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ALABAMA

Apostille Information in Alabama

In the state of Alabama, apostilles are issued for both public and private documents by the Secretary of State in Montgomery.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment to the “Alabama Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders.

For vital records you need to contact the Alabama Department of Public Health

Address

Authentications Division
11 S. Union Street
Suite 200-A
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616

Telephone

ALASKA

Apostille Information in Alaska

Alaska Apostille Certificates are issued by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Juneau, since Alaska does not have a Secretary of State.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment made to the “State of Alaska”
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders

Address

Office of the Lt. Governor
Authentications Department
240 Main Street, Room 301
Juneau, Alaska 99801

Telephone

ARIZONA

Apostille Information in Arizona

In the state of Arizona, apostilles are issued by Ken Bennett, the Secretary of State in Phoenix, Arizona.

Price and processing time:

Price is $3 per apostille with payment made for the “Arizona Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service and 5 business days for mailed orders.

For copies of vital record issued in Arizona please contact the Arizona Department of Health Services:

Office of Vital Records
1818 W. Adams
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 364-1300 or (888) 816-5907
Website: http://www.azdhs.gov/vital-records/
You may also contact Vitalchek at 1(877)803-0609 or www.vitalchek.com.

Address

Phoenix Office State Capitol Executive Tower, 1700 W. Washington Street, 1st Fl., Room 103 Phoenix AZ 85007

Tucson Office Arizona State Complex, 400 W. Congress, 1st Fl., Suite 139-1 Tucson AZ

Mail documents to:

 Arizona Secretary of State Attn: Apostille Department
1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85007

Telephone

ARKANSAS

Apostille Information in Arkansas

In the state of Arkansas, apostilles are issued through the office of State Business and Commercial ServicesB.C.S. in Little Rock Arkansas and by the office of the Secretary of State, Mark Martin.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment made to the “Arkansas Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day for counter service and 2 business days for mailed orders.

CALIFORNIA

Apostille Information in California

In the state of California, you can request apostilles for academic diplomas and transcripts, articles of incorporation, business bylaws, power of attorney and birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates at Debra Bowen’s office of the California Secretary of State.

Price and processing time:
Price is $20 for documents submitted for apostille by mail request and $26 for requests made in person.
Processing time is same-day for counter service or 10 business days for mailed orders.

Address

California Secretary of State
Notary Public Section/Authentications

1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone

COLORADO

Apostille Information in Colorado

Apostilles and Authentications are issued in the State of Colorado by the office of the Colorado Secretary of State, Scott Gessler, in Denver, for original documents including birth, death and marriage certificates and academic diplomas and transcripts.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille for regular services and  $15 per apostille for expedited service.
Processing time is same-day counter service and 2 business days for mailed orders

Address

Colorado Secretary of State
Notary Program
1700 Broadway, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80290

Telephone

CONNECTICUT

Apostille Information in Connecticut

In the State of Connecticut, apostilles to original certified and notarized documents are issued by the Office of Secretary of State, Denise W. Merri, in Hartford. Ideally, documents submitted should be issued in Connecticut no more than seven years ago.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment to the “Secretary of the State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders.

Address

Connecticut Secretary of State
Commercial Recording Division
30 Trinity Street (physical address).
Hartford, CT 06106

Telephone

DELAWARE

Apostille Information in Delaware

In the state of Delaware, apostilles on documents issued by a Delaware Government Officer (state vital records registrars, judge or county clerk) or acknowledged by a notary public, are provided by the Division of Corporations office in Dover.

Price and processing time:
Price is $30 per apostille for regular service. For expedited services price range is from $50 to $1,000.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders.

Address

Delaware Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
John G Townsend Building
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901

Telephone

FLORIDA

Apostille Information in Florida

In the State of Florida, apostilles are issued by the office of Ken Detzner, Secretary of State, with the assistance of the office of Division of Corporations.

Price and processing time:
Price is between $10 -$20 per apostille depending on your document, with payment to the “Department of State”.
Processing time is between 5 to 7 business days.

Address

Visit in Person:
Division of Corporations
Clifton Building, Apostille Section
2661 Executive Center Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Mail documents to:
Department of State
Division of Corporations
Apostille Certification
P.O. Box 6800
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6800 

Telephone

GEORGIA

Apostille Information in Georgia

In the State of Georgia, the apostille issuing procedure is different from other states. The State of Georgia actually has 2 individual organism authorized to provide apostilles. The main criteria of choosing among the two issuing authorities is the country where the document will be used.

1) G.S.C.C.C.A. – the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority is the sole office able to issue apostilles in Georgia.
2) The Georgia Secretary of State, on the other hand, is the competent authority if you need authentication for consular or embassy legalization.

Price and processing time:

Price is $3 per apostille.
Processing time is the same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders. 

Address

Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority
Notary Division
1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345

Telephone

GUAM

Apostille Information in Guam

The documents that can be apostilled in Washington DC include among others: birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, business bylaws, articles of incorporation and school records.

Price and processing time:

Price is $15 per apostille with payment made to “D.C. Treasurer”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 5-8 days for mailed orders.

Address

Office of the Secretary
Office of Notary Commissions & Authentications
441 4th Street NW, Room 810S

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone

(202) 727-3117

Email

secretary@dc.gov

General Website

http://os.dc.gov/service/document-authentication

HAWAII

Apostille Information in Hawaii

In Hawaii apostilles for public and private documents are issued by the office of the Honourable Shan S. Tsutsui Lieutenant governor.

Price and processing time:

Price is $1 per apostille.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 7 business days for mailed orders.

Address

Telephone

+ 54 (11) 4819 7000

Email

 ltgov@hawaii.gov

General Website

http://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/apostilles-and-certifications/

IDAHO

Apostille Information in Idaho

For the State of Idaho, the authority issuing apostilles for public and private documents is Ben Ysursa, the Idaho Secretary of State, in Boise.  Notary clerks and deputies are also authorized by SOS to issue apostilles.

Price and processing time:

Price: is $10 per apostille.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders.

Address

Secretary of State’s Office
Attn: Notary Department
450 N 4th Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0080

Telephone

(208) 332-2810

Email

dfarnsworth@sos.idaho.gov

General Website

http://www.sos.idaho.gov/notary/apostill.htm

ILLINOIS

Apostille Information in Illinois

In the State of Illinois, Apostilles are issued for foreign use by Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Index Department in Springfield and Chicago.

Price and processing time:

Price is $2 per apostille with payment to the “Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 7-10 business days for mailed orders.

Address

Illinois Secretary of State
Index Department
111 E. Monroe    

Springfield, IL 62756

Chicago Office (Walk-in):
Illinois Secretary of State’s
Index Department
17 N. State St. Suite 1030


Chicago, IL 60602

Telephone

 (217) 782-7017

(312) 814-2067

General Website

INDIANA

Apostille Information in Indiana

For documents originating in the State of Indiana, the authority providing services of apostille is the office of the Indiana Secretary of State in Indianapolis – Connie Lawson.

Price and processing time:

For the State of Indiana apostille services are free.
Processing time is next day pick-up counter service or 5 days for mailed orders.

Address

Indiana Secretary of State
Business Services Division
Apostille and Authentications Department
302 W. Washington Street, Room E018
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Telephone

IOWA

Apostille Information in Iowa

In the State of Iowa, apostilles are issued by the office of business services of Matt Schultz, the Iowa Secretary of State in Des Moines.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment to the “Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders.

Address

Iowa Secretary of State
Business Services
First Floor, Lucas Building
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319

Telephone

(515) 281-5204

Email

sos@sos.state.ia.us 

General Website

https://sos.iowa.gov/contactus.html

KANSAS

Apostille Information in Kansas

In the State of Kansas apostilles are issued by Kris W. Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State in Topeka and the notary clerk.

Price and processing time:

Price is $7.50 per apostille.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

Address

Kansas Secretary of State
Attn. Notary Clerk/Certifications
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1594

Telephone

KENTUCKY

Apostille Information in Kentucky

In the State of Kentucky Apostilles are issued by the office of Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Secretary of State in Frankfort only for documents originating in Kentucky.

Price and processing time:
Price is $5 per apostille
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

Address

Office of the Secretary of State
Authentications and Apostilles
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 158
Frankfort, KY 40601

Telephone

LOUISIANA

Apostille Information in Louisiana

Apostilles are issued in the State of Louisiana by Tom Schedler, the Louisiana Secretary of State, in Baton Rouge which authenticates signatures of Louisiana officials, county clerks, state registrars and notaries public.

Price and processing time:

Price is $20 per apostille for regular service and from $30 up to $50 for expedited processing.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2-3 business days for mailed orders.

Address

Louisiana Secretary of State
Commissions Division
8585 Archives Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809 

Telephone

MAINE

Apostille Information in Maine

In the State of Maine, apostilles are issued by the office of Matthew Dunlap, the Maine Secretary of State, through the Division of Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions in Augusta.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment to the “Maine Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders. 

*Copies of documents can be obtained from the County Clerk of any of Maine’s sixteen counties: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington and York.

Address

Maine Secretary of State
Division of Corporations and Commissions
101 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0101

Telephone

(207) 624-7752

Email

cec.notaries@maine.gov

General Website

http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/apostilles/

MARYLAND

Apostille Information in Maryland

In the State of Maryland, apostilles are issued by the office of John P. McDonough, Maryland Secretary of State in Annapolis.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment to the “Maryland Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders.

Address

Maryland Secretary of State
Certifications Desk
16 Francis Street, Jeffrey Building, 1st Floor, Annapolis, MD 21401

Telephone

MASSACHUSETTS

Apostille Information in Massachusetts

Apostilles are issued in Massachusetts by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts office with the Secretary of State, William Francis Galvin in Boston.

Price and processing time
Price is $6 per apostille with payment to the “Commonwealth of Massachusetts”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 10 days for mailed orders.

Address:

Public Records Division Commissions Section
One Ashburton Place, Room 1719
Boston, MA 02108

Phone: (617)727-2832
Email:  pre@sec.state.ma.us 

South-eastern District Office (walk-in service)

Address:

Secretary of the Commonwealth
218 South Main St., Suite 206
Fall River, MA 02721

Phone: (508)646-1374
Email: 
barry.sullivan@sec.state.ma.us

Western District Office (walk-in service)

Address:

Secretary of the Commonwealth
436 Dwight St., Rm. 102
Springfield, MA 01103

Phone: 413-784-1376
Email: cathy.molta@sec.state.ma.us

USEFUL LINK:

https://www.apostille.net/state-of-massachusetts-apostille.html

MICHIGAN

Apostille Information in Michigan

In the State of Michigan, for documents issued by notaries public, county and deputy clerks, Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County City registrar and the current state registrar, apostilles are provided by the office of the great Seal with the Secretary of State Ruth Johnson in Lansing.

Price and processing time:

Price is $1 per apostille with payment to the “Secretary of State”
Processing time is the same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders

Walk-in service:

Richard H. Austin Building 1st Floor 430 W. Allegan Street, Lansing

Cadillac Place Building 3046 West Grand Boulevard, Suite L650, Detroit

Centerpoint Mall 6-B 3665 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids

17176 Farmington Road, Livonia

Address

Michigan Department of State
Office of the Great Seal
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48918

Telephone

(801) 538-1041

Email

MINNESOTA

Apostille Information in Minnesota

In the State of Minnesota, apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie in Saint Paul.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment to the ” Secretary of State”.
Processing time is the same-day counter service or 2-4 days for mailed orders

Address

Minnesota Secretary of State
Retirement Systems of Minnesota Building
60 Empire Drive, Suite 100
Saint Paul, MN 55103

Telephone

(651) 296-2803

Email

notary.sos@state.mn.us

General Website

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=984

MISSISSIPPI

Apostille Information in Mississippi

Apostilles are issued in the State of Mississippi at the notary-apostille office in Jackson by Delbert Hosemann, the Secretary of State.

Price and processing time:

Price is $2 per apostille with payment made to the “Secretary of State”.
Processing time is the same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders.

Address

Mississippi Secretary of State
Attn. Notary/Apostille/Authentication
700 North Street
Jackson, MS 39202

Address

Mississippi Secretary of State
Attn. Notary/Apostille/Authentication
700 North Street
Jackson, MS 39202

Telephone

MISSOURI

Apostille Information in Missouri

In the State of Missouri, apostilles are issued by Jason Kander, the Secretary of State in Jefferson City.

Price and processing:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment to the “Missouri Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 7-10 days for mailed orders.

Address

Main office for mail and walk-in service
Missouri Secretary of State
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
Commissions Division
600 West Main, Room 322
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Telephone

MONTANA

Apostille Information in Montana

In the State of Montana apostilles are issued by the office of Linda McCulloch, Montana Secretary of State in Helena.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment to the ” Montana Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3-5 days for mailed orders.

Walk-in service:
Montana Secretary of State
1236 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 444-1877

Address

Montana Secretary of State
Notary and Certification Services
PO Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620

Telephone

(406) 444-5379

Email

NEBRASKA

Apostille Information in Nebraska

In the State of Nebraska apostille are issued by the Business Services & Licensing Divisions of State of Nebraska Secretary of State, John A. Gale in Lincoln.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment made to the “Nebraska Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 business days for mailed orders.

New copies:

Copies of divorce decrees with a proper pursues statement can be requested from http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Copies of vital records can be obtained from http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/ced_bicert.aspx

Address

Nebraska Secretary of State
Notary Division
State Capitol Building
1445 K Street Room 1301
Lincoln, NE 68508

Telephone

(402) 471-2558

General Website

http://www.sos.ne.gov/business/notary/not_auth.html

NEVADA

Apostille Information in Nevada

In the State of Nevada apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State’s office Ross Miller in Carson City.

Price and processing time:

Price is $20 per apostille normal processing and $75-$1,000 Expedited service.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3-4 weeks for mailed orders.

Address

Nevada Secretary of State
101 North Carson St., Suite 3
Carson City, NV. 89701

Las Vegas office: (walk-in service)
The Secretary of State’s office
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 5200
Las Vegas Nevada 89101

Telephone

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Apostille Information in New Hampshire

In the State of New Hampshire apostilles are issued by the office of William M. Gardner New Hampshire Secretary of State in Concord.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille regular service, $35 per apostille expedited service.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 7 days for mailed orders.

Address

New Hampshire Secretary of State
Corporation Division
State House
107 North Main Street Room 204
Concord, NH 03301

Telephone

(603) 271-3242

General Website

NEW JERSEY

Apostille Information in New Jersey

In the State of New Jersey you can obtain copies of vital records from the New Jersey Department of Health, the Bureau of Vital Statistics.

Price and processing time:

Price is $25 per apostille regular service and $40 per apostille expedited.
Processing time is 8.5 hours expedited service or 14 days for mailed orders.

Walk-in service:
Montana Secretary of State
1236 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 444-1877

Address

New Jersey Division of Revenue
Notary Unit
33 West State Street, 5th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608

Telephone

(609) 292-9292

General Website

http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/apostilles.shtml

NEW MEXICO

Apostille Information in New Mexico

In the State of New Mexico apostilles are issued by the office of Dianna J. Duran, New Mexico Secretary of State in Santa Fe.

Price and processing time:

Price is $3 per apostille with payment to the “New Mexico Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

New copies:

Certified copies of marriage certificates can be obtained from the County Clerk where the marriage was registered.
For divorce decrees, you can obtain certified copies from the District Court where documents were filed.
Certified copies of court documents and records can be requested from: the district court in Farmington (851 Andrea Dr. Farmington, NM 87401), the district court in Roswell (400 N Virginia Ave. Roswell, NM 88201) and the district court in Las Cruces (201 W Picacho Ave. Las Cruces, NM 88005).

Address

New Mexico Secretary of State
Operations Division
325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87503

Telephone

(505) 827-3600

General Website

http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Business_Services/Apostille

NEW YORK

Apostille Information in New York

In the State of New York apostilles for certificates of birth, marriage, divorce and death, articles of incorporation, powers of attorney and academic records are issued by the New York Secretary of State.

Price and processing time:
Price is $10 per apostille with payment to the “New York Secretary of State”
Processing time is same-day counter service or 4 days for mailed orders.

Address

Visit in person or mail documents to:

New York Department of State
State Records
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12231

Walk-in only:

New York Department of State
Certification Unit
123 William Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10038

Telephone

(518) 473-2293 

(212) 417-5747

General Website

NORTH CAROLINA

Apostille Information in North Carolina

In the State of North Carolina apostilles are issued by the office of Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State in Raleigh.

Price and processing time:
Price is $10 per apostille with payment to the “Alabama Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders.

Address

North Carolina Secretary of State
Authentication Office
2 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Telephone

NORTH DAKOTA

Apostille Information in North Dakota

In the State of North Dakota apostilles are issued by the office of Alvin Jaeger, North Dakota’s Secretary of State in Bismarck.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment to the “Dakota Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

Address

North Dakota Secretary of State
Authentications Division
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 108
Bismarck, ND 58505

Telephone

 (701) 328-2901

Email

General Website

http://www.nd.gov/sos/notaryserv/authentications-by-apostille.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO

Apostille Information in Ohio

In the State of Ohio, apostilles are issued by the Client Service Center in Columbus.

Price and processing time:
Price is $5 per apostille with payment to the “Ohio Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

Address

Ohio Secretary of State
Records and Client Services
180 E. Broad St., Suite 103
Columbus, OH 43215

Telephone

OKLAHOMA

Apostille Information in Oklahoma

In the State of Oklahoma apostilles are issued by the office of Oklahoma Secretary of State in Oklahoma City, Chris Benge.

Price and processing time:
Price is $25 per apostille with payment made to the “Oklahoma Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 business days for mailed orders.

Address

Oklahoma Secretary of State
Certification Department
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897

Telephone

 

OREGON

Apostille Information in Oregon

In the State of Oregon apostilles are issued by the office of Kate Brown, Oregon Secretary of State in Salem.

Price and processing time:

Price is $10 per apostille with payment made to the “Oregon Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

Address

Oregon Secretary of State
Corporation Division
255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151
Salem, OR 97310 

Telephone

(503) 986-2317

Email

BusinessRegistry.sos@state.or.us 

General Website

http://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/apostille.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA

Apostille Information in Pennsylvania

In the State of Pennsylvania, apostilles are issued by the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth in Harrisburg.

Price and processing time:

Price is $15 per apostille regular service.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 5 days for mailed orders.

New copies:

You can obtain copies of the vital records from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the  Division of Vital Records (110 North 8th Street; Suite 108, Philadelphia, PA 19107, phone (215) 560-3054).

Address

Pennsylvania Department of State
Bureau of Commissions, Elections Legislation
Room 210 North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029

Telephone

PUERTO RICO

Apostille Information in Puerto Rico

In order to be able to apostille a document in Puerto Rico, it needs to be issued no more than 6 months before submission date. You can apostille: birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, and articles of incorporation, business bylaws, and powers of attorney.

Price and processing time:
Processing time is same-day counter service or 5 business days for mailed orders.

Address

Calle San José, Esq.
San Francisco
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902

Telephone

+ 54 (11) 4819 7000

General Website

RHODE ISLAND

Apostille Information in Rhode Island

In the State of Rhode Island apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State in Providence.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment made the “Rhode Island Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders.

Address

Rhode Island Secretary of State
Attention Apostilles
148 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904-2615

Telephone

(401) 222-1487

Email

notaries@sos.ri.gov

General Website

http://sos.ri.gov

SAMOA

Apostille information in Samoa

Designated competent authority(ies) to issue an apostille in Samoa:

The Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade*)

Samoa joined the Hague Apostille Convention on September 13, 1999. (Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents).

 

In the Samoa, the designated Competent Authority to issue Apostilles is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Apostilles authenticate the seals and signatures of officials on public documents such as birth certificates, notarial, court orders, or any other document issued by a public authority, so that they can be recognized in foreign countries that are parties to the Convention.

Public documents include:

  • Documents emanating from an authority or an official connected with the courts or tribunals of the state, including those emanating from a public prosecutor, a clerk or a process server;
  • Administrative documents;
  • Notarial acts; and
  • Official certificates which are placed on documents signed by persons in their private capacity, such as official certificates recording the registration of a document or the fact that it was in existence on a certain date and official; and notarial authentication’s of signatures.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade charges $30USD per apostille stamp. If further certification is required (document to be sent out to other Missions like the Phillipines), the apostilled document is sent to the Samoa High Commission in Wellington. The Samoa High Commission of Wellington charges $10NZD admin. fee per document and $65USD per apostille stamp.

Address

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
PO Box L1859
Apia, SAMOA

Telephone

+685 21171 / 25313

Email

SOUTH CAROLINA

Apostille Information in South Carolina

In the State of South Carolina apostilles are issued by the office of Mark Hammond South Carolina Secretary of State in Columbia.

Price and processing time:

Price is $2 per apostille with payment made to the “South Carolina Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders

Address

South Carolina Secretary of State Authentication Office
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201

Telephone

(803) 734-2512

General Website

SOUTH DAKOTA

Apostille Information in South Dakota

In the State of South Dakota apostilles can be obtained from the office of Jason M. Grant, the South Dakota Secretary of State in Pierre.

Price and processing time:

Price is $5 per apostille with payment made to the “Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 2 days for mailed orders.

Address

South Dakota Secretary of State
Apostilles & Authentications
Capitol Building
500 East Capitol Avenue Ste. 204
Pierre, SD 57501

Telephone

TENNESSEE

Apostille Information in Tennessee

In the State of Tennessee apostilles are issued by the office of Tre Hatgett, Tennessee Secretary of State.

Price and processing time:
Price is $2 per apostille with payment made to the “Tennessee Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3 days for mailed orders.

Address

Tennessee Department of State
Division of Business Services
Apostilles & Authentications
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Snodgrass Tower, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243

Telephone

TEXAS

Apostille Information in Texas

In the State of Texas apostilles are issued by the office of the Texas Secretary of State, Nadita Berry, in Austin Authentications Unit.

Price and processing time:
Price is $15 per apostille with payment made to the “Texas Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 10 days for mailed orders.

Address

(512) 463-5555 
Secretary of State
Corporations Section
1019 Brazos, B-13
Austin, TX 78701
Walk-In Service: Room 105

512) 463-5705
Secretary of State
Authentications Unit
1019 Brazos
Austin, TX 78701
Walk-In Service: Room 106

Telephone

UTAH

Apostille Information in Utah

In the State of Utah apostilles are issued by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Salt Lake City.

Price and processing time:

Price is $15 per apostille regular service and $40-$60 expedited service.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 3-5 days for mailed orders.

Address

Utah State Capitol
350 N. State Street, Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114

Telephone

VERMONT

Apostille Information in Vermont

In the State of Vermont apostilles are issued by the office of Vermont Secretary of State in Montpelier, Jim Condos.

Price and processing time:

Price is $2 per apostille with payment made to the “Vermont State Archives”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 1-2 days for mailed orders.

Address

Vermont Secretary of State
VT State Archives & Records Administration
Attn. Kathy Watters
1078 U.S. Route 2 – Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701 

Telephone

(802) 828-3700

Email

kathy.watters@sec.state.vt.us 

General Website

https://www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records/certifications

VIRGINIA
VIRGIN ISLANDS

Apostille Information in Virgin Islands

In the State of Washington apostilles are issued by the Washington State Corporations Division of the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia.

Price and processing time:

Price: $15 per apostille normal service $50 expedited service.
Processing time: Same-day counter service or 5-7 days for mailed orders.

Address

Office of the Secretary
Office of Notary Commissions & Authentications
441 4th Street NW, Room 810S
Washington, DC 20001 

Telephone

WASHINGTON

Apostille Information in Washington

In the State of Washington apostilles are issued by the Washington State Corporations Division of the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia.

Price and processing time:

Price: $15 per apostille normal service $50 expedited service.
Processing time: Same-day counter service or 5-7 days for mailed orders.

The State of Washington offers a free apostille verification servicewww.sos.wa.gov/corps/apostilles

Address

Washington Secretary of State
Corporations Division
Apostille and Certificate Program
801 Capitol Way South
Olympia, WA 98504

Telephone

WASHINGTON DC

Apostille Information in Washington DC

 The documents that can be apostilled in Washington DC include among others: birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, business bylaws, articles of incorporation and school records.

Price and processing time:

Price is $15 per apostille with payment made to “D.C. Treasurer”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 5-8 days for mailed orders.

Address

Office of the Secretary
Office of Notary Commissions & Authentications
441 4th Street NW, Room 810S
Washington, DC 20001

Telephone

(202) 727-3117

Email

secretary@dc.gov

General Website

http://os.dc.gov/service/document-authentication

WEST VIRGINIA

Apostille Information in West Virginia

In the State of West Virginia you can apostille documents such as:  articles of incorporation, business bylaws, powers of attorney, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates and other vital records, diplomas, transcripts and other school records.

Price and processing time:
Price is $10 per apostille with payment made to the “West Virginia Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders.

Address

West Virginia Secretary of State
Business Authentications Division
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305

Telephone

WISCONSIN

Apostille Information in Wisconsin

 Among the documents that you can apostille in the state of Wisconsin there are vital records such as birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates,  business documents such as articles of incorporation, business bylaws, powers of attorney and school records issued by schools or universities in Wisconsin.

Price and processing time:
Price is $10 per apostille standard service and $35 per apostille expedited service.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 5 days for mailed orders.

Address

Wisconsin Secretary of State
Certification Desk
30 W. Mifflin St., 10th Floor
Madison, WI 53703

Telephone

WYOMING

Apostille Information in Wyoming

In the State of Wyoming you can submit for apostille documents such as: birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates (and other vital records), articles of incorporation, business bylaws, powers of attorney and other business documents and diplomas, transcripts or other school records.

Price and processing time:

Price is $3 per apostille with payment made to the “Wyoming Secretary of State”.
Processing time is same-day counter service or 14 days for mailed orders.

Address

Wyoming Secretary of State
Compliance Division
200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone

(307)777-5346 

Email

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