Apostille: Connecticut
Welche Dokumente diese Behörde akzeptiert
- Wie aktuell das Dokument sein muss
Documents must be dated within the last 10 years (per SOTS page)
- Laut der Quelle
Document must be notarized by a Connecticut notary or certified by a Connecticut official — eligible certifiers include town clerks, registrars of vital statistics, court clerks, state commissioners, and CT justices of the peace. Phone: 860-509-6002; BSD@ct.gov
Nach Dokumentart
| Dokumentart | Was diese Behörde verlangt |
|---|---|
| vital records | must be certified copies obtained via DPH Vital Records / town registrar (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Vital-Records/How-to-Obtain-a-Record) |
Beglaubigungen, die vorher nötig sein könnten
Vor der Apostille ist kein zusätzlicher Beglaubigungsschritt erforderlich.
Das Antragsformular
- Formular
Kein Papierformular: Der Antrag erfolgt über das Online-Portal.
- Laut der Quelle
None — online application only (paper request forms discontinued September 2, 2025)
Online beantragen
- Online-Weg
Die Online-Einreichung ist PFLICHT — diese Behörde nimmt keine Papieranträge mehr an.
- Laut der Quelle
Online Apostille Application; mandatory — paper forms no longer accepted as of September 2, 2025. e-Apostille available beginning July 6, 2026; vital records (birth, death, marriage, adoption certificates) are not eligible for e-Apostille and require a traditional paper apostille
Wohin Sie persönlich gehen
Hartford
165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000, Hartford, CT 06106- Zugang
Dokumente werden hier abgegeben.
- Öffnungszeiten
Für diese Behörde nicht veröffentlicht.
- Laut der Quelle
Secretary of the State, Authentications and Apostilles — hand-delivery/courier (FedEx/UPS/DHL) drop-off address; walk-in counter/appointment policy and same-day service not stated on current page
Was es kostet
| Gebühr | Gilt für | Details |
|---|---|---|
| $40.00 USD pro Dokument | certifying incumbency/official character (judges of probate, notaries public) | Statutory fee per C.G.S. § 3-99a |
| $15.00 USD pro Dokument | certifying incumbency in adoption cases | Statutory fee per C.G.S. § 3-99a |
| $50.00 USD pro Dokument | certificate under the state seal of any fact/record without special provision | Statutory fee per C.G.S. § 3-99a |
Schnellerer Service
- Online
$50.00 USD ungeprüft
Die Quelle gibt nicht an, wie diese Gebühr berechnet wird.
within "24 hours of the Authentications and Apostille Unit receiving the documents"
Expedited surcharge amount not published (statutory $50 expedited-services fee exists in § 3-99a; application to apostille orders unverified)
So bezahlen Sie ungeprüft
- Online
Vorauszahlung über das Online-Portal.
- Laut der Quelle
Collected through the Online Apostille Application system (card payment implied; unverified — page publishes no payment details)
Wohin Sie Ihre Dokumente senden
- Per US-Post (USPS)
- Secretary of the State, Authentications and Apostilles, P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115-0470
USPS nicht FedEx UPS DHL
- Per Kurier
- Secretary of the State
Authentications and Apostilles
165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000
Hartford, CT 06106FedEx UPS DHL nicht USPS
FedEx / UPS / DHL-Versandetiketten verlangen eine Telefonnummer des Empfängers — die veröffentlichte Nummer der Behörde lautet 860-509-6002.
- Laut der Quelle
The page lists the courier/hand-delivery route ("If sending via FedEx, UPS, DHL, or hand-delivering") as the "Preferred Mailing Method" and USPS to the PO Box as the "Slower Mailing Method"
Wie lange es dauert
- Per Post
Regular orders: within "5–7 business days of the Authentication and Apostille Unit receiving the documents"
- Beschleunigt
e-Apostille and Expedited orders: within "24 hours of the Authentications and Apostille Unit receiving the documents"
Status prüfen und eine Apostille verifizieren
- Eine ausgestellte Apostille verifizieren
Für diese Behörde ist kein öffentliches Verifizierungsregister veröffentlicht. Das bedeutet nicht, dass eine Apostille nicht überprüfbar ist — fragen Sie die Behörde, wie sie eine solche bestätigt.
- Status eines Antrags prüfen
Für diese Behörde ist keine Seite zur Statusverfolgung veröffentlicht.
Online-Fernbeglaubigung
- Status
Online-Fernbeglaubigung ist hier zulässig.
- Rechtsgrundlage
Public Act 23-28 (signed June 12, 2023), effective October 1, 2023; codified at Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-95b
- In Kraft seit
October 1, 2023
- Was der Notar registrieren muss
No — no registration with or notification to the Secretary of the State before performing remote notarization; no state approval or published list of technology/system providers
- Wie die unterzeichnende Person identifiziert wird
Notary must "reasonably identify" the signer by one or more of (C.G.S. § 3-95b(b)(2); SOTS Notary Manual): (1) personal knowledge; (2) unexpired government-issued photo ID bearing photograph, name and signature (e.g., driver's license, passport) presented via the communication technology; (3) at least two distinct third-party identity-proofing processes/services verifying identity through public or private data sources (manual describes third-party ID verification systems using biometric data or unique ID numbers); (4) oath/affirmation of a credible witness who is physically present with the notary or signer, or communicates in real time with both, has personal knowledge of the signer, and is identified by one of the preceding methods. No prescribed KBA/credential-analysis standard
- Gebührenobergrenzen
Fernbeglaubigter Akt: $5.00 USD
Standardmäßiger notarieller Akt: $5.00 USD
- Laut der Quelle
No separate RON cap — general $5.00-per-act cap applies: "the fee for any act performed by a notary public ... is five dollars ($5.00) plus an additional thirty-five cents ($.35) for each mile traveled" (SOTS Notary Public Manual; C.G.S. § 3-95). No audio-visual recording requirement — manual: "No, unlike in other states, the Connecticut law does not require the notary to keep a recording" (10-year retention recommended). Remote notarization prohibited for: wills/trusts, property sales/conveyances and real estate closing documents, health care directives, standby guardianship papers, powers of attorney (per SOTS manual)
Weitere Angaben der Quelle
Current per-document price inside the mandatory online ordering system not published on the public page (unverified). E-register: Connecticut Apostille Verification Portal referenced on official page for verifying (e-)apostilles; public URL not published (portal sits under sots.service.ct.gov, login-gated) (unverified)
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