Marriage License Apostille

August 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Do you need to apostille a marriage license?

At USA Apostille, Inc., we take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your Washington DC marriage license.  We can apostille marriage licenses issued from the District of Columbia (Washington DC) and all 50 states.  Please note: Marriage certificates must be certified copies issued by the US Superior Court for the District of Columbia and have the triple seal.

The most popular states we apostille marriage licenses are from District of Columbia, California, Nevada, Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois.

In order to apostille your marriage certificate, you must mail in a certified copy issued by the US Superior Court for the District of Columbia and it must have the triple seal.  Marriage certificates can only be authenticated from the State of issue.  The Secretary of DC does not have the authority to authenticate documents issued from another State. For example, if your marriage certificate is from the State of California, the State of California is the only State that can issue the California apostille.  Another example is if your marriage certificate is from New York, only the State of New York can issue the New York apostille.

Please me sure to mail in a certified copy issued by the US Superior Court for the District of Columbia and it must have the triple seal.  If your marriage certificate is from another state, please click here: United States Apostille.  Some States have set time limits on how old a certificate can be.  For example, marriage certificates issued from the State of Virginia must be issued within the past 12 months. We recommend that you mail in the certificate you currently have for review.  If the State rejects your document, we will contact you with instructions.

If you are outside of the US, please mail in your marriage certificate with our order forms to our Washington DC office for processing.  Please call or email our office so we can email you the instructions, cost, and processing time.

Office Hours: 8am – 7pm Monday – Saturday
Customer Support: 1-888-810-4054
Email: Support@WashingtonDCApostille.com

Obtaining an apostille on a marriage license can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the Apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Passport Apostille

August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Do you need to apostille a Passport?

To help expedite the process of obtaining an apostille on your passport, a color copy of the passport can be signed and notarized in any state.

  • Step 1: Make a color copy of your passport and meet with a local notary public.
  • Step 2: Sign the color copy and have the notary notarize your signature on the document.  The notary will sign, stamp, and add the proper notarial wording.
  • Step 3: Mail in your original notarized document and our completed order forms for processing.  Please do not mail in the original passport.

We can apostille a color copy of any notarized passport including passports from India, UK, Mexico, Switzerland, Argentina, Philippines, the Netherlands, and China.  If you have a passport, we can apostille it!

For most countries, they will only request the color copy of the page with your picture and information to be signed and notarized.  Some countries may request for you to color copy the entire passport (all pages) and only have the page with your picture and information to be signed and notarized.  Please double check with the requesting country in order to avoid any delays or additional costs.

Note: Please do not mail in the original passport to our Washington DC office.

In order to apostille your Passport, you must mail in the original notarized color copy to our office for processing.  We can apostille a color copy of your passport signed and notarized in any state.  If you are outside of the USA, we recommend that you contact the local U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate office to schedule a time to meet with a U.S. Federal notary to notarize the color copy.  If you do go to a US Embassy or US Consulate in a foreign country to notarize the color copy, you can then mail in the notarized color copy to our Washington DC apostille office for processing.

If you are in the United States, we recommend that you find a notary public who has at least five years of experience and one who will follow the notarial laws of their State. Please sign your document in front of the notary public. The notary will then stamp, sign, and add the proper notarial wording.

In addition to our California apostille services, we can apostille documents notarized in any state.  United States Apostille

Some States require a notarized document to also be authenticated by the County Clerk.  These States include: Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, and Tennessee.  We can handle all the steps necessary including authenticating your document through the County (if required) and the state apostille.

Obtaining an apostille on a passport can be complicated and time-consuming. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Travel Consent Letter Apostille

July 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Do you need to apostille a Travel Consent Letter?

The purpose of signed and notarized travel consent letter is to allow your minor child to travel outside of the Country with another person (For Example: Father, Mother, Grandparents, Aunt, Uncle, etc..).  You can obtain a travel consent letter from the airline, cruise ship, travel agency, or you can find a sample online.  Basically, the letter will State that you are giving permission to one or more people to take your child outside of the country.  The letter should include travel dates, your name, the name of the child, the person the child will travel with, the country the child will travel too, passport numbers, and the return date.  You will want to put as much information as possible include airline information.

The travel consent letter will need to be signed and notarized by the person giving permission.  Once the document has been notarized, it can then be mailed in to our apostille office for processing.  You will need to download our apostille order forms and mail in your original notarized document to our office for processing.  We recommend that you find a notary who has at least five years of experience and one who will follow the notarial laws of their state.  Improperly notarized travel consent letters will be rejected by the State causing delays and additional costs.

If your travel consent letter will be signed and notarized outside of the Washington DC area, please click on the following link to select your state: United States Apostille

Here are a few frequently asked questions…

Question: Do you have a sample of a travel consent letter?

Answer: All airlines and cruise ships can provide you a sample of a travel consent letter.  You can also search online for a sample but please double check that the information you print on the travel consent letter is the information being requested.  The letter should include travel dates, your name, the name of the child, the person the child will travel with, the country the child will travel to, passport numbers, and the return date.  You will want to put as much information as possible include airline information.

Question: Why do I need to apostille the travel consent letter?

Answer: In order for your child to travel outside of the country, a travel consent letter will need to be signed and notarized by the party giving permission.  If the child is traveling with one of the parents (Example: Father), the mother will need to provide permission.  If the child is traveling with the grandparents, then the mother and father will need to provide permission.

Obtaining an apostille on a travel consent letter can be complicated and time-consuming. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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New York Birth Certificate Apostille for Israel

April 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Do you need to apostille your New York birth certificate for Israel?

The most common documents we can apostille from our NYC apostille office are: Birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, death certificates, notarized documents, national archives records, diploma and transcripts, background checks, and more!

New York is the only state that requires County Clerk issued documents to also be certified by the County Clerk (Exemplification) before the NY Department of State will attach the apostille.  95% of all documents received at our NYC office will require this two-step process.

There are 62 Counties in NYC.  Most of the documents received at our NYC apostille office originate from the following Counties: The most popular Counties we receive documents from are: Kings County (Brooklyn), Queens County, New York County (Manhattan), Suffolk County (Long Island), Bronx County, Nassau County (Long Island), Westchester County, and Richmond County (Staten Island).

A County Clerk exemplification/certificate is attached to the original document certifying the official who has signed the document.  Here is an example of a New York County Clerk Exemplification (Size: Half a page).

Below is an example of a New York Department of State apostille authenticating the official who has signed the County Clerk exemplification/certificate.

Obtaining an apostille can be complicated and time-consuming. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Social Security Apostille

March 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Do you need to apostille your Social Security Letter?

The Social Security Benefits and Income Statement is a U.S. Federal Government document issued by the Social Security Administration.  You will be asked to apostille this letter in order to obtain a long term retirement Visa in a foreign country.

In order to obtain this letter, Contact the local Social Security Administration office and mention that you need the Social Security Income and Benefits Statement letter signed by the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The letter will bear a facsimile of the signature of the Acting Commissioner which is sufficient for processing. Please note, that if your letter is NOT signed by the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, it CANNOT be apostilled.

We can apostille your Social Security Income and Benefits Statement letter for the following Latin American countries:

In addition, you will also need an apostille on your FBI background check.  Please be sure to contact us so we can provide you the instructions and order forms on how to obtain your FBI background check.

Download our order forms:

Our order forms are currently being updated. Please email or call us for the most up to date information.

Washington, D.C. Apostille Order Form  (PDF File)
Washington, D.C. Apostille Credit Card Authorization Form  (PDF File)

We also recommend that you download the following forms:
Schedule of State and US Federal Government Fees  (PDF File)
Schedule of Embassy and Consulate Fees  (PDF File)
State Jurisdictions Forms  (PDF File)
Translation Request Form  (PDF File)

Obtaining an apostille can be complicated and time-consuming. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!

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