HOW TO OBTAIN AN
APOSTILLE by the State
Department of New York
signed by the Secretary of
State
In order to authenticate your
certificate with the State
of New York, the following
requirements need to be
met:
- The issuing entity must
be registered with the
State of New York.
- The certificate must be
issued in New York.
- Our company official
must sign the document
in front of a
state-registered notary
public.
- The county clerk of
Manhattan will certify
the authenticity of the
notary public.
- Finally, the State
Department of New York
will apostille the
document for
international purposes.
All schools worldwide
will accept it.
Processing time: between
four to six weeks
Fee: US $175 (includes all
fees charged by public
offices)
Rush jobs (3 days) are
available for a fee of US
$375.
What is an
Apostille?
In 1961, countries around the
world participated in the
Hague Convention to agree
upon a method to exchange
and verify documents across
borders. One of the main
authenticating documents
agreed upon in this
convention was an
Apostille. An
Apostille is an official
certificate issued by
the government of a
country to authenticate
a document for another
country to accept its
validity. In
order for an Apostille to be
recognized, both countries
need to be members of the
Hague Convention.
The United States of America
is a member of the Hague
Convention, but before you
order an Apostille through
Bridge it is important that
you research whether your
destination country is also
a member of the Hague
Convention. Countries for
which an Apostille is
accepted will also appear in
the dropdown menu at
checkout.
To learn more about
Apostilles and to learn
whether your destination
country will accept them,
please visit Travel.State.Gov.