# Apostille requirements, jurisdiction by jurisdiction

- **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/
- **Title:** Apostille handbook — every U.S., Canadian and Mexican authority | Andrii Co.
- **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/index.md for: en

> Apostille requirements for all 106 issuing authorities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Every authority that issues apostilles in the United States, Canada and Mexico — what each one charges, who to make the payment out to, where to send documents, how long it takes, and what has to happen before the apostille. 106 authorities, each transcribed from its own published sources.

Every page is transcribed from that office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money.

## United States (59 authorities)

- [Consular records (CRBA)](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/consular-records/index.md)
- [Federal — U.S. Department of State](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/federal/index.md)
- [Federal courts](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/federal-courts/index.md)
- [Alabama](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/alabama/index.md)
- [Alaska](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/alaska/index.md)
- [American Samoa](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/american-samoa/index.md)
- [Arizona](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/index.md)
- [Arkansas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/index.md)
- [California](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Colorado](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/colorado/index.md)
- [Connecticut](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/connecticut/index.md)
- [Delaware](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
- [District of Columbia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/district-of-columbia/index.md)
- [Florida](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/florida/index.md)
- [Georgia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/georgia/index.md)
- [Guam](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/guam/index.md)
- [Hawaii](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/hawaii/index.md)
- [Idaho](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/idaho/index.md)
- [Illinois](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/illinois/index.md)
- [Indiana](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/indiana/index.md)
- [Iowa](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/iowa/index.md)
- [Kansas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/kansas/index.md)
- [Kentucky](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/kentucky/index.md)
- [Louisiana](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/louisiana/index.md)
- [Maine](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/maine/index.md)
- [Maryland](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/maryland/index.md)
- [Massachusetts](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/massachusetts/index.md)
- [Michigan](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/michigan/index.md)
- [Minnesota](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/minnesota/index.md)
- [Mississippi](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/mississippi/index.md)
- [Missouri](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/missouri/index.md)
- [Montana](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/montana/index.md)
- [Nebraska](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/nebraska/index.md)
- [Nevada](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/nevada/index.md)
- [New Hampshire](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/new-hampshire/index.md)
- [New Jersey](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/new-jersey/index.md)
- [New Mexico](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/new-mexico/index.md)
- [New York](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/new-york/index.md)
- [North Carolina](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/north-carolina/index.md)
- [North Dakota](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/north-dakota/index.md)
- [Northern Mariana Islands](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/northern-mariana-islands/index.md)
- [Ohio](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/ohio/index.md)
- [Oklahoma](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/oklahoma/index.md)
- [Oregon](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/oregon/index.md)
- [Pennsylvania](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/pennsylvania/index.md)
- [Puerto Rico](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/puerto-rico/index.md)
- [Rhode Island](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/rhode-island/index.md)
- [South Carolina](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/south-carolina/index.md)
- [South Dakota](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/south-dakota/index.md)
- [Tennessee](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/tennessee/index.md)
- [Texas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/texas/index.md)
- [U.S. Virgin Islands](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/us-virgin-islands/index.md)
- [Utah](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/utah/index.md)
- [Vermont](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/vermont/index.md)
- [Virginia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/virginia/index.md)
- [Washington](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/washington/index.md)
- [West Virginia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/west-virginia/index.md)
- [Wisconsin](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/wisconsin/index.md)
- [Wyoming](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/wyoming/index.md)

## Canada (14 authorities)

- [Federal — Global Affairs Canada](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/federal/index.md)
- [Alberta](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/alberta/index.md)
- [British Columbia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/british-columbia/index.md)
- [Manitoba](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/manitoba/index.md)
- [New Brunswick](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/new-brunswick/index.md)
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/newfoundland-and-labrador/index.md)
- [Northwest Territories](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/northwest-territories/index.md)
- [Nova Scotia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/nova-scotia/index.md)
- [Nunavut](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/nunavut/index.md)
- [Ontario](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/ontario/index.md)
- [Prince Edward Island](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/prince-edward-island/index.md)
- [Quebec](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/quebec/index.md)
- [Saskatchewan](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/saskatchewan/index.md)
- [Yukon](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/yukon/index.md)

## Mexico (33 authorities)

- [Federal — Secretaría de Gobernación (SEGOB)](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/federal/index.md)
- [Aguascalientes](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/aguascalientes/index.md)
- [Baja California](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/baja-california/index.md)
- [Baja California Sur](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/baja-california-sur/index.md)
- [Campeche](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/campeche/index.md)
- [Chiapas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/chiapas/index.md)
- [Chihuahua](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/chihuahua/index.md)
- [Ciudad de México](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/ciudad-de-mexico/index.md)
- [Coahuila](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/coahuila/index.md)
- [Colima](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/colima/index.md)
- [Durango](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/durango/index.md)
- [Estado de México](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/estado-de-mexico/index.md)
- [Guanajuato](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/guanajuato/index.md)
- [Guerrero](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/guerrero/index.md)
- [Hidalgo](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/hidalgo/index.md)
- [Jalisco](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/jalisco/index.md)
- [Michoacán](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/michoacan/index.md)
- [Morelos](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/morelos/index.md)
- [Nayarit](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/nayarit/index.md)
- [Nuevo León](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/nuevo-leon/index.md)
- [Oaxaca](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/oaxaca/index.md)
- [Puebla](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/puebla/index.md)
- [Querétaro](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/queretaro/index.md)
- [Quintana Roo](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/quintana-roo/index.md)
- [San Luis Potosí](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/san-luis-potosi/index.md)
- [Sinaloa](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/sinaloa/index.md)
- [Sonora](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/sonora/index.md)
- [Tabasco](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/tabasco/index.md)
- [Tamaulipas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/tamaulipas/index.md)
- [Tlaxcala](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/tlaxcala/index.md)
- [Veracruz](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/veracruz/index.md)
- [Yucatán](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/yucatan/index.md)
- [Zacatecas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/zacatecas/index.md)

## Before you start

- **Which jurisdiction is mine?** The one whose official signed or issued the document — not where you live now. A birth certificate from Ohio is apostilled by Ohio, wherever you are today.
- **Federal or state?** Documents issued by a federal authority go to the federal authority for that country. Everything signed by a state, provincial or municipal official — including a notary — goes to that jurisdiction.
- **Is an apostille the same as a notarization?** No. An apostille certifies that a signature or seal already on the document is genuine. Most private documents have to be notarized first, and each page says what its authority requires.

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.

## Start with a country (Markdown)

- [United States — Apostille in Federal](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/federal/index.md)
- [Canada — Apostille in Federal](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/ca/federal/index.md)
- [Mexico — Apostille in Federal](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/mx/federal/index.md)

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- [Form I-9 verification, done in person and on time](https://andrii.co/en/notary/i9/index.md)
- [Washington State apostille](https://andrii.co/en/apostille/index.md)
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