certificate (for Puerto Rico / U.S. territories) $18. $25.00 NSF fee for returned payments.", "processing_time": "10-20 business days (by mail); walk-in expedited service available for $25.00", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Phoenix: State Capitol Executive Tower, 1700 W. Washington Street, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ 85007; Tucson: Arizona State Complex Building, 400 West Congress, Second Floor, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85701", "mailing_address": "Secretary of State, Attn: Apostille Dept., 1700 W. Washington Street, Floor 7, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808", "phone": "602-542-6187 or 1-800-458-5842", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Must be an original notarized or certified recorded document; \"A photocopy is unacceptable.\" The certificate certifies an Arizona notary public, court clerk, or state document custodian. Documents recorded in another state must be certified by that state and are returned to sender.", "official_url": "https://azsos.gov/node/72", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "California", "code": "CA", "authority": "California Secretary of State, Notary Public Section", "fee_usd": 20, "fee_notes": "$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.", "processing_time": "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.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "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)", "mailing_address": "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", "phone": "(916) 653-6814", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order", "Visa", "Mastercard", "cash" ], "notarization_requirement": "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.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/request-apostille", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Colorado", "code": "CO", "authority": "Colorado Secretary of State", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "Fee schedule (coloradosos.gov/pubs/info_center/fees/notary.html) lists \"Authentication, apostille, and magistracy - per document\" at $5.00 (paper; online n/a). The apostille page says expedited service carries an additional fee but the amount is not stated on either page.", "processing_time": "Mail: handled in order received, returned as soon as possible (page warns of \"longer than normal wait times\"). Walk-in drop-off: notified by email/phone when ready. Expedited (hand-deliver before 4:30 PM): \"Generally, the expedited services can be completed in under an hour.\" No processing on weekends or holidays.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290", "mailing_address": null, "phone": "303-894-2200", "email": "Authentications@coloradosos.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Original document must bear a Colorado notary's signature, a Colorado Vital Records certification, or a Colorado County Clerk certification. The office does not notarize. Original signatures required (no stamps or photocopies); all blanks filled in or crossed out; the notary statement must include state, county and date and must be in English even if the document is in another language. Out-of-state government documents can only be handled if a Colorado notary makes a certified copy.", "official_url": "https://coloradosos.gov/pubs/apostilles/general.html", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Connecticut", "code": "CT", "authority": "Office of the Secretary of the State, Authentications and Apostilles Unit", "fee_usd": 40, "fee_notes": "Per the official Authentication order form PDF (portal.ct.gov): \"Regular Documents: $40.00 each\"; \"Child Adoption: $15.00 each\"; \"Expedited Regular Documents: $90.00 each\"; adoption documents cannot be expedited; rejected documents forfeit the expedited fee.", "processing_time": "Regular orders processed within 5-7 business days of receipt; e-Apostille and expedited orders within 24 hours (FAQ wording: within one business day of a complete application).", "methods": [ "online", "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000, Hartford, CT 06106 (hand delivery and FedEx/UPS/DHL)", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115-0470", "phone": "860-509-6002 (option 4)", "email": "BSD@ct.gov", "payment_methods": [ "credit card", "cash", "check" ], "notarization_requirement": "Original or certified copies, notarized by a Connecticut notary or certified by a Connecticut official within the last 10 years, with original signature and/or seal. Copies accepted only with a written statement that they are true and accurate, sworn and signed before a Connecticut Notary Public. Documents must be signed by a Connecticut public official (notaries public, town clerks, local registrars of vital statistics, clerks of Superior/Probate Courts, commissioners of state agencies, justices of the peace). Out-of-state notarizations and federal documents cannot be authenticated. Vital records are not eligible for e-Apostille (paper only).", "official_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/sots/legislative-services/authentication-of-documents-and-the-apostille", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "District of Columbia", "code": "DC", "authority": "Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia, Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications (ONCA)", "fee_usd": 15, "fee_notes": "\"The cost is $15 per document.\"", "processing_time": "Mail-in: \"Requests are usually processed in 2-3 business days\" (plus carrier transit). Walk-in: about 5-10 minutes.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "899 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20002 (walk-in hours 9 AM - 1 PM, Mon-Fri, no appointment needed)", "mailing_address": "Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications, 899 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20002", "phone": "(202) 727-3117", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order", "Visa", "Mastercard", "Discover", "American Express" ], "notarization_requirement": "ONCA does not notarize. It authenticates only documents notarized by a DC notary public or certified by a DC Department Head. Most federal documents (FBI fingerprints, original passports), Birth Abroad certificates and documents not notarized by a DC notary are not accepted. DC Superior Court documents require a certified copy from the court.", "official_url": "https://os.dc.gov/page/authentications-frequently-asked-questions", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Delaware", "code": "DE", "authority": "Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations", "fee_usd": 30, "fee_notes": "Commercial / non-personal documents: \"subject to a fee of $30.00 per document,\" with expedited processing available for an additional (unstated) fee. For personal-use documents, \"the Division discounts its fees to $30.00 for any documents that are presented simultaneously.\"", "processing_time": "Personal-use documents and mailed requests \"are typically processed on the same business day.\"", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 (hand delivery by appointment, call (302) 739-3077)", "mailing_address": "Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901", "phone": "(302) 739-3073 (questions); (302) 739-3077 (in-person appointments)", "email": null, "payment_methods": [], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be signed by a Delaware notary or Delaware Public Official. \"We will not accept documents that are notarized remotely or electronically for apostille.\" Foreign-language documents need an English translation and \"Both the foreign language and the English versions must be notarized.\" Publicly recorded documents must be official copies from the issuing Delaware state or county official (never notarized). Secretary of State filed documents must each be certified separately (one-cover certifications not accepted). The Division does not provide notarial or translation services.", "official_url": "https://corp.delaware.gov/apost/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Florida", "code": "FL", "authority": "Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Apostille Section", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10.00 per document. Clerk-certified documents requesting an apostille: $20.00 ($10 apostille + $10 Certificate of Incumbency). notaries.dos.fl.gov states $10 per notarized document and $20 per document for certified Clerk of Circuit Court copies.", "processing_time": "\"Your document will be processed in the order it was received\" (FAQ). notaries.dos.fl.gov: \"allow at least five (5) working/business days\"; \"We do not offer expedited services.\" Walk-in: \"Most requests may be completed while you wait.\"", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303 (walk-in Mon-Fri 8 am - 5 pm, excluding state holidays)", "mailing_address": "Division of Corporations, Apostille Section, 2415 N. Monroe Street, Suite 810, Tallahassee, FL 32303", "phone": "850-245-6945", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarized documents must contain a full notarial statement and the original notary's signature, stamp and seal; \"A photocopy is not acceptable.\" Public documents must be original certified copies or certificates of status. Federal documents go to the U.S. Department of State; documents issued or notarized in another state go to that state's competent authority.", "official_url": "https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/other-services/apostille-notarial-certification/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Georgia", "code": "GA", "authority": "Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA), Notary Division", "fee_usd": 3, "fee_notes": "\"Apostille Fees: $3.00 per document.\" A separate Certification of Notary Public (for use within the U.S., not with an apostille) is $2.00 per document.", "processing_time": "Walk-in: typically less than twenty minutes (depending on document count). Mail-in: \"Processing time is normally one to two business days.\"", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "1875 Century Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30345 (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mon-Fri, no appointment necessary)", "mailing_address": "GSCCCA, Attn: Notary Division, 1875 Century Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30345", "phone": "404-327-6023 or 800-304-5175", "email": "notary@gsccca.org", "payment_methods": [ "cash", "check", "money order", "credit card", "pre-payment voucher" ], "notarization_requirement": "Vital records and court/recorded documents are never notarized; they must be official certified copies with the issuing official's signature and seal. Notarized documents must be notarized under Georgia law: the notary must include the exact date of notarization on the notarial certificate, sign by hand in ink matching the commission name, and apply a clear seal showing name, commissioning county, \"Notary Public\" and the state. Photocopies are not accepted unless a Georgia notary certifies them as copies. No county certification is needed before an apostille.", "official_url": "https://www.gsccca.org/notary-and-apostilles/apostilles/general-apostille-information", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Hawaii", "code": "HI", "authority": "Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaiʻi", "fee_usd": 3, "fee_notes": "$3.00 per document. If prepaid online by credit card at apostille.ehawaii.gov, no additional payment is sent with the document.", "processing_time": "Estimated 7 to 10 business days. No expedited services available; prepaying online is stated as the fastest option.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol, 5th Floor, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813 (walk-in/drop-box Monday-Friday 7:45 AM-4:30 PM; parking garage entrance on Miller Street)", "mailing_address": "Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol, 5th Floor, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813", "phone": "(808) 586-0255", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "money order", "cash", "cashier's check", "credit card (online prepayment at apostille.ehawaii.gov)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Private documents (educational records, powers of attorney, affidavits, etc.) must first be notarized by a Hawaiʻi notary public, and the notary's signature must then be certified by the Circuit Court Legal Documents Office in the circuit where the notary is registered. Official state documents bearing a state/department seal and custodian signature do not need notarization.", "official_url": "https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/application-for-apostille-or-certification-of-documents", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Iowa", "code": "IA", "authority": "Office of the Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5.00 per apostille or certification, per the official request form APCERT.pdf (Rev. 10/25) at https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/APCERT.pdf. The fee is not stated on the web page itself.", "processing_time": "Walk-in requests: same-day service, 8:00 AM-3:30 PM Monday-Friday (excluding holidays). Uploaded/mailed requests: reviewed and issued in date order; no timeframe stated.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "Iowa Secretary of State, Lucas Building, First Floor, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319 (same-day walk-in service 8:00 AM-3:30 PM, Monday-Friday)", "mailing_address": "Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division, Lucas Building, 1st Floor, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319", "phone": "(515) 281-5204", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check payable to 'Iowa Secretary of State'", "Visa", "MasterCard", "American Express", "Discover" ], "notarization_requirement": "Not stated as a submission requirement. The page explains the certificate confirms that the notary or elected official who signed was commissioned or serving at the time of signing.", "official_url": "https://sos.iowa.gov/notaries/apostilles-and-certifications", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Idaho", "code": "ID", "authority": "Idaho Secretary of State, Notary Department", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "Statutory fee of $10.00 per document to be apostilled or authenticated.", "processing_time": "Not stated as a fixed timeframe; page says requests are processed daily as received and returned by first-class mail.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Business Office, 450 N. 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702 (by appointment only; Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)", "mailing_address": "Secretary of State's Office, Attn: Notary Department, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0080", "phone": "(208) 334-2301", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check or money order payable to 'Secretary of State'", "credit card" ], "notarization_requirement": "Document must be a certified copy issued by an Idaho official or an original notarized by an Idaho Notary Public. Documents notarized in another state must go to that state's Secretary of State. School documents must be signed by a school official and notarized.", "official_url": "https://sos.idaho.gov/?p=11200", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Illinois", "code": "IL", "authority": "Illinois Secretary of State, Index Department", "fee_usd": 2, "fee_notes": "$2 for each Apostille or Certificate of Authority; each document requires its own separate certificate. One single check or money order for the total amount, payable to the Illinois Secretary of State.", "processing_time": "Mail requests: 7 to 14 business days. In person: in most cases documents are processed while you wait (first-come, first-served).", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Chicago Office: Index Department, 160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60601 (312-814-8218); Springfield Office: Index Department, 2701 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62723 (217-782-7017); also select DMV+ locations (Chicago Flagship 125 W. Monroe St.; Aurora; Champaign; Lake Zurich; Melrose Park)", "mailing_address": "Illinois Secretary of State, Index Department, 160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60601", "phone": "312-814-8218 (Chicago); 217-782-7017 (Springfield)", "email": "eAuthenticationsChicago@ilsos.gov; eAuthenticationsSpringfield@ilsos.gov", "payment_methods": [ "Check", "Money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "All documents must be originals, certified by a government official or notarized by an Illinois Notary Public. Vital records must be certified copies from the county clerk, local registrar or IDPH; divorce decrees from the circuit clerk. Do not notarize documents signed by a Circuit Clerk or Circuit Judge. Transcripts/diplomas: the school records official certifies and signs in the presence of a Notary Public.", "official_url": "https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/apostilles.html", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Indiana", "code": "IN", "authority": "Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division, Authentications", "fee_usd": 2, "fee_notes": "$2.00 per authentication. No filing fee for birth and death certificates, adoption documents, and student transcripts and diplomas.", "processing_time": "Normally 1-2 business days from receipt. In person: up to 10 documents processed while you wait with an appointment, up to 5 without. Mailed documents received by noon are mailed next business day; after noon within two business days. Requests over 30 documents may take longer.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (only office; appointments available online or walk in)", "mailing_address": "Indiana Secretary of State, Authentications, 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018, Indianapolis, IN 46204", "phone": "(317) 234-9768", "email": "INBiz@sos.in.gov", "payment_methods": [ "credit (in person)", "debit (in person)", "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Marriage, divorce, birth and death certificates do not require notarization. Other documents require proper notarization with a completed notarial certificate bearing the notary's signature and seal. Translations must be notarized. Marriage licenses must first be certified by the current circuit court clerk of the county where the marriage occurred.", "official_url": "https://www.in.gov/sos/business/apostilleauthentication", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Kansas", "code": "KS", "authority": "Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10.00 per document (page states the fee increased to $10 per document as of March 2, 2026). Form DC (sos.ks.gov/forms/administration/DC.pdf) states '$10.00 for each mailed document'. FedEx return (Option 2) adds shipping charged to a credit card or FedEx account.", "processing_time": "Generally processed within 3-5 business days after receipt (stated on Form DC; the web page does not state a time).", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612 (office hours 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)", "mailing_address": "Kansas Secretary of State, Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612", "phone": "785-296-4564", "email": "kssos@ks.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check or money order payable to Kansas Secretary of State", "credit card (Form DC)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents issued by a public authority qualify as-is; other documents qualify if notarized by a Kansas notary. Diplomas from Kansas schools may require notarization by a Kansas notary. Foreign-language documents are accepted if the notarization is in English. Court judgments require the court official's signature to be on file with the Secretary of State and the official's printed name on Form DC.", "official_url": "https://www.kssos.org/general-services/apostilles-authentications.html", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Kentucky", "code": "KY", "authority": "Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State, Authentications and Apostilles", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5 per document for mail and walk-in requests. The page does not state a separate fee for electronic (e-Apostille) requests, which are paid online.", "processing_time": "Mail: completed within 3 business days and returned by USPS First Class mail. Walk-in: completed while you wait. Electronic: issued as a PDF and emailed (no time stated).", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201, Frankfort, KY (walk-in hours 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday)", "mailing_address": "Office of the Secretary of State, Authentications and Apostilles, P.O. Box 718, Frankfort, KY 40602", "phone": "(502) 564-3490", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "online payment (electronic requests)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Paper documents must be notarized by a Kentucky Notary Public and the notary's signature certified by the County Clerk where the notary is registered. Electronically notarized PDFs by an authorized Kentucky Online Notary Public need no County Clerk certification and must be submitted through the online portal. Vital records must bear the current State Registrar's signature and do not need notarization.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/apostilles/Pages/default.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Louisiana", "code": "LA", "authority": "Louisiana Secretary of State, Commissions Division", "fee_usd": 20, "fee_notes": "$20 per document. $10 per document for adoption-related documents (office may request corroborating evidence). Authentication of business documents on file with the Commercial Division is also $20.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": null, "mailing_address": "USPS: Louisiana Secretary of State, Commissions Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125. FedEx/UPS/DHL: Louisiana Secretary of State, Commissions Division, 8585 Archives Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809", "phone": "(225) 922-0330", "email": "commissions@sos.la.gov", "payment_methods": [], "notarization_requirement": "Documents not issued with a certification, or certified by individuals not on record with the Secretary of State, must be notarized by a Louisiana Notary Public in compliance with Louisiana Notary Law, with the notary's printed name and ID number beneath the signature. Documents issued by Louisiana clerks of court and the Department of Vital Records do not need notarization; photocopies of these are not accepted.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/Certifications/AuthenticateSignaturesOfLouisianaOfficials/Pages/default.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Massachusetts", "code": "MA", "authority": "Secretary of the Commonwealth, Public Records Division, Commissions Section", "fee_usd": 6, "fee_notes": "$6.00 per document (Apostille or Certification). Checks or money orders for the exact amount; cash not recommended because the office cannot refund cash lost in transit.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, MA 02108 (also Springfield: 436 Dwight Street, Room 102, Springfield, MA 01103; Fall River: 218 South Main Street, Suite 206, Fall River, MA 02721)", "mailing_address": "Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commissions Section, One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, MA 02108", "phone": "617-727-2836", "email": "comm@sec.state.ma.us", "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be notarized by a Massachusetts notary public (or signed by a valid Massachusetts official: justice of the peace, city/town clerk, court clerk, registrar of vital records). Before submitting, verify: notary signed name exactly as commissioned; notarial certificate is complete; notary expiration date shown correctly and completely; notary seal affixed and legible. Massachusetts does not authenticate federal or out-of-state documents, and does not authenticate notarized copies of government-issued documents.", "official_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commissions/download/apostille_and_certification_information.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Maryland", "code": "MD", "authority": "Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland, Certification Desk", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "Certifications/Apostilles are $5.00 each.", "processing_time": "FedEx/UPS: about 3-4 day turnaround. USPS Priority Mail: maximum 3-4 day processing. Regular mail: 7 to 14 business days. Walk-in: same day (limit 10 documents per customer).", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "16 Francis Street, Wineland Building, Annapolis, MD 21401 (walk-in 9 am-1 pm, Monday-Friday; see source_notes about current availability)", "mailing_address": "Office of the Secretary of State, 16 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD 21401", "phone": "(410) 974-5521", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "U.S. check payable to the Secretary of State (mail)", "U.S. money order payable to the Secretary of State (mail)", "credit card (in person)", "debit card (in person)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarized documents must first be certified by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the notary was commissioned, then submitted to the Secretary of State. State- or county-issued documents need the issuing department's seal and authorized signature rather than notarization. Naturalization and immigration documents cannot be notarized.", "official_url": "https://sos.maryland.gov/Certifications/Pages/default.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Maine", "code": "ME", "authority": "Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10.00 per special certification, payable to the Secretary of State in U.S. funds.", "processing_time": "10-15 business days", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "6 E. Chestnut Street, Augusta, ME 04330 (courier/delivery address; requests with more than 5 documents require an appointment by calling 207-624-7752)", "mailing_address": "Secretary of State, 101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101", "phone": "207-624-7752", "email": "CEC.Notaries@maine.gov", "payment_methods": [ "payment in U.S. funds payable to the Secretary of State", "credit card (via downloadable credit card payment voucher)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be notarized or be vital records. A notarial statement (jurat or acknowledgement) must be included on or attached to the document; a missing notarial statement is the most common reason for rejection.", "official_url": "https://www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/authentications-and-apostilles", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Michigan", "code": "MI", "authority": "Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal", "fee_usd": 1, "fee_notes": "$1.00 per document (Document Certification Fee). Same fee for a Certificate of Authority (non-Hague countries).", "processing_time": "Requests processed in the order received; mail turnaround 1 to 2 weeks", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Office of the Great Seal, Richard H. Austin Building, 1st Floor, 430 W. Allegan Street, Lansing, MI (by appointment only, Mondays or Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.); also select Secretary of State offices (Clinton Township, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing East Michigan Ave, Livonia, Marquette, Pontiac) by appointment", "mailing_address": "Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal, 7064 Crowner Drive, Lansing, MI 48918", "phone": "888-767-6424", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be signed by an authorized official or a commissioned Michigan notary with original signatures. Notary stamp/certificate must include full name, signature, notarization date, commission expiration date, and county of commission (plus county of execution if different). A Michigan notary cannot make a true copy statement. Foreign-language documents need a written English translation including all elements of the notarization. Documents from court clerks or received by fax are not acceptable.", "official_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/sos/all-services/document-authentication-and-apostille", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Minnesota", "code": "MN", "authority": "Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5.00 per apostille certificate, in person or by mail. Each notarized translation of a vital record receives its own apostille and fee.", "processing_time": "Not stated as a fixed time; documents processed in the order received. The office does not expedite processing.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Minnesota Secretary of State, First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, Saint Paul, MN 55101 (by appointment only; no walk-ins without appointment; up to 10 documents per appointment)", "mailing_address": "Minnesota Secretary of State, First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, Saint Paul, MN 55101", "phone": "651-296-2803 option 2 (metro); 1-877-551-6767 (Greater MN)", "email": "apostille.oss@state.mn.us", "payment_methods": [ "credit card (in person)", "debit card (in person)", "cash (in person)", "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents not already certified by a Minnesota public official must be notarized by an active Minnesota Notary Public before submission; the office does not notarize. Under Minn. Stat. 358.65 the notarial certificate must be in English and include jurisdiction, acknowledgment statement, title 'Notary Public', notarization date, notary signature, and notary stamp. Remote/electronic notarization not accepted. Documents in other languages accepted if the notarial certificate is in English.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.mn.gov/notary-apostille/apostille/how-to-get-an-apostille/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Missouri", "code": "MO", "authority": "Missouri Secretary of State, Commissions (Business Services Division)", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 per certification/authentication/apostille. Multiple notarizations by the same notary on one document cost $10 total; each different notary on one document adds $10. State law caps the fee for certain adoption documents at $100 per child. Credit card payments carry a small convenience fee.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail" ], "walk_in_address": null, "mailing_address": "Secretary of State, Commissions, 600 West Main, Room 322, Jefferson City, MO 65101", "phone": "573-751-2783; toll-free 866-223-6535 option 3", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order", "MasterCard", "Visa", "American Express", "Discover" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarized documents must include the notarial paragraph, the notary's signature, and the notary's seal. Public records must be certified copies from the issuing official (Bureau of Vital Records, Recorder of Deeds, Circuit Clerk, school).", "official_url": "https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Business/Notary/notary/certify", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Mississippi", "code": "MS", "authority": "Mississippi Secretary of State, Notary Division (Notaries & Apostilles)", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5.00 per document; checks or money orders payable to 'Secretary of State'. Request form (Form 11) also states $5.00 per copy.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail" ], "walk_in_address": null, "mailing_address": "Secretary of State, Post Office Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205-0136, Attention: Notary/Apostille/Authentication (courier/FedEx/UPS: Secretary of State, 660 North Street, Jackson, MS 39202, Attention: Notary/Apostille/Authentication)", "phone": "601-359-1615", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be notarized by a Mississippi Notary Public or bear the signature of a Mississippi public official. Submit original documents. A notary who is not an employee of the issuing government agency may not certify or authenticate copies of official government documents (birth certificate, death certificate, driver's license, passport, Social Security card, any official security card).", "official_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/node/104", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Montana", "code": "MT", "authority": "Montana Secretary of State, Notary & Certifications Division", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 per document or notarization, regardless of page count. If a document has multiple signatures notarized by different notaries, the fee may apply to each notarization. Cash is not accepted.", "processing_time": "Standard processing 3 to 5 business days after the Notary and Certifications Division receives the documents", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "Secretary of State's Office, State Capitol, Room 260, 1301 6th Avenue, Helena, MT 59620 (drop-off only for pre-checked documents; same-day walk-in service requires an appointment scheduled after pre-check)", "mailing_address": "Notary & Certifications Division, Montana Secretary of State's Office, PO Box 202801, Helena, MT 59620-2801 (FedEx/UPS: 1301 E. 6th Ave, Helena, MT 59601)", "phone": "406-444-1877 (apostilles, Em Krissovich); 406-444-2034 (front desk)", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "credit card (online)", "debit card (online)", "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarial certificates must include venue (state and county), statement of particulars (date, type of notarial act, reference to signer/document), notary's official signature, and notary's official stamp; documents with only a signature and stamp are rejected. Notarizations must be in English (document itself may be in another language). Originals required; printouts of IPEN/RON electronically notarized documents are accepted as originals. Public records must be certified by the office holding the official copy; certified copies older than five years are often rejected. Free pre-check of scanned documents offered by email.", "official_url": "https://sosmt.gov/apostilles-authentications/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "North Carolina", "code": "NC", "authority": "North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Authentication Office", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "\"$10.00 (US currency) per document.\" Fee schedule (sosnc.gov/fees/by_title/_authentications): Non-adoption apostille/authentication original $10.00, each duplicate original $10.00; Adoption-related original $10.00, $5.00 for each duplicate original ordered at the same time, $10.00 if ordered at a different time. $10 refundable on request if a document is rejected/not processed.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "2 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2903", "mailing_address": "Post Office Box 29622, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0622", "phone": "919-814-5400", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "money order", "check (payable to North Carolina Secretary of State)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be signed before a North Carolina Notary Public; certified copies must be notarized by the issuing entity. Copies require a notarized 'true copy' affidavit. School records (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) must be notarized by a NC Notary Public; a registrar's seal alone is not acceptable. Exempt from notarization: Register of Deeds, Clerk of Superior Courts, NC Dept. of Agriculture, NC DHHS, NC Vital Records, NC DMV (Raleigh office), NC Attorney General's Office, NC Legislative Services. Non-English documents need a certified or notarized English translation.", "official_url": "https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/authentications/Apostille_Certificates", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "North Dakota", "code": "ND", "authority": "North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State (Licensing and Notary Unit)", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 per authentication plus $5 per record search; a record search fee applies to each unique notary signature (e.g., two documents by two different notaries = $10 record search; two documents by the same notary = $5). School records: $10 per authentication plus $5 per record search.", "processing_time": "\"Requests are usually processed within 3 business days\" when all required information and payment are satisfactory.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "600 E Boulevard Avenue, Dept 108, Bismarck, ND 58505", "mailing_address": "North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 108, Bismarck ND 58505-0500", "phone": "(701) 328-2900; toll-free 800-352-0867; TTY 800-366-6888", "email": null, "payment_methods": [], "notarization_requirement": "Document must be either a certified copy of an official North Dakota record or notarized by a North Dakota notary public; originals must be submitted. School records require an original acknowledgment page signed by the principal (or equivalent) before a notary, stapled to the copies, plus a cover letter with destination country and contact info.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.nd.gov/notary-apostille/apostille-and-certification", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Nebraska", "code": "NE", "authority": "Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division (Notary Division)", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 per document or notarization, regardless of page count. If different notaries notarized different signatures on one document, $10 applies to each notarization. Over or underpayments delay processing and may result in documents being returned unprocessed.", "processing_time": "Mail requests: 3 to 5 business days after receipt. Walk-in requests: handled immediately and completed the same day.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508", "mailing_address": "Nebraska Secretary of State, P.O. Box 95104, Lincoln, NE 68509 (or 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508)", "phone": "402-471-2558", "email": "sos.notary@nebraska.gov", "payment_methods": [ "credit card (online)", "debit card (online)", "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "The document must be an original signed by a Nebraska notary, or by a Nebraska state or county official. Documents must be issued by Nebraska officials; otherwise the Secretary of State's office cannot authenticate them.", "official_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/apostilles-and-authentications", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "New Hampshire", "code": "NH", "authority": "New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 per document, cash or check payable to the State of New Hampshire (mail requests must pay by check). For 10 or more documents brought in and waited for, an additional $25 per 10 documents applies (10-19 = $25, 20-29 = $50) under RSA 5:10.", "processing_time": "Not stated; in-person hours Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:15 pm. Large batches may not be ready until the following business day.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Room 204, New Hampshire State House, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH", "mailing_address": "Secretary of State's Office, Room 204, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301", "phone": null, "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "cash (in person)", "check" ], "notarization_requirement": "A New Hampshire notary public or justice of the peace must notarize the document and witness the author's signature; if a notary signed, the notary's seal must be included. Documents must be notarized before submission; the office does not notarize signatures. Photocopying a vital record is illegal; request an original notarized copy from the town/city clerk or NH Vital Records Division (RSA 5-C:98; RSA 5-C:99).", "official_url": "https://www.sos.nh.gov/apostilles-and-certificates", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "New Jersey", "code": "NJ", "authority": "New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES)", "fee_usd": 25, "fee_notes": "Standard: $25.00 statutory fee per record (non-adoption) plus service fee of $2.50 by credit card or $1.00 by e-check; adoption documents $5.00 with no service fee. Expedited: $40.00 per document (non-adoption) plus service fee; adoption $20.00 with no service fee. Accelerated 1- or 2-business-hour service carries substantially higher fees (details by phone). A vital record with a notarized translation receives two Apostilles and two fees.", "processing_time": "Standard: 12-20 business days from the date the document is received and entered in the system. Expedited: 8.5 business hours from receipt and entry. Walk-in: may wait for completion, up to 2.5 hours, depending on workload.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Customer Service Counter, 33 West State Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608 (8:30 am to 2:00 pm; expedited/courier deliveries)", "mailing_address": "P.O. Box 452, Trenton, NJ 08646 (regular service, with printed online confirmation)", "phone": "609-292-9292", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "credit card", "e-check" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarized documents must bear the original inked signature of the NJ Notary Public and of the person who presented the document. Submit the original or a certified copy bearing the original notarization or certification. Non-English documents should include a notarized English translation (recommended). Out-of-state vital records cannot be apostilled by this office.", "official_url": "https://www.nj.gov/njbonds/treasury/revenue/apostilles.shtml", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "New Mexico", "code": "NM", "authority": "New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division", "fee_usd": 3, "fee_notes": "\"The statutory fee for a certification of appointment or an apostille is $3.00 per document.\"", "processing_time": "Not stated as a turnaround; page says \"Requests are processed daily by the Business Services Division Monday – Thursday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm.\"", "methods": [ "online", "walk-in", "mail" ], "walk_in_address": "325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501", "mailing_address": "325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe, NM 87501", "phone": "1-800-477-3632", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "credit card", "e-check" ], "notarization_requirement": "Document must be notarized by a New Mexico notary (apostille confirms the notary held a NM commission at time of notarization) or be a certified government record signed by an appointed/elected NM official. Original document must be submitted. Notaries may not photocopy birth, death, marriage certificates or publicly recordable documents; certified vital records come from the State Registrar of Vital Records.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/apostille-authentications/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Nevada", "code": "NV", "authority": "Nevada Secretary of State", "fee_usd": 20, "fee_notes": "$20.00 per Apostille/Certification (official Fees page). Expedite fees are in addition: 24-hour $75, 4-hour $125, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000 per notary authenticated.", "processing_time": "Standard processing time: 2 weeks (apostille page); the Fees page states regular processing is completed in approximately 4-6 weeks. Expedited options from 1 to 24 hours.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Nevada Secretary of State, 401 North Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701; or 70 E. Bonneville Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89101", "mailing_address": "Nevada Secretary of State, 401 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701-4201", "phone": "775-684-5708", "email": "sosmail@sos.nv.gov", "payment_methods": [ "Check or money order", "Credit card (with Credit Card Checklist/authorization)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Per NRS 240.1657, the Secretary of State authenticates the signature of a Nevada state official or Nevada notary on documents intended for use in a foreign country. Since August 1, 2013 Nevada issues the Hague Model Apostille Certificate.", "official_url": "https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/businesses/apostille", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "New York", "code": "NY", "authority": "New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, Apostille and Authentication Unit", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "\"the required fee ($10 per document)\"", "processing_time": "Not stated for mail. Same-day walk-in service available, limited to 10 documents per customer. Drop-off requests \"will not be treated as a priority\" and are processed by receipt date.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Albany: 1 Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, 6th Floor, Albany, NY 12231 (Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:15pm); New York City: 123 William St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10038-3804 (Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm); Binghamton: State Office Building, 44 Hawley Street, Room 1506, Binghamton, NY 13901-4455; Buffalo: 295 Main Street, 8th Floor, Suite 821, Buffalo, NY 14203; Utica: State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501-2812", "mailing_address": "New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, Apostille and Authentication Unit, PO Box 22001, Albany, NY 12201-2001", "phone": "(518) 474-4429", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "credit card (CVV required on request form)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Department only authenticates public documents issued in New York State signed by a NYS official or county clerk. Notarized documents must first be certified by the County Clerk of the county where the notary is commissioned. Local/county-issued birth, death, marriage certificates must be certified by the County Clerk; NYS DOH vital records signed by the Director of Vital Statistics/NYS Registrar need no county certification. NYC birth/death certificates require a Letter of Exemplification and NY County Clerk certification. Educational documents need a notarized institutional official signature.", "official_url": "https://dos.ny.gov/apostille-certificate-authentication", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Ohio", "code": "OH", "authority": "Ohio Secretary of State, Client Service Center (Records)", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5 per document for each apostille or authentication. Exact fee required; do not send cash; foreign checks or money orders are not accepted.", "processing_time": "Mailed requests are processed within 2 to 3 days of receipt. Faster service available by delivering documents in person to the Secretary of State's office.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Ohio Secretary of State, Client Service Center, 180 Civic Center Dr., Columbus, OH 43215-4138", "mailing_address": "Ohio Secretary of State, Client Service Center, 180 Civic Center Dr., Columbus, OH 43215-4138", "phone": "614-728-9200 (Central Ohio); 877-767-3453 (toll free)", "email": "Records@OhioSoS.gov", "payment_methods": [ "Check", "Money order", "Credit card (with credit card authorization form)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Only documents containing an original or facsimile signature of an Ohio public or elected official acting in their official capacity, or notarized by an Ohio notary public, can be apostilled. School records/transcripts must be notarized first. Vital records must be certified by the Ohio Department of Health; marriage licenses certified copies from the probate court.", "official_url": "https://www.ohiosos.gov/records/authentications-and-apostilles/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Oklahoma", "code": "OK", "authority": "Oklahoma Secretary of State, Certification Department", "fee_usd": 25, "fee_notes": "Apostille: \"$25.00 per notarial act or certified document\". Apostille for a foreign adoption in a Hague Convention country: \"$10.00 per notarial act or certified document\". Certificate of Signature (non-Hague countries): \"$20.00 per notarial act or certified document\". Card payments add a statutory 4% surcharge.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "walk-in", "mail" ], "walk_in_address": "Secretary of State, Certification Department, 421 NW 13th St, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103", "mailing_address": "Secretary of State, Certification Department, 421 NW 13th St, Suite 210, Oklahoma City, OK 73103", "phone": "(405) 521-4211", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "cash", "cashier's check", "money order", "MasterCard", "Discover", "Visa" ], "notarization_requirement": "Apostille attaches to \"a notarized original document or a certified copy of an original document.\" Marriage licenses, divorce decrees, and court-certified documents must be dated within one year of submission; otherwise obtain a current certified copy from the county Court Clerk. Personal checks are not accepted.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/apostilles.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Oregon", "code": "OR", "authority": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "\"The fee is $10 for each apostille.\" Each notarized document needs its own apostille; one request form may list multiple documents.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Public Service Building, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310", "mailing_address": "Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310", "phone": "503-986-2200", "email": null, "payment_methods": [], "notarization_requirement": "Oregon notarizations: photocopies not accepted; document must include a complete notarial certificate. Vital records require an original certified copy (county certificates must show the printed name of the certifying clerk). Transcripts/diplomas: registrar must sign a notarized statement certifying authenticity.", "official_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/how-to-get-authentication-apostille.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Pennsylvania", "code": "PA", "authority": "Pennsylvania Department of State, Office of Notaries, Commissions & Legislation, Apostilles & Certifications", "fee_usd": 15, "fee_notes": "$15.00 per document (charged per document, not per page). Notary Certificates of Good Standing also $15 each.", "processing_time": "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.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "North Office Building, Room 201, 401 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120 (front doors locked after 3PM)", "mailing_address": "Pennsylvania Department of State, Apostilles & Certifications, North Office Building, Room 201, 401 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029", "phone": "717-787-5280", "email": "RA-CERTIFICATIONS@pa.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check", "money order", "cashier's check", "credit card (walk-in only)" ], "notarization_requirement": "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.", "official_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/programs/document-certification.html", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Rhode Island", "code": "RI", "authority": "Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division (Notary Public / Apostilles)", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "Online portal (services.sos.ri.gov): \"Apostilles ordered online are $5.00 per document, plus a $0.75 enhanced access fee.\" RI Department of State info sheet (hosted on rilegislature.gov): \"There is a $5 fee per apostille request,\" payable by check to the RI Department of State.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "online", "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "148 W. River St., Providence, RI (Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; bell tower entrance, free visitor parking)", "mailing_address": "RI Department of State, Business Services Division / Apostille, 148 W. River Street, Providence, RI 02904", "phone": "401-222-3040", "email": "notaries@sos.ri.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check (payable to RI Department of State)", "online payment via services.sos.ri.gov" ], "notarization_requirement": "\"your document must be issued by a RI official or properly notarized by a RI notary public.\" Document must bear an original signature and/or seal; documents with photocopied, stamped, or facsimile signatures cannot be processed unless certified copies with a raised seal from a proper authority. Multi-page documents must be stapled together.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.ri.gov/Divisions/NotaryPublic/Apostilles", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "South Carolina", "code": "SC", "authority": "South Carolina Secretary of State's Office, Authentication Office", "fee_usd": 5, "fee_notes": "$5.00 per document (cover letter: \"The filing fee is $5.00 per document, not per page.\").", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "SC Secretary of State's Office, Attn: Authentications, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201 (hand delivery 8:30 am-4:30 pm)", "mailing_address": "SC Secretary of State's Office, Attn: Authentications, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201", "phone": "(803) 734-2512", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "cash", "personal check", "business/company check", "cashier's check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Signer must be an elected or appointed official or authorized staff member whose signature is on file, or a commissioned South Carolina Notary Public. Notarized documents must include a complete notarial statement. Foreign-language documents must be signed, notarized, and accompanied by an English translation with the translator's signature notarized.", "official_url": "https://sos.sc.gov/services-and-filings/apostilles", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "South Dakota", "code": "SD", "authority": "South Dakota Secretary of State, Apostille Office", "fee_usd": 25, "fee_notes": "$25.00 per document. Expedited service: an additional $50 may be added to the processing fee (expedited appointments limited to 10 documents per request).", "processing_time": "Mail: processed within 2 business days from the date received. Drop-off: most orders completed within 1-2 business days. Expedited appointment: staff will try to process documents while you wait, but it may take longer.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 112 (First Floor of the Capitol Building), Pierre, SD 57501 (drop-off/pick-up Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM; expedited by appointment only)", "mailing_address": "South Dakota Secretary of State, Attn: Apostille Office, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501", "phone": "(605) 773-5008", "email": "apostille@state.sd.us", "payment_methods": [ "check (US bank) payable to Secretary of State", "money order (US bank)", "cash", "credit/debit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover)" ], "notarization_requirement": "All documents must have correct certification and/or notarization before submitting; all seals and signatures must be originals. Birth, marriage, death certificates, divorce decrees and court documents must be certified by the issuing agency (cannot be notary 'true copies'). Other documents must be certified and notarized by a South Dakota Notary Public. Documents issued by other states or the federal government cannot be authenticated by this office.", "official_url": "https://sdsos.gov/general-services/apostilles-authentications.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Tennessee", "code": "TN", "authority": "Tennessee Secretary of State, Business Services Division, Office of Authentications (ATS Section)", "fee_usd": 2, "fee_notes": "$2.00 for each public document (stated on vitalrecords.tn.gov and the older sharetngov SOS page). The current SOS guide page only says 'payment of the processing fee' without an amount.", "processing_time": "Not stated. In-person: arrive by 2:00 p.m. to receive same-day service.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 3rd Floor, Nashville, TN 37243 (customer service desk; Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Central Time, excluding state holidays)", "mailing_address": "Tennessee Secretary of State, Business Services Division, ATTN: ATS Section, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 6th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243", "phone": "(615) 741-0536", "email": "TNSOS.ATS@tn.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check", "cashier's check", "money order payable to the Tennessee Secretary of State" ], "notarization_requirement": "Have the public document notarized by a Tennessee Notary Public; then take it to the County Clerk in the county where the notary was commissioned to have the notary's signature certified; then complete the Apostille or Authentication Request Form (SS-4504).", "official_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/businesses/guides/apostille-authentication-guide", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Texas", "code": "TX", "authority": "Office of the Texas Secretary of State, Authentications Unit", "fee_usd": 15, "fee_notes": "$15 per document (not per page). Adoption apostilles: $10 per document, maximum $100 per adoption of each child (Form 2103).", "processing_time": "In-person walk-ins and appointments: same-day service. Bulk drop-off (over 10 documents): processed within 72 hours. Mail: allow at least two weeks from receipt.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Authentications Unit, 400 West 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701 (8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday; walk-ins Monday and Friday only, appointments Tuesday-Thursday via online scheduler; limited to 10 documents)", "mailing_address": null, "phone": "(512) 463-5705", "email": "authentications@sos.texas.gov", "payment_methods": [ "in person: check, money order, credit/debit card, or cash (exact change only)", "mail: check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank payable to the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, or SOS Client Account" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be issued by the State of Texas or notarized by a Texas notary. Original Texas-issued documents, Texas-issued certified copies, or original Texas-notarized documents only; the office does not apostille copies of certified or notarized records. Certified (recordable) records must have been issued within the past five years. Signatures must be properly notarized with a true and accurate notarial certificate; documents containing the term 'Notario Publico' are rejected. RON (online) notarizations require a certificate stating electronic/online notarization by two-way audio-visual communication.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.texas.gov/authinfo.shtml", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Utah", "code": "UT", "authority": "Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Utah (Authentications)", "fee_usd": 19, "fee_notes": "Regular: $19.00 per document (not per page). Next business day: $53.00 per document. Same day: $93.00 per document. International shipping surcharge: $10.00. Adoption authentication: $10.00 with sworn affidavit.", "processing_time": "Regular: 3 to 5 business days in-office processing, not counting mailing time. Next business day: pickup after 12 PM the following business day. Same day: up to 2 hours.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "350 North State Street, Suite 220, Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84114 (scheduled appointments Monday-Friday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM; open walk-in Monday-Friday 2 PM-4 PM; drop box available)", "mailing_address": "USPS: PO Box 142325, Salt Lake City, UT 84114. UPS/FedEx: 350 North State Street, Suite 220, Salt Lake City, UT 84114", "phone": null, "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "Visa", "MasterCard", "Discover", "American Express", "money order", "check payable to State of Utah", "cash (in person; do not mail cash)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Not specified in general on the page. Adoption requests require a signed sworn affidavit, the adoption authentication request form, and adoption information.", "official_url": "https://authentications.utah.gov/?p=67", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Virginia", "code": "VA", "authority": "Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Authentication Division", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10.00 per document, payable to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Each additional document signed by the same official, on the same date, for the same country: $5.00.", "processing_time": "Mail-in: general turnaround of 5 business days.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Authentication Services, 400 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (appointment referenced on current page)", "mailing_address": "USPS: Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Authentication Division, 1111 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219. FedEx/UPS/DHL: Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Authentication Division, 400 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219", "phone": "804-692-0114", "email": "notary@governor.virginia.gov", "payment_methods": [ "payment payable to the Secretary of the Commonwealth (method not specified)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Documents must be notarized by a Virginia notary within the past 12 months, with original signature and notarization in English (translation not required). Vital records and court records cannot be notarized; SCC documents do not need notarization. Electronic notarizations (eNotary) cannot currently be authenticated. Office verifies that the notary, clerk of court, or deputy state registrar is listed in its system. Out-of-state and federal documents not accepted.", "official_url": "https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/official-documents/authentications/", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Vermont", "code": "VT", "authority": "Vermont Secretary of State - Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA)", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 per apostille/authentication, payable in U.S. dollars.", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online" ], "walk_in_address": "1078 U.S. Route 2, Middlesex, VT (drop box available)", "mailing_address": "Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, 1078 U.S. Route 2 - Middlesex, Montpelier, VT 05633-7701", "phone": "802-828-3700", "email": "SOS.StatutoryFilings@vermont.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check payable to VT Secretary of State", "money order payable to VT Secretary of State" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarial acts must be performed by Vermont-commissioned notaries and meet 26 V.S.A. Chapter 103; signatures must be original. Academic documents need a Vermont-notarized attestation from the school registrar. Notary certifications of Vermont public records are not accepted unless certified by the legal record custodian. Preliminary review strongly recommended.", "official_url": "https://sos.vermont.gov/secretary-of-state-services/apostille-or-authentication", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Washington", "code": "WA", "authority": "Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division (Apostille and Certificate Program)", "fee_usd": 15, "fee_notes": "$15.00 per document. Expedited: additional $100 per 10 documents ($100 for 1-10, $200 for 11-20). Same-day in person: additional $150 for the first 10 documents.", "processing_time": "Standard: typically 7 to 10 business days of receiving the order. Expedited: typically 2 to 3 business days. Same-day in person: processed while you wait (subject to hours, cutoff times and volume).", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "Tumwater: 243 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 (Mon-Thu 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri 8 a.m.-3 p.m.). Cheney (Eastern Regional Branch, same-day service only): 960 Washington St, Cheney, WA 99004 (Mon-Wed and Fri 9 a.m.-3 p.m., closed Thursdays)", "mailing_address": "Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, PO Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234", "phone": "(360) 725-0377 (option 3)", "email": "apostilles@sos.wa.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check payable to Secretary of State (U.S. dollars)", "money order payable to Secretary of State (U.S. dollars)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Personal documents must be notarized by a Washington State notary with a complete notarial certificate (RCW 42.45.130), signed and stamped, statement of notarial act in English, certificate not stapled to the document, notary name matching on signature and stamp.", "official_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/apostilles/howtoobtainanapostilleorcertification.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Wisconsin", "code": "WI", "authority": "Office of the Wisconsin Secretary of State", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "Standard service: $10 per document. Expedited service: $35 per document.", "processing_time": "Standard: estimated 7-20 days from the day the office receives the documents. Expedited: 2-4 business days. Walk-in expedited: generally available same-day at the Secretary's office in the State Capitol.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in", "online", "expedited" ], "walk_in_address": "B41 W State Capitol (basement level), Madison, WI 53703 (Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; Thu 8:00 AM-6:00 PM)", "mailing_address": "Wisconsin Secretary of State, PO Box 7848, Madison, WI 53707-7848", "phone": "(608) 266-8888", "email": "Apostilles@wisconsin.gov", "payment_methods": [ "card", "cash (office cannot make change for bills larger than $50)", "check", "money order" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarized documents must be notarized by a duly commissioned Wisconsin notary; only wet-ink stamped or embossed notarizations are accepted (no digital/electronic notarizations). Each notarization must include venue (Wisconsin and county), one of four approved statements (signing witnessed, oath administered, signature acknowledged, notarized copy), date, notary signature, seal and commission expiration. Non-UW school documents must first be certified by the registrar and that signature notarized by a Wisconsin notary.", "official_url": "https://sos.wi.gov/apostilles.htm", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "West Virginia", "code": "WV", "authority": "West Virginia Secretary of State, Business Division (Apostilles and Authentications)", "fee_usd": 10, "fee_notes": "$10 for each certification required. When one order includes several documents certified by the same public official, the first document is $10 and each additional document is $5.", "processing_time": "The office makes every attempt to process filings within 48 business hours; walk-in customers are usually served within a matter of minutes.", "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "West Virginia Secretary of State, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Bldg. 1, Ste. 157-K, Charleston, WV 25305 (Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EST)", "mailing_address": "West Virginia Secretary of State, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Bldg. 1, Ste. 157-K, Charleston, WV 25305", "phone": "(304) 558-8000 (toll free 1-866-767-8683)", "email": null, "payment_methods": [ "check payable to WV Secretary of State (exact amount)", "money order payable to WV Secretary of State (exact amount)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Notarized documents must include the notary's acknowledgment statement, original signature, and rubber stamp seal; a document with only the notary's signature and seal cannot be certified. If a certified copy is obtainable from a West Virginia office, a notary cannot certify a copy instead. Submit the original document with official signature and seal plus Form AC-1 and the destination country.", "official_url": "https://sos.wv.gov/business/apostilles-and-authentications/authentication-documents-international-use", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" }, { "state": "Wyoming", "code": "WY", "authority": "Wyoming Secretary of State's Office", "fee_usd": 20, "fee_notes": "$20 per document (stated on the official Document Requirements page and the official request form).", "processing_time": null, "methods": [ "mail", "walk-in" ], "walk_in_address": "Herschler Building East, 122 W 25th St, Suites 100 and 101, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MST, Monday-Friday, excluding state holidays)", "mailing_address": "Wyoming Secretary of State, Herschler Building East, 122 W 25th St, Ste 100, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020", "phone": "307.777.7370", "email": "apostilles@wyo.gov", "payment_methods": [ "check (personal or company) payable to the Wyoming Secretary of State", "money order payable to the Wyoming Secretary of State", "cash", "cashier's check", "PAD account (per request form)" ], "notarization_requirement": "Document must be certified by a Wyoming official (County Clerk or Deputy, State Registrar or Deputy, State Examiner, Deputy Secretary of State) or acknowledged before a Wyoming Notary Public. All signatures must be original. Foreign-language documents need a notarized English translation certificate attached. Written request must name the destination country.", "official_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov/Services/Apostille_SigAuthorization.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-11-02" } ] }