Information on obtaining an

Apostille or Certification

Cyberize It, LLC is able to facilitate your need for an Apostille or Certification on a completed Notarization. Simply check the state of the Notary that assisted you, and submit your document(s) to the state on their commission.

To further aid you in your process, Cyberize It, LLC has compiled a list of each states’ links.  

What is an Apostille?

An Apostille is required for legal transactions where a document from one country must be presented in another as part of a legal process. Most often this will involve business transactions but is becoming more common for property dealings and to settle the estate of a deceased person with assets overseas. Some of the most common documents requiring legalization with an Apostille certificate are Power of Attorney, Passports, Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates. The requirement of an Apostille protects you, as a Notary Public will verify you as the signer, which both deters fraud and the potential risk of being defrauded.

What Countries are part of the Hague Convention?

Click here to see a full list of these countries.

Notarize It Now
Obtain an Apostille

The Hague Convention

The Hague Apostille Convention is officially known as The Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents. It was drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and has been signed by about 100 countries including Australia. In the Convention, public documents include the following:

  • Documents emanating from an authority or an official connected with the courts or tribunals of the State, including those emanating from a public prosecutor, a clerk of a court or a process-server (“huissier de justice”)
  • Administrative documents
  • Notarial Acts
  • Official certificates which are placed on documents signed by persons in their private capacity, such as official certificates recording the registration of a document or the fact that it was in existence on a certain date and official and notarial authentications of signatures.

In respect of countries for which the Convention has come into force, you no longer need to have your document legalized by an individual country’s diplomatic or consular service. Instead, you simply need to present your notarized document to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) which will check that the signature and seal provided by your Notary Public is authentic. Once the Notary’s signature and seal are verified, DFAT will place an Apostille on your document. An Apostille is a certificate/stamp that includes DFAT’s seal to show that the notarization is authentic.

If you require documents to be legally recognized in countries that are not signatories to the Apostille Convention, you may need to contact that county’s Consulate or Embassy to find out what arrangements are in place. For documents to be legalized in some of these countries, it can be complex and expensive. It is important to note that in Commonwealth countries including New Zealand, legalization or authentication of Australian public documents is not required. A Public Notary can provide information as to the requirements of an individual country, so that you can be sure that your documents are going to be legally recognized.

Notarize It Now
Obtain an Apostille

Document Translation Services

Most Secretary of State offices require that all documents be translated PRIOR to submission. Cyberize It, LLC has partnered with Translated.com to assist you with this task! Order your translation today!

Order Now
Notarize It Now
Obtain an Apostille
Alabama
Mail the completed form to:

Office of the Secretary of State
Authentication Division
11 South Union Street, Suite 224
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
(334) 242‐5325

Alaska
Mail the completed form to:

Office of the Lt. Governor
Authentications Department
P.O. Box 110015
Juneau, AK 99811

Arizona
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
Attn: Apostille Dept.
1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808

Arkansas
Mail the completed form to:

Arkansas Secretary of State
1401 W. Capitol, Suite 250
Little Rock, AR 72201

California
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
Notary Public Section
1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
ATTN: Vital Record

Colorado
Mail the completed form to:

Colorado Secretary of State
authentications@sos.state.co.us
1700 Broadway, Ste. 550
Denver, CO 80290

Connecticut
Mail the completed form to:

CT Secretary of State
30 Trinity Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 509-6002

Delaware
Contact the SOS for more details.
Florida
Mail the completed form to:

Department of State
Division of Corporations
Apostilles Section
P.O. Box 6800
Tallahassee, FL 32314

Georgia
Mail the completed form to:

GSCCCA
Notary Division
1875 Century Blvd., Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345

Hawaii
Mail the completed form to:

email: ltgov.contact@hawaii.gov

Office of the Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol, Fifth Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Idaho
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
Notary and Apostille Division
450 N 4th Street
PO Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0080

Illinois
Mail the completed form to:

Illinois Secretary of State
Index Department
17 N. State St., Ste 1010
Chicago, IL 60602

Indiana
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
Business Services Division
302 West Washington Street, Room E018
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Iowa
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
Business Services Division
Lucas Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Kansas
Mail the completed form to:

Kansas Secretary of State
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor
120 SW 10th, Room 100
Topeka, Kansas 66612

Kentucky
Mail the completed form to:

Office of the Secretary of State
Authentications and Apostilles
P.O. Box 718
Frankfort, KY 40602-0718

Louisiana
Mail the completed form to:

Office of the Secretary of State
P.O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

or faxed to 225.932.531

Maine
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
101 State House Station
Augusta ME 04333-0101

Maryland
Mail the completed form to:

Secretary of State
16 Francis Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Massachusetts
Massachusetts has three locations to send your form to. Pick the one that best suits your needs.
Michigan

Mail your completed form to:

Department of State
Office of the Great Seal
7064 Crowner Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48918-1750

Minnesota

Mail your completed form to:

Retirement Systems of Minnesota Building
Minnesota Secretary of State – Certification
60 Empire Drive, Suite 100
Saint Paul, MN 55103-2141

Mississippi

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
Capital Towers
125 S. Congress Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Attention: Notary/Apostille/Authentication

Missouri

Mail your completed form to:

Commissions
Secretary of State’s Office
600 West Main, Room 322
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Montana

Mail your completed form to:

Commissions
Notary & Certifications Division
Montana Secretary of State’s Office
PO Box 202801
Helena, MT 59620 -2801

Nebraska

Mail your completed form to:

Nebraska Secretary of State
Notary Division
PO Box 95104
Lincoln, NE 68509

Nevada

Mail your completed form to:

Nevada Secretary of State
202 North Carson St.
Carson City, NV. 89701

New Hampshire

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State’s Office
107 North Main Street
Room 204
Concord, N.H. 03301

New Jersey

Complete the online application.

New Mexico

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
325 Don Gaspar Suite 300
Santa Fe NM 87501

New York

Mail your completed form to:

NYS Department of State
Division of Licensing Services
Apostille and Authentication Unit
PO Box 22001
Albany, NY 12201-2001

North Carolina

Mail your completed form to:

NC Department of the Secretary of State
ATTN: Authentications
PO Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622

North Dakota

Send a scanned copy by email to sosaccnot@nd.gov or by fax to (701) 328-0107

Ohio

Mail your completed form to:

Ohio Secretary of State
Client Service Center
22 N. 4th St.
Columbus OH 43215

Oklahoma

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
Certification Department
421 NW 13 th St, Suite 210
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Oregon

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
800 N.E. Oregon St.
Suite 205
Portland, OR 97232
Pennsylvania

Mail your completed form to:

Pennsylvania Department of State
Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
Room 210 North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029
Rhode Island

Mail your completed form to:

Office of the Secretary of State
148 W. River St.
Providence RI 02904-2615
South Carolina

Mail your completed form to:

SC Secretary of State’s Office
Attn: Authentications
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
South Dakota

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Tennessee

Mail your completed form to:

Tre Hargett, Secretary of State
State of Tennessee
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., 6th Fl.
Nashville, TN 37243
Texas

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
Authentications Unit
1019 Brazos
Austin, TX 78701
Utah

Mail your completed form to:

State Dept of Utah
350 N. State Street, Suite 220
PO Box 142325
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Vermont

Mail your completed form to:

Office of the Secretary of State
1078 US RTE 2 Middlesex
Montpelier VT 05633
Virginia

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office
Authentication Division
1111 East Broad Street, 1st Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Washington

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State
801 Capitol Way S
Olympia, WA 98501-1226
West Virginia

Mail your completed form to:

West Virginia Secretary of State
Business & Licensing Division
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Bldg. 1, Ste. 157-K
Charleston, WV 25305
Wisconsin

Mail your completed form to:

Secretary of State Certification Desk
P.O. Box 7848
Madison WI 53707-7848
Wyoming

Mail your completed form to:

Wyoming Secretary of State
Herschler Building East
122 W 25th St, Ste 100
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020
District of Columbia

Mail your completed form to:

441 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Puerto Rico

Mail your completed form to:

Secretario de Estado
Calle San José, Esq.
San Francisco
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902