Apostilles in the USA
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Federal Department of State
Going through the U.S. Department of State is the surest option for getting an Apostille certificate for an FBI Record Check, but it is also the most time consuming option if you cannot go in person or have someone do it for you. (Note: If you are applying for a job with Seoul Public Schools, you must get your Apostille this way, as they do not accept state level Apostilles.)
Office of Authentications:
U.S. Department of State
Authentications Office - Columbia Plaza Store Front
518 23rd Street NW.
Washington, DC 20520
Phone: 202-663-1848
Apostille Requirements
Fee: $8.00
For additional information on the U.S. Department of State's Office of Authentications, click here.
State Authentication Authorities
Apostille Offices will only certify documents issued in that state.
A - C - D - F - G - H - I - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W
Alabama Designated Authority: Secretary of State Alabama Office of the Secretary of State, Authentication Section
State Capitol Building, Suite S-105
600 Dexter Ave
Montgomery, AL 36103-5616
334-242-7200
Fee: $5.00
Alaska
Designated Authority: Secretary of State Alaska Notary Administrator Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Alaska State Capitol Building
Third Floor
Juneau, AK 99811
907-465-3520
Fee: $5.00
American Samoa
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. American Samoa Office of the Governor
Pago Pago, AS 96799
011-684-633-4116
Arizona
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
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
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
There is also a regional office in Los Angeles which will provide limited services, see website for more details.
Colorado
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
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
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
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
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
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
Guam
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
Hawaii
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Designated Authority: Secretary of State. MassachusettsSecretary 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State. NevadaSecretary 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
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
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State New JerseyDepartment 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/apostilles.htm
Fee: Regular Service: $25.00 Expedited Service: $35.00
Designated Authority: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue
New Mexico
Designated Authority: Secretary of State - New MexicoOffice 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
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.
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
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
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State North DakotaOffice 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
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
Ohio
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
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
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
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
Designated Authority: Secretary of the Commonwealth; Executive Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth. Rhode Island Office of Secretary of State Authentication/Certifications
148 W, River Street.
Providence, RI 02904
401-222-1487
http://www.sec.state.ri.us/corps/apostille/authen.html
Fee: $5.00
South Carolina
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
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
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
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
U.S. Virgin Islands
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
Utah
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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