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 authenticity of the signature of the public official who signed the document,
• the capacity in which that public official acted, and
• when appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the document bears, e.g. a notary public seal.

The Apostille does not validate the contents of the document.

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.

1.  A document signed by a California public official or an original notarized and/or certified document. Photocopy is not acceptable.

2.  A completed Apostille Pop-Up Shop Request Cover Sheet. 

3.  A California Secretary of State processing fee is $20 for each apostille document, along with a $6 special handling fee for every public official’s authentication signature. Payments for apostille services can be made using Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders. No cash accepted.

Please check the California Secretary of State page regularly, as more information will be added.

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