Apostille for a university degree & transcript from United States

Secretary of State of the state where the notary or registrar is commissioned. Issued by: University registrar (notarised copy or registrar’s signature) – Most states require a notarised copy of the diploma or a notarised registrar statement first.

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 university degree & transcript 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.

Both are possible in most countries and mandatory in some: the US, the UK and Canada apostille a notarised copy or a notarised registrar statement, not the diploma itself. Apostilling the original is safest for licensing bodies; a copy keeps the original with you. We recommend the route for your recipient.

Apostille authorities keep signature specimens of the officials whose documents they certify. Universities have too many signatories, so many countries require the university or its ministry to confirm the signature first – Vorbeglaubigung in Germany, NAWA in Poland, HEC in Pakistan, CHED in the Philippines, HRD in India. We obtain this confirmation as part of the service.

Not directly. The apostille requires an original signature or a certified printout from the examination office. We request a certified version from the university on your behalf.