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Apostilles in the USA
Some governments require you to authenticate your documents before you can use them to apply for your teaching visa. If you are required to get documents authenticated you will have to take them or send them to a specific office. Each state charges slightly different fees. Please be sure to check this list for the Apostille or the office for authentication nearest to you.

Always remember, we don't make the rules, we are just giving you information about how to comply.

Apostille offices will only certify documents issued in that state.

State Authentication Authorities

Alambama Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State Alabama
Office of the Secretary of State
Authentication Section

State Capitol, Room E-204
600 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-242-7210
http://www.sos.state.al.us/authenticate/index.htm
Fee: $5.00

Alaska Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State Alaska
Notary Administrator
Office of the Lieutenant Governor

P.O. Box 110015
Juneau, AK 99811- 0015
907-465-3509
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/notary/authentications.htm
Fee: $2.00

Arizona Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Clerk of the Supreme Court Arizona
Office of the Secretary of State
Business Services Division, Notary Section

1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888
602 542-4086/ 602 542-4758
http://www.sosaz.com/notary
Fee: $3.00

Arkansas Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State. Arkansas
Office of Secretary of State
Corporations Division

State Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201-1094
501-682-3409
http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/business.html
Fee: $10.00

California Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State. California
Office of the Secretary of State
Business Programs Division
Notary Public Section

P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277-0001
916-653-3595
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/notary/notary.htm
Fee: $20.00

Colorado Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State. Colorado
Office of Secretary of State
1700 Broadway, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-2300 ext 6409
http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/info_center/2001fees.htm
Fee: By Mail: FREE | While You Wait: $15.00

Connecticut Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Connecticut
Office of the Secretary of State
Authentication Unit

30 Trinity St.
Hartford, CT 06106
860-509-6135
http://www.sots.state.ct.us/recordslegislativeservices/authen.html#orders
Fee: $20.00

Delaware Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Delaware
Office of Secretary of State
Notary Division

401 Federal St., Suite 3
Dover, DE 19901
302- 302/739-4111
http://www.state.de.us/sos/sos.htm
Fee: $10.00

District of Columbia Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State. District of Columbia
Office of the Secretary, D.C.
Notary Commissions & Authentications Section

441 4th St. N.W. (One Judiciary Square)
Washington, D.C.
202-727-3117
http://os.dc.gov/info/notary/notary.shtm#document
Fee: $10.00
Designated Authority: Executive Secretary; Assistant Executive Secretary; Mayor's Special Assistant and Assistant to the Executive Secretary; Secretary of the District of Columbia.

Florida Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Department of State - Florida
Department of State
Office of International Affairs
Notary Certification/Apostille Section

The Capitol Building
Suite 1902
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
804-488-7521
http://notaries.dos.state.fl.us/notproc7.htm
Fee: $10.00

Georgia Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State Georgia
Georgia Superior Court Clerks'' Cooperative Authority
Notary Division

1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-327-6023
http://www.gsccca.org/Projects/apost.asp or Office of Secretary of State
Administrative Procedures Unit

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Suite 820 - West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404-656-2885
http://www.gsccca.org/Projects/apost.asp
Fee: $3.00

Hawaii Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Georgia Superior Court Clerks'' Cooperative Authority. Hawaii
Office of the Lieutenant Governor

State Capitol, 5 th Floor,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808-586-0255
http://www.state.hi.us/ltgov/page8.html
Fee: $1.00
Designated Authority: Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawaii.

Idaho Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State - Idaho
Office of Secretary of State
Notary Department

Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
208- 332-2810
http://www.idsos.state.id.us/notary/apostill.htm
Fee: $10.00

Illinois Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; Notary Public Clerk. Illinois
Office of the Secretary of State
Index Department, Notaries Public Division

111 E. Monroe St.
Springfield, IL 62756
217- 217-782-7017
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/division.html
Fee: $2.00

Indiana Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Indiana
Office of Secretary of State

Statehouse
Suite 201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-6532
http://www.in.gov/sos/notary/seal.html
Fee: no charge

Iowa Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State Iowa
Office of Secretary of State

Lucas Building
First Floor, Public Service
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5204
http://www.sos.state.ia.us
Fee: $5.00

Kansas Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State Kansas
Office of Secretary of State

Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1594
785-296-4564
http://www.kssos.org
Fee: $7.50

Kentucky Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. Kentucky
Office of Secretary of State

Capitol Building
P.O. Box 718
Frankfort, KY 40602-0178
502-564-7330
Fee: $5.00
http://www.kysos.com

Louisiana Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State. Louisiana
Office of Secretary of State

P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
504-342-4981
Fee: $5.00
http://www.sec.state.la.us/comm/comm-index.htm

Maine Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State. Maine
Office of Secretary of State
Bureau of Corporations
Elections and Commissions

101 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0101
207-624-7650
http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/notary/authapos.htm
Fee: $10.00

Maryland Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Maryland
Office of Secretary of State

Statehouse
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-974-5520
http://www.sos.state.md.us/sos/certif/html/certif2c.html#apos
Fee: $5.00

Massachusetts Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State. Massachusetts
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Public Records Division
Commissions Section

McCormack Building, Room 1719
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
617-727-2832
http://www.state.ma.us/sec/pre/precom/comidx.htm
Fee: $3.00

Michigan Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Department of State. Michigan
Department of State
Office of the Great Seal
7064 Crowner Boulevard
Lansing, MI 48918
517-373-2531
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/1,1607,7-127-1638_8734---,00.html
Fee: $1.00

Minnesota Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Minnesota
Secretary of State''s Office

180 State Office Bldg.
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-2803
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/uccd/authinfo.html
Fee: $5.00

Mississippi Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Mississippi
Office of Secretary of State

P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
601-359-1615
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/busserv/notaries/notaries.html
Fee: $5.00

Missouri Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State. Missouri
Office of Secretary of State
Commission Division

600 West Main, Room 367
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-2783
http://www.sos.mo.gov/business/commissions/certify.asp
Fee: $10.00

Montana Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Montana
Office of the Secretary of State
Notary/Certification Division
State Capitol Rm 260
PO Box 202801
Helena MT 59620-2801
UPS-FedEx-DHL- etc. address: 1236 E 6th Ave Helena MT 59620
406-444-1877 (Tuesdays - Thursdays only)
http://sos.state.mt.us/css/Notary/Certifications.asp
email: sosnotary@state.mt.us
Fee: $10.00 per document

Nebraska Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Any Deputy Secretary of State Nebraska
Office of Secretary of State
Notary Division

Box 95104
State Capitol
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2558
http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Notary/notauth.htm
Fee: $10.00

Nevada Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Nevada
Secretary of State

101 N. Carson Street, #3
Carson City, NV 89701-4786
775-684-5708
http://sos.state.nv.us/notary/apostille.htm
Fee: $20.00

New Hampshire Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State

Statehouse
Room 204
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-3242
http://www.state.nh.us/sos/certific.htm
Fee: $5.00

New Jersey Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State New Jersey
Department of State
Notary Public Unit
Division of Commercial Recording

PO Box 452
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-530-6421
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/dcr/programs/notary.html
Fee: Regular Service: $25.00 Expedited Service: $35.00
Designated Authority: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue

New Mexico Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State - New Mexico
Office of the Secretary of State

State Capitol North Annex, Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87503
505-827-3600
http://www.sos.state.nm.us/notary-cert.htm
Fee: $3.00

New York Apostille - Authentication Offices
Designated Authority: Secretary of State New York
Upstate Counties
Miscellaneous Records

One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 600.
Albany, NY 12231
518-474-4770
http://www.dos.state.ny.us
Fee: $10.00
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Executive Deputy Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State; any Special Deputy Secretary of State.

  • Down State Counties
    New York authorities in Albany advise that documents issued in the nine down state counties are authenticated under the Convention by the New York City office. The nine down state counties are New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Richmond. The address of the New York Department of State, Certification Unit is 123 William Street, New York, New York 10038-3804, tel: (212) 417-5800. Fee: $10.00
  • North Carolina Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State - North Carolina
    Office of Secretary of State
    Authentication Division

    PO Box 29622
    Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
    919-807-2140
    http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/authen
    Fee: $10.00

    North Dakota Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State North Dakota
    Office of Secretary of State

    Capitol Building
    600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept 108
    Bismarck, ND 58505
    701-328-2900
    http://www.state.nd.us/sec
    Fee: $10.00

    Ohio Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. Ohio
    Office of the Secretary of State

    30 East Broad St.
    15th Fl.
    Columbus, OH 43266-0418
    877-767-6446
    http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Text.aspx?page=1150&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
    Fee: $5.00

    Oklahoma Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State. Oklahoma
    Office of Secretary of State

    2300 N. Lincoln
    Room 101
    Oklahoma City, OK 73105
    405-521-4211
    http://www.sos.state.ok.us
    Fee: $25.00 (cashiers check or money order)

    Oregon Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Budget Officer of the Secretary of State. Oregon
    Office of Secretary of State

    255 Capitol St.
    Suite 151
    Salem OR 97310
    503-986-2200.
    http://www.filinginoregon.com/notary/index.htm
    Fee: $10.00

    Pennsylvania Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State; Assistant to the Secretary of State. Pennsylvania
    Department of State
    Bureau of Commissions
    Elections and Legislation

    North Office Building
    Room 210
    Harrisburg, PA 17120
    717-787-5280
    http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel/certifications/certifications.html
    Fee: $15.00

    Rhode Island Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Executive Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth. Rhode Island
    Office of Secretary of State
    Notary Division

    100 N. Main St.
    Providence, RI 02903
    401-277-1487
    http://www.corps.state.ri.us/notaries/notaries.htm
    Fee: $5.00

    South Carolina Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; First Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State South Carolina
    Office of Secretary of State

    P.O. Box 11350
    Columbia, SC 29211
    803-734-2119
    http://www.scsos.com/notariesbc.htm
    Fee: $2.00

    South Dakota Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State South Dakota
    Office of Secretary of State

    500 East Capitol
    Pierre, SD 57501-5077
    605-773-5004
    http://www.state.sd.us/sos/Notaries/apostilles_and_authentications.htm
    Fee: $2.00

    Tennessee Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State Tennessee
    Office of Secretary of State
    James K. Polk Building
    Division of Business Services

    312 Eighth Avenue North
    6th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower
    Nashville, TN 37243
    615-741-3699
    http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bus_svc/apostilles.htm
    Fee: $2.00

    Texas Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State. Texas
    Office of Secretary of State

    P.O. Box 12079
    Austin, TX 78711
    512-463-5705
    http://www.sos.state.tx.us/authinfo.shtml
    Fee: $10.00

    Utah Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State Utah
    Office of the Lieutenant Governor

    210 State Capitol
    Salt Lake City, UT 84145-8414
    801-538-1040
    http://governor.state.ut.us/lt_gover/internationaltemplate.html
    Fee: Certifying Notary''s Seal: $10.00 Apostille: $5.00
    Designated Authority: Lieutenant Governor; Deputy Lieutenant Governor; Administrative

    Vermont Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State - Vermont
    Office of Secretary of State

    109 State St.
    Montpelier, VT 05609-1103
    802-828-2308
    http://www.sec.state.vt.us
    Fee: $2.00

    Virginia Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth: Attn: Authentication Department Virginia
    Office of Secretary of Commonwealth
    Attn: Authentication Department

    1111 East Broad Street, 4th Floor
    Richmond, VA 23219
    804-786-2441
    http://www.soc.state.va.us
    Fee: $10.00

    Washington Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Chief Clerk, Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth. Washington
    Office of the Secretary of State
    Corporations Division
    Apostille and Certificate Program

    PO Box 40228
    Olympia, WA 98504-0228
    360-586-2268
    http://www.secstate.wa.gov/apostilles
    Fee: $15.00
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Director, Department of Licensing.

    West Virginia Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State - West Virginia
    Office of Secretary of State

    Capitol Building
    1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
    No. 157-K
    Charleston, WV 25305-0770
    304-558-6000
    http://www.wvsos.com/execrecords/other/authentication.htm
    Fee: $10.00

    Wisconsin Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Under Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State. Wisconsin
    Office of Secretary of State

    P.O. Box 7848
    Madison, WI 53707-7848
    608-266-3159
    http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/sos/authen.htm
    Fee: $10.00

    Wyoming Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State. Wyoming
    Office of Secretary of State

    The Capitol
    Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020
    307-777-5342
    http://soswy.state.wy.us/authenti/authenti.htm
    Fee: $3.00

    American Samoa Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. American Samoa
    Office of the Governor

    Pago Pago, AS 96799
    011-684-633-4116
    http://www.amsamoa.com
    Designated Authority: Secretary of American Samoa; Attorney General of American Samoa.

    Guam Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Office of the Governor Guam (Territory of)
    Office of the Governor

    P.O. Box 2950
    Agana, GU 96910
    011-671-472-1537
    http://www.admin.gov.gu/doa

    Northern Mariana Islands Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Department of Administration Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the)
    Designated Authority: Attorney General; Acting Attorney General; Clerk of the Court, Commonwealth Trial Court; Deputy Clerk, Commonwealth Trial Court

    http://www.saipan.com/gov Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of)
    Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
    Office of Notarial Inspection

    P.O. Box 190860
    San Juan, PR 00919-0860
    787-763-8816
    http://www.lexjuris.com/lexnotaria.htm

    U.S. Virgin Islands Apostille - Authentication Offices
    Designated Authority: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
    Office of the Lieutenant Governor

    7 & 8 King St.
    Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI 00802
    340-774-2991
    http://www.ltg.gov.vi/Departments/Administration/index.html

    Refer requests to the U.S. Department of State, Authentications Office, 2400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520. 202-647-5002

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