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Apostille in Texas
Issued by Office of the Texas Secretary of State, Authentications Unit.
Verified against the official source on 2026-11-02Fee per document$15.00
Processing timeMail: at least 2 weeks · In person: same day
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How to apply
| Ways to apply | By mailWalk-inExpedited |
|---|---|
| Office | Office of the Texas Secretary of State, Authentications Unit |
| 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) |
| Payment accepted | 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 or prior certification | 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. |
| Common documents | marriage licenses, divorce decrees, judgments, state or county background checks, certified birth or death certificates, notarized wills and affidavits, notarized copies of driver's licenses and passports, transcripts and diplomas, powers of attorney, notarized translations, business documents filed with the Texas Secretary of State |
| Fee details | $15 per document (not per page). Adoption apostilles: $10 per document, maximum $100 per adoption of each child (Form 2103). |
| Processing time (official wording) | 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. |
| Phone | (512) 463-5705 |
| authentications@sos.texas.gov |
Source
https://www.sos.texas.gov/authinfo.shtml
Editor's note
Fee, processing time, phone, email, payment methods and walk-in details come from the official 'How to Request a Universal Apostille' page https://www.sos.texas.gov/statdoc/request.shtml. No mailing (P.O. Box) address was found on the fetched official pages; the page only says to send Form 2102 'to our office' - set to null. Business-document originals: corpcert@sos.texas.gov. No online submission option (online scheduling only).