Apostille Services by State
Each of the 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C. has its own Secretary of State (or equivalent authority) that issues apostilles, with different fees, processing times, and document requirements. Select your state below to see specific requirements, turnaround times, and how we can help you get your documents apostilled quickly and correctly.
Alabama
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 5 business days
Alaska
- Authority: Lt. Governor's Office
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 2 business days
Arizona
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $3
- Processing: 20 business days
Arkansas
- Authority: Secretary of State (BCS Division)
- Fee: $10 apostille / $5 certification
- Processing: 5 business days
California
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $20
- Processing: 5 business days
Colorado
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5 mail / $15 walk-in
- Processing: 10 business days
Connecticut
- Authority: Secretary of the State
- Fee: $40
- Processing: 10 business days
Delaware
- Authority: Division of Corporations
- Fee: $30
- Processing: 7 business days
District of Columbia
- Authority: Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications
- Fee: $0
- Processing: 3 business days
Florida
- Authority: Dept. of State (Division of Corporations)
- Fee: $10 ($20 for Clerk of Court certified)
- Processing: 2 business days
Georgia
- Authority: GSCCCA (GA Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority)
- Fee: $3
- Processing: 2 business days
Hawaii
- Authority: Lt. Governor's Office
- Fee: $3
- Processing: 10 business days
Idaho
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 2 business days
Illinois
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $2
- Processing: 3 business days
Indiana
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $2
- Processing: 2 business days
Iowa
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 5 business days
Kansas
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 2 business days
Kentucky
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 3 business days
Louisiana
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $20
- Processing: 3 business days
Maine
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 10 business days
Maryland
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 7 business days
Massachusetts
- Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Fee: $6
- Processing: 2 business days
Michigan
- Authority: Department of State
- Fee: $1
- Processing: 30 business days
Minnesota
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 5 business days
Mississippi
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 3 business days
Missouri
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10 per notary signature on doc
- Processing: 5 business days
Montana
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 5 business days
Nebraska
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 5 business days
Nevada
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $20
- Processing: 40 business days
New Hampshire
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 3 business days
New Jersey
- Authority: Dept. of the Treasury (DORES)
- Fee: $25
- Processing: 20 business days
New Mexico
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $3
- Processing: 10 business days
New York
- Authority: Department of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 2 business days
North Carolina
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 10 business days
North Dakota
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10 + $5 search fee per unique notary signature
- Processing: 5 business days
Ohio
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 3 business days
Oklahoma
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $25
- Processing: 3 business days
Oregon
- Authority: Secretary of State (Corporation Division)
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 10 business days
Pennsylvania
- Authority: Department of State
- Fee: $15
- Processing: 2 business days
Rhode Island
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 5 business days
South Carolina
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $5
- Processing: 9 business days
South Dakota
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $25
- Processing: 3 business days
Tennessee
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $2
- Processing: 3 business days
Texas
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $15 (universal apostille)
- Processing: 3 business days
Utah
- Authority: Lieutenant Governor
- Fee: $19 regular / $53 next-day / $93 same-day
- Processing: 5 business days
Vermont
- Authority: Secretary of State (VSARA + Business Services)
- Fee: $10
- Processing: 5 business days
Virginia
- Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Fee: $10 first / $5 addtl (same official, date, country)
- Processing: 15 business days
Washington
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $15
- Processing: 10 business days
West Virginia
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10 first / $5 addtl (same official)
- Processing: 2 business days
Wisconsin
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $10 standard / $35 expedited
- Processing: 20 business days
Wyoming
- Authority: Secretary of State
- Fee: $20
- Processing: 7 business days
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