Public documents issued in California, such as birth and marriage certificates, court records, notarized powers of attorney and school diplomas, receive their apostille from the California Secretary of State in Sacramento. We prepare the document, submit it to the correct office and return it to you, wherever you live now.
If your document is federal, for example an FBI background check, the apostille comes from the US Department of State in Washington, DC, not from California. If the destination country is not part of the Hague Convention, the document needs embassy legalization instead.
Apostille
(Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)
1.CountryUnited States of America
This public document
2.has been signed bythe official on your document
3.acting in the capacity oftheir public office
4.bears the seal/stamp ofthat office
Certified
5.atSacramento
6.thedate of issue
7.bythe California Secretary of State
8.No.certificate number
9.Seal/stamp
10.Signature
Apostilles for documents issued in California are issued by the California Secretary of State. Federal documents are apostilled by the US Department of State instead.
Yes. The apostille depends on where the document was issued, not where you live. We submit the document to the California Secretary of State for you.
Most apostille offices require a certified copy signed by an official whose signature is on file, which often means ordering a recent copy. We check your copy and order a new one if needed.
Prices depend on the document, the language pair, the destination country and your deadline, so every request gets its own written quote. Attach your documents if you have them; it makes the quote exact.
