The Secretary of State issues apostilles (certificates of notarization authenticity) on documents going to a foreign country and also authenticates public documents going to foreign countries under A.R.S. § 41-326.

An apostille from the Arizona Secretary of State's Office certifies an Arizona notary or State Clerk.

Government documents such as a

birth certificate,
death certificate,
marriage record,
corporation document, etc.

must be a certified copy issued by that government office.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS
If the document for which you are seeking an apostille has been signed or notarized by a federal official, your request should be directed to the United States Department of State. Such documents might include those that have been signed by a federal official with the official seal of that agency, American Consular Officer, Military Notary (10 USC 1044a) or Foreign Consul.

TO ORDER AN APOSTILLE:

Fill out the form posted online (below), and print it out.

Include with the form:
- your payment of $3.00 per document (cash accepted in-person only); and
- the documents that you want authenticated.
- Our mailing address is on the form. If you are requesting an Apostille going to a Foreign country, please include a self-addressed, postage paid envelope to avoid any delays or rejections. We are unable to process any requests with insufficient postage.

If mailing the request to us, please indicate:
- the name of the country to which you will be sending your documents, and
- your name and daytime telephone number so that we may contact you should any questions arise when processing your document(s).
- If you send your documents by mail and require a expeditedservice you may want to use express mail and include a prepaid envelope for express return mail service.

Our average processing time is five business days.
If you require same day service, please visit our Customer Service Center.

Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request Form

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