Secretary of State & U.S. Dept. of State ApostilleWe are here to assist you with authentication of documents from all 50 States to be used in foreign countries. The secretary of State or Lieutenant Governor's office provides authentication of public official signatures on documents to be used outside of United States. The Secretary of State authenticates signatures only on documents signed by a notary public or public officials and their duties. The U.S. Department of State - Office of authentication authenticates all U.S. State documents which have been certified by their respective Secretary of State or Lieutenant Governors Office. The Apostille or certification does not validate the content of the document.
Apostille or Certification
The following list only are common type of documents needed to authenticate:
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Embassy or Consulate LegalizationCountries are NOT members of the Hague Apostille convention (list of party to HAGUE convention 1961) and will require your documents to be legalized at their Embassy or Consulate office: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Congo Republic, Congo Democratic, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar Burma, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Quatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
All About FeesWe will handle all of your document authentication needs even if you have multiple documents from different states.
Processing Time
Processing time is estimated and depends on various agency's processing time line. We will try our best to ensure your documents are processed and return in a timely manner. Exclude holidays and weekends.
Secretary of States: usually takes 5-7 business days Consular Offices: usually takes 7 business days. Rush services are available for additional charges. Authentication Service Request
To ensure smooth processing and no delay, please send us the following items:
Mail to: ATTN Vivian Dang 1150 Murphy Ave. Ste. 240 San Jose, Ca. 95131 1.408.818.0073 Email: [email protected] |