Do you want to get State of New York Apostille?
- If you are in a time-pressed situation, Order our expedited document Apostille service from the New York Secretary of State. Contact us now.
- If you have the time to do it by yourself, read first the following guidelines to get your document Apostilled timely without any complications.
1-New York Department of State – Authentication Division- Basic Info
| Turnaround Time for processing your document | Mailed Orders 4 Business Days, without the mailing time | Counter Service Same Day Service Only New York City Office receives walk- in authentication orders |
| Fees | $10.00 per document/ Apostille | |
| Mail your orders to this address | Albany Office New York Department of State Division of Corporations, State Records, and Uniform Commercial Code 99 Washington Avenue 6th floor Albany, NY 12231 Walk-in and Mailed Service available | |
| If you are in New York City, you can hand-deliver your documents | New York City Office New York Department of State Division of Licensing Services 123 William Street, 2nd floor New York, NY 10038 Hand Delivered Requests ONLY | |
| Accepted payment Types | -Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard ,American Express and Discover Card), New York Office doesn’t accept credit card payment. -Check, Money Order- Make it payable to (the New York Secretary of State). -Cash is available for Walk-in service ONLY. | |
| Include this letter with your package | Cover Letter | |
| Working hours | Monday -Friday 9:00 am-3:30pm EST. | |
| Telephone | Albany Office Telephone (518) 473-2492 press 1 for english language You can be on hold for more than 30 minutes New York City Office Telephone (212) 417-5747 | |
| Fax | Albany Office: (518) 474-1418 New York City Office:(518) 473-1654 | |
| Official Website | http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/apostille.html | |
2.How to prepare your document for Apostille from the State of New York
Depending on the type of your document, prepare the following certification before you send your document for Apostille from the New York Secretary of State Office
| First: Your document must be issued in the State of New York or one of its counties: Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Charlotte, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Brooklyn, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York City, Manhattan, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Staten Island, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Tryon, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne Westchester, Wyoming, Yates
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| Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce certificates | Must be certified from your local County Clerk |
| Birth and Death certificates issued by the NYC Health department | Each certificate must be accompanied by “ Letter of Exemplification”, you can order it from the New York City Health Department. Both the Certificate and the letter must be certified from the New York city County Clerk. |
| Educational Documents: Diploma, transcripts, School and university documents | It must be certified by an officer in the Academic institution, notarized by a NY Notary Public, and then get the notary’s signature certified from your local County Clerk. |
| Other Documents: POA, Agreements, Assignment, corporate documents, others | It must be notarized by a NY Notary Public, and then get the notary’s signature certified from your local County Clerk. |