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Apostille in New York
Issued by New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, Apostille and Authentication Unit.
Verified against the official source on 2026-11-02Fee per document$10.00
Processing timeMail: not stated · Walk-in: same day (max 10 documents)
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How to apply
| Ways to apply | By mailWalk-in |
|---|---|
| Office | New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, Apostille and Authentication Unit |
| 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 |
| Payment accepted | credit card (CVV required on request form) |
| Notarization or prior certification | 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. |
| Common documents | birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, certificate of divorce, educational documents, NYS criminal background checks, powers of attorney (notarized), other notarized documents |
| Fee details | "the required fee ($10 per document)" |
| Processing time (official wording) | 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. |
| Phone | (518) 474-4429 |
Source
https://dos.ny.gov/apostille-certificate-authentication
Editor's note
Page explicitly mentions only credit card payment (with CVV); check/money order acceptance not confirmed on the page. Drop-off accepted only at Albany and NYC. No expedited processing; prepaid overnight return labels accepted but not 'bill sender' labels. Email not listed; a web contact form is linked. Apostilles issued on/after April 9, 2013 can be verified at apostille2-verify.dos.ny.gov.