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All Vital Records (Marriage, Birth or Death Certificates) that are being Apostilled must be a certified copy issued by the County. The Vital Record will have in writing "Certified Copy of Vital Record" on the bottom of the document if its a certified copy.
Documents (Certifications, Diplomas, Licenses, Passports, Transcripts) that are not Vital Records that are being Apostilled must be certified by a Notary Public.
Documents that require notarization that are being Apostilled must have the valid Notary Acknowledgment or Jurat attached to the document.
Apostilles authenticate the seals and signatures of officials on public documents such as birth certificates, court orders, or any other document issued by a federal agency or certified by a U.S. or foreign consul. An apostille certifies the document(s), so the document can be recognized in foreign countries that are members of the 1961 Hague Convention Treaty. We only issue apostilles for federal documents to use in countries that are members of the 1961 Hague Convention.
Before submitting documents to us, you must:
1) Notarize each document in front of a notary public:
If you do not have the correct notarization(s) before you submit your documents, we will not be able to process your request.
2) All seals and signatures must be originals
3) All documents in a foreign language must be translated into English by a certified translator and notarized as a true translation.
An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the signature of a public official on a document for use in another country. An Apostille certifies:
The Apostille does not validate the contents of the document.
For birth and death certificates, the California Secretary of State can issue an Apostille for the signatures of:
If your birth or death certificate was issued by a city- or county-level agency and has the signature of a Health Officer or County Registrar (e.g. Local Registrar, Registrar of Vital Records), prior to presenting to our office for authentication, one of the following may be required:
The signature, name, and title of the public official can be found at the bottom of a birth or death certificate.
Any individual can request an Apostille on behalf of themselves or on behalf of anyone else. Additionally, the requester does not need to be related to any person(s) named in the document.
For example, Louise is Alfred's neighbor, and they are not related in any way. Alfred can remain at home while Louise takes Alfred's document to the Secretary of State's office and submits the request on Alfred's behalf.
Apostilles can only be issued for documents to be used outside the United States of America. Accordingly, we do not issue Apostilles for Puerto Rico, Guam, United States Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or any other American territories or possessions. Generally, the notarial act is sufficient for use in any American territory or possession.
If the notarization of the document is in English, the California Secretary of State can issue an Apostille. The rest of the document can be in any other language.
Additional Information:
"The ABCs of Apostilles" (PDF) brochure provides basic information about the Apostille Convention and the Convention's operation that has been prepared by the Permanent Bureau (Secretariat) of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and is provided with the Permanent Bureau's permission.
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