Apostille for a marriage certificate from United States
A marriage certificate from United States is apostilled by Secretary of State of the issuing state. We organise it for you – including the fresh original and any pre-certification – add a sworn translation if needed, and deliver worldwide.
Start your marriage certificate apostille
No payment before quote- Upload a scan, 2 min
- Verify with your phone
- Delivered by courier or download
Let us get this done for you
- Apostille from 8 hours
- Written quote before you pay
- Encrypted, no account needed
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
Who issues it, who apostilles it
State or county vital records office; Consular Reports of Birth Abroad by the Department of State
Secretary of State of the issuing state; US Department of State for federal documents
The certificate must be a certified copy issued by the vital records office – hospital certificates cannot be apostilled.
In the United States each state apostilles its own documents:
Where a United States marriage certificate with apostille is accepted
Not accepted in Kosovo (Article 12 objection) – documents for these countries are legalised or verified instead.
- United States → United KingdomApostille
- United States → GermanyApostille
- United States → SpainApostille
- United States → ItalyApostille
- United States → FranceApostille
- United States → CanadaApostille
- United States → AustraliaApostille
- United States → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- United States → Saudi ArabiaApostille
- United States → TürkiyeApostille
- United States → NetherlandsApostille
What we need from you
- Recent original marriage certificate or certified extract (we can order it)
- Country of issue, destination country and purpose
- Optional: sworn translation language
Outside the EU a sworn translation into the official language of the destination is usually required; CIEC states accept the multilingual Formule B without translation.
United States marriage certificate apostille: questions
Secretary of State of the issuing state; US Department of State for federal documents. Issued by: State or county vital records office; Consular Reports of Birth Abroad by the Department of State – The certificate must be a certified copy issued by the vital records office – hospital certificates cannot be apostilled.
Yes. The apostille must be issued in United States, but you do not have to be there: we organise a suitable original where possible, the submission to the competent authority and delivery of the apostilled marriage certificate anywhere. The notary reviews your application first.
An Article 12 objection is in force between United States and Kosovo; documents for these countries are legalised or verified instead. Non-Convention countries such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait always need legalisation.
The country where the marriage was registered. A Danish certificate is apostilled by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Nevada certificate by the Nevada Secretary of State. Notaryzer organises the apostille there and the sworn translation for the country where you now live.
No. The apostille authority needs a document with an original signature of the registrar: a newly issued certificate or a certified extract from the marriage register. We order it from the registry for you.
No one has to appear anywhere. The apostille is applied to the document, not to a person. You upload a scan for our check; we order the certificate and handle the authority.
Marriage certificate from other countries
United States marriage certificate, apostilled and delivered
Fresh original, authority, translation and courier in one request – quoted before you pay.
Questions? Write to [email protected]