# Apostille in Alaska - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/alaska/ - **Title:** Apostille in Alaska — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/alaska/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Alaska, United States: the competent authority is Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska — Authentications Department (Juneau). Verified 2026-08-09. Everything below is transcribed from this 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, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money. - **Jurisdiction:** Alaska, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska — Authentications Department (Juneau) Apostilles are issued by the Lieutenant Governor's office, not a Secretary of State ## Which documents this office will accept - **Copies:** Vital records must be certified copies from the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics (photocopying vital records is illegal); court documents must be officially certified copies - **From the source:** Document must be notarized by a commissioned Alaska notary or be an officially certified copy with wet signature. Pre-submission document screening offered via apostille@alaska.gov ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form A PDF request form. Download: https://ltgov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/AuthApoORDERFORM.pdf Credit card form: https://ltgov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/cc-form-1.pdf ## Requesting online There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. Printable order form only ## Where to go in person - **Juneau** — 240 Main Street, Room 301, Juneau, AK 99801 Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office. Office of the Lt. Governor, Authentications Department — appointment required (call (907) 465-4081 before visiting); this address is also the FedEx/courier delivery address; no other offices ## What it costs - **$5.00 USD** per document — "Authentications are $5.00 per certificate." ## How to pay - **By mail:** check, money order, cashier's check, or card payment - **Make it payable to:** State of Alaska — copy that exactly as written. - Personal check, money order, or cashier's check payable to "State of Alaska"; Visa/Mastercard with completed credit card form (https://ltgov.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/cc-form-1.pdf); no cash by mail ## Where to send your documents - **By U.S. Mail:** Office of the Lt. Governor, Authentications Department, P.O. Box 110015, Juneau, AK 99811 - **By courier:** 240 Main Street, Room 301, Juneau, AK 99801 ## How long it takes - **By mail:** "We will do our best to return your completed order the same day that we receive it" - Return by First Class USPS included (2–3 days within Alaska); expedited return via USPS Priority Mail Express available (requester-paid) ## Checking status and verifying an apostille - No public verification register is published for this office. That is not the same as an apostille being unverifiable — ask the office how it confirms one. ## Remote online notarization - Remote online notarization is permitted here. - **Legal basis:** AS 44.50.075 (also AS 44.50.078, 44.50.145, 44.50.200) and 8 AAC 88.010–88.990, effective January 1, 2021 - **In force since:** 2021-01-01 - **Registration:** Yes — before the first remote act the notary must notify the Lieutenant Governor (AS 44.50.075(e)): written request with name, commission number, description of technology vendor, and copies of electronic signature and seal/stamp. Fee: $100 with initial commission application; $25 per remaining commission year if added mid-commission (8 AAC 88.020(b)) - **How the signer is identified:** (1) Notary's personal knowledge; (2) oath/affirmation of a credible witness personally known to the notary; or (3) multi-factor authentication = presentation of government-issued ID + credential analysis + identity proofing by KBA (AS 44.50.075(b)(1)(C)). KBA spec: minimum 5 questions, 5 answer choices each, 80% pass, 2-minute limit, one retry within 24 hours (8 AAC 88.040(c)). Biometric not prescribed - No maximum fee is recorded here for a remote act. A missing cap is not the same as "no cap" — the reason is in the notes below. - **From the source:** No statutory cap on RON or standard notarial fees (Alaska sets no maximum notarial fees). Technology vendor must be described in the notification; KBA parameters fixed by regulation (8 AAC 88.040) > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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