First things first:
- Apostilles in the United States of America are exclusively issued by The Secretary of State.
- Apostille processing service companies as well as individuals can only obtain an Apostille from the Secretary of State office.
- No private entity other than the Secretary of State issue Apostilles.
Having said that… you have 2 options to obtain an Apostille:
Option 1. – Hire the services of an Apostille processing
service firm to process the Apostille for you.
We highly recommend Apostille.net LLC as your Apostille processing service firm because of their 11 year expertise, great customer service and fast turn around time.
PROS:
- The convenience to mail your document(s) to one central location at the Apostille.net LLC corporate offices in New York City, instead of mailing each individual document to the issuing state.
- The convenience to obtain an Apostille in 24hrs as opposed to waiting for weeks to obtain one form the Secretary of State.
- The convenience to pay with Credit Card, PayPal and/or check.
CONS:
- Potentially I could be more expensive than doing it yourself, depending of your geographic and personal circumstances ie. traveling time and expenses.
Conclusion:
- If you are looking for a convenient way to obtain an Apostille quickly and efficiently, hiring the services of Apostille.net is your best option.
Option 2.- Do it yourself:
PROS:
- You could potentially save money if you are not in a hurry to obtain the Apostille.
CONS:
- You have to mail the documents back and forth to the different government agencies (Country Clerk Recorder and or Secretary of State)
- If you have documents form different States you will need to mail each individual document to the issuing state.
- It could take weeks before you get your documents back.
- Difficulties for the Secretary of State to mail your documents internationally back to you if you are not physically in the United States..
Conclusion:
- If you are physically in the USA, are able to write a check or obtain a money order and in no rush. Processing the Apostille yourself could be an option.
If you decide to do it yourself here you will find the information to mail your documents:
Alabama Office of the Secretary of State Document Authentication 11 S.Union St. Ste. 200 Montgomery, AL 36104
Further details: www.sos.state.al.us/adminservices/authentications.aspx
Arizona Arizona Secretary of State Notary Department 1700 W. Washington, 7th Fl. Phoenix, AZ 85007
Further details: http://www.azsos.gov/business_services/notary/notaryqanda.htm
Arkansas Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division State Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201-1094
Further details: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/BCS/Pages/apostilleCertification.aspx
California Office of the Secretary of State Notary Public Section
Further details: http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/authentication.htm
Colorado Office of the Secretary of State Licensing Division 1700 Broadway, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80290
Further details: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/BusinessAndLicensing/orderForms.html
Connecticut Office of the Secretary of State Commercial Recording Division 30 Trinity Street Hartford, CT 06106
Further details: http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3177&q=392130&SOTSNav_GID=1844
Delaware Office of the Secretary of State Division of Corporations John G. Townsend Bldg. 401 Federal Street, Suite 4 Dover, DE 199901
Further details: http://corp.delaware.gov/apost_info.shtml
District of Columbia Office of the Secretary of State Executive Office of the Mayor John A. Wilson Bldg. 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 419 Washington, DC 20004
Further details: http://os.dc.gov/os/cwp/view,a,1207,q,522462.asp#document
Florida Office of the Secretary of State Divisions of Corporations Apostille certification P.O. Box 6800 Tallahassee, FL 32314-6800
Further details: http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/notproc7.html
Georgia Office of the Secretary of State Georgia Superior Court Clerks` Cooperative Authority Notary Division 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30345
Further details: http://www.gsccca.org/projects/apost.asp
Idaho Office of the Secretary of State Attn: Notary Department P.O. Box 83720 Boise ID 83720-0080 For request send overnight: 450 N 4th street Boise ID83702
Further Details: http://www.sos.idaho.gov/notary/npindex.htm
Illinois Office of the Secretary of State Index Department, Notaries Public Division 111 E. Monroe St. Springfield, IL 62756
Further details: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/divisions.html
Indiana Office of the Secretary of State Authentication Department 302W. Washington St, Room E-018 Indianapolis, IN 46204
Further details: http://www.in.gov/sos/business/apostille
Iowa Office of the Secretary of State Lucas Bldg. First Floor, Public Services Des Moines, IA 50319
Further details: http://www.sos.state.ia.us
Kansas Office of the Secretary of State State Capitol Second Floor Topeka, KS 66612
Further details: http://www.kssos.org
Kentucky Office of the Secretary of State Apostille Branch 700 Capital Ave, Suite 156 Frankfort, KY 40601
Further details: http://www.sos.ky.gov/adminservices/apostilles/
Louisiana Office of the Secretary of State P.O. Box 94125 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
Further details: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/134/Default.aspx
Maine Office of the Secretary of State 101 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0101
Further details: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/notary/apostilles.html
Maryland Office of the Secretary of State 16 Francis Street, Jefferey Bldg. Annapolis, MD 21401
Further details: http://www.sos.state.md.us/certifications/faq.aspx
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Record Division Commissions Section McCormack Bldg. Room 1719 One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108
Further details: http://www.state.ma.us/sec/pre/precom/comidx.htm
Michigan Office of the Secretary of State Office of the Great Seal 7064 Crowner Blvd. Lansing, MI 48918
Further details: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/1,1607,7-127-1638_8734—,00.html
Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State Retirement System of Minnesota Building 60 Empire Drive, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55103-2141
Further details: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=984
Mississippi Office of the Secretary of State P.O. Box 136 Jackson, MS 39205-0136
Further details: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/busserv/notaries/notaries%20and%20apostilles.asp
Missouri Office of the Secretary of State Commissions 600 West Main, Room 322 Jefferson City, MO 65101
Further details: http://www.sos.mo.gov/business/commissions/certify.asp
Montana Office of the Secretary of State Notary / Certification Section Room 225 Box 202801 State Capitol Helena, MT 59602
Further details: http://sos.mt.gov/notary/certifications/
Nebraska Office of the Secretary of State Notary Division Box 95104 Sate Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509
Further details: http://www.sos.state.ne.us/business/notary/not_auth.html
Nevada Office of the Secretary of State 101 N. Carson Street, #3 Carson City, NV 89701-4786
Further details: http://nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=124
New Hampshire Office of the Secretary of State 107 North Main Street Concord, NH 03301
Further details: http://sos.nh.gov/certific.htm
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of State NJ Division of Revenue Notary Unit P.O. Box 452 Trenton, NJ 08646
Further details: http://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/registration/notaries/
New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State State Capitol North Annex 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300 Santa Fe, NM 87503
Further details: http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-Apostille.html
New York Office of the Secretary of State Miscellaneous/State Records Bureau One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12231
Further details: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/corps/apostille.html
North Carolina Office of the Secretary of State Authentication Office NC Secretary of State P.O. Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
Further details: http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/authen/
North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State Capitol Bldg. 600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept 108 Bismark, ND 58505
Further details: http://www.state.nd.us
Ohio Office of the Secretary of State 180 East Broad St. 15th Fl. Columbus, OH 43215
Further details: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/authentication.aspx
Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of State 2300 N. Lincoln Room 101 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Further details: https://www.sos.ok.gov/
Oregon Office of the Secretary of State Corporation Division Notary Public Section 255 Capitol St. NE Suite 151 Salem, OR 97310
Further details: http://www.filinginoregon.com/pages/notary/authentication/index.html
Pennsylvania Office of the Secretary of State Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation Room 210 North Office Building Harrisburg, PA 17120
Further details: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/notaries/cwp/view.asp?a=1250&Q=446155
Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State Notary Division 100 N. Main St. Providence, Rl 02903
Further details: http://www.sec.state.ri.us/corps/apostille/authen.html/document_view
South Carolina Office of the Secretary of State P.O. Box 11350 Columbia, SC 29211
Further details: http://www.scsos.com/Apostilles
South Dakota Office of the Secretary of State 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5077
Further details: http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=adminservices&pg=/adminservices/apostilles.shtm
Tennessee Office of the Secretary of State Division of Business Services NTS Unit 312 Eighth Avenue North 6th Floor, Wm. R. Snodgrass Tower Nashville, TN 37243
Further details: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/forms/apos.pdf
Texas Office of the Secretary of State P.O. Box 12887 Austin, TX 78711
Further details: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/authinfo.shtml
Utah Office of the Secretary of State Utah State Capitol Complex Ste 270, P.O. Box 142325 Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Further details: http://www.authentications.utah.gov/process.html
Vermont Office of the Secretary of State 109 State St. Montpelier, VT 05609-1103
Further details: http://vermont-archives.org/notary/faq/notaryfaq.html#faq6
Virginia Office of the Secretary of State Betsy Anderson Director of Authentications 1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219
Further details: http://www.soc.state.va.us/OfficialDocuments/Authentications/authentications.cfm
Washington Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division Apostille and Certificate Program P.O. Box 40228 Olympia, WA 98504-0228
Further details: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/apostilles
West Virginia Office of the Secretary of State Capitol Building 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East No.157-K Charleston, WV 25305-0770
Further details: http://www.wvsos.com/execrecords/other/authentication.htm
Wisconsin Office of the Secretary of State P.O. Box 7848 Madison, WI 53707-7848
Further details: http://www.sos.state.wi.us/apos_process_policy.htm
Wyoming Office of the Secretary of State The Capitol Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020
Further details: http://soswy.state.wy.us/AdminServices/AuthenticationOverview.aspx
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