Apostille

 Do you need Washington DC Apostille Services? We take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your documents. Documents originating from the District of Columbia (Washington DC) are processed directly from the Secretary of D.C. office. Same day service is available. Please note that your documents will receive an Apostille from the Secretary of D.C.

Document issued from the U.S. Federal Government are processed through the U.S. Department of State – Office of Authentications in Washington, D.C.

Need Mobile Apostille Services in DC, Maryland or Virginia? Need Worldwide Service for Embassy Legalization or Authentication from the US Department of State or an Embassy in Washington DC? 

If you don't want to deal with the trouble of learning a particular government office's requirements or worry about missing something or potentially delaying your authentication, apostille or embassy legalization, let us take care of the hassle while you continue to manage your other personal or business matters!

An apostille is a certification or seal issued by the US Department of State in Washington D.C. or the Secretary of State in your state which certifies your personal and commercial documents. Common official papers or certificates that may require an apostille:

• Birth Certificates
• Marriage Certificates
• Death Certificates
• Divorce Decree
• Single Status Affidavit
• Background Checks (Local, State, FBI)
• Power of Attorney
• Copy of Passport
• Copy of Driver License
• Transcripts
• Diplomas
• Authorization Letter
• Travel Consent Letter
• Articles of Incorporation
• Certificate of Good Standing
• Certification of Free Sale
• Certification of Origin
• Corporate Power of Attorney
• Commercial Invoice

* Apostilles from the Secretary of State are normally placed on Personal and Commercial Documents such as Diplomas, Transcripts, Powers of Attorney, Company Agreements, Birth and Marriage certificates, etc. 

* Apostilles from the US Department of State are normally placed on documents issued by US Federal agencies such as FBI Background checks, IRS documents, Certificates to Foreign Government, Naturalization documents.

We facilitate Authentication & Embassy Legalization for you with the US Department of State or any country’s Embassy in Washington DC!

For clients who need to present their documents in countries which require the Authentication and Embassy legalization procedure, we can carry out the process on your behalf for personal or commercial documents from start to finish. if you intend to use your documents in a country that is not a party to The Hague Apostille Convention, authentication at the US Department of State in Washington DC is usually a required step in the chain legalization process prior legalization at a foreign Embassy/Consulate. The procedure consists of getting a document certified through the chain authentication process which consists of:

• Notarization (if needed)
• Secretary of State certification
• US Department of State certification
• Legalization of document from embassy

Documents submitted for authentication at the US Department of State and possibly subsequent legalization at a foreign embassy/consulate/mission can be either a certified original or notarized/certified copy.  In most general cases they can be photocopies certified as true and accurate copy of the document but in certain cases requiring special handling they need to be originals or  certificates ready for international use. This is due to requirements by individual States and foreign countries who in certain cases do not accept copies of particular document types.

Please note that all seals and signatures must be originals and all dates must follow in chronological order.  All documents in a foreign language must be accompanied with a certified (notarized) English translation.

We facilitate Background checks originating from the FBI can be processed through the US Department of State in DC. Please note that your documents will receive an Apostille from the US Department of State –  Office of Authentications.  Please note that FBI background checks are not notarized and only processed in Washington, D.C.

If you receive your FBI background check in a digital format (PDF copy), you may e-mail it to us with the completed order form. If you receive your FBI background check by regular mail (Hard copy), you may mail it to our Washington DC office after completing the online order form. We can process a digital PDF copy or a hard copy.