States › Mississippi
Apostille in Mississippi
Issued by Mississippi Secretary of State, Notary Division (Notaries & Apostilles).
Verified against the official source on 2026-11-02Where is your Mississippi document going?
Pick the country to see whether it accepts the apostille or needs consular legalization.
How to apply
| Ways to apply | By mail |
|---|---|
| Office | Mississippi Secretary of State, Notary Division (Notaries & Apostilles) |
| 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) |
| Payment accepted | check, money order |
| Notarization or prior certification | 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). |
| Fee details | $5.00 per document; checks or money orders payable to 'Secretary of State'. Request form (Form 11) also states $5.00 per copy. |
| Phone | 601-359-1615 |
Source
https://www.sos.ms.gov/node/104
Editor's note
Processing time, walk-in service, online submission, and expedited service are not stated on the official page. The page gives only a courier/physical address (660 North Street) and the request form PDF (https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Apostille_Certification_Request_form.pdf) gives the P.O. Box mailing address. Email is obfuscated on the page. No list of accepted document examples is given; only the restricted government documents list. Hague Convention is not mentioned on the page. Include a prepaid return envelope for FedEx/UPS return; otherwise documents are returned by regular mail.