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Apostille in United States for use abroad

Documents issued in United States – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by United States’s designated authority and then accepted in 129 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.

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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)

  • The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Authentications issues Apostilles for documents issued by Federal agencies of the United States.
  • The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Vital Records Section issues apostilles for Consular Reports of Birth, Death and Marriage.
  • The Clerks and Deputy Clerks of U.S. Federal Courts issue apostilles on documents issued by those courts.
  • Public documents issued by U.S. states, the District of Columbia and other U.S. jurisdictions may be apostillized by designated competent authorities in their respective jurisdictions, generally the state Secretary of State's office.
  • Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer, United States Department of State.
  1. 1
    Upload a scan
    We pre-check it and confirm the route
  2. 2
    Verify with your phone
    ID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
  3. 3
    We obtain the apostille
    Competent authority + sworn translation
  4. 4
    Delivered
    Courier worldwide or protected download

An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from United States that means United States’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in United States, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where United States issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.

  • apostille.alaska.gov
  • bcs.sos.arkansas.gov
  • corp.delaware.gov
  • corp.delaware.gov

Apostille by US state

State and county documents are apostilled by the Secretary of State of the issuing state; federal documents and FBI checks by the US Department of State.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Where an apostille from United States is not enough

An Article 12 objection is in force between United States and the following states – documents for them need consular legalisation, which we organise instead:

Documents we apostille from United States

Birth certificateRequirements & fees
Marriage certificateRequirements & fees
University degree & transcriptRequirements & fees
Police clearance certificateRequirements & fees
Power of attorneyRequirements & fees

Commercial register extract

Handelsregisterauszug · extrait Kbis · certificación del Registro Mercantil

Requirements & fees

Where will your United States document be used?

Pick the destination and the document type to see the exact route and start with the details pre-filled.

Choose the destination to see the exact route for a birth certificate issued in United States.

Apostille in United States: questions

Under Article 6 of the Convention United States has designated: The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Authentications issues Apostilles for documents issued by Federal agencies of the United States.; The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Vital Records Section issues apostilles for Consular Reports of Birth, Death and Marriage.; The Clerks and Deputy Clerks of U.S. Federal Courts issue apostilles on documents issued by those courts.; Public documents issued by U.S. states, the District of Columbia and other U.S. jurisdictions may be apostillized by designated competent authorities in their respective jurisdictions, generally the state Secretary of State's office.. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.

In all Contracting States except Kosovo: an Article 12 objection is in force between them, so documents for these states need consular legalisation instead. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) always need legalisation.

Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.

The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in English; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.

The Convention has been in force for United States since October 15, 1981.

Apostille for documents from United States

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