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!