# Apostille in Arizona

- **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/
- **Title:** Apostille in Arizona — United States | Andrii Co.
- **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/index.md for: en

> Apostille guide for Arizona, United States: the competent authority is Arizona Secretary of State (Business Services — Apostille Dept.). 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:** Arizona, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

## Who issues the apostille

Arizona Secretary of State (Business Services — Apostille Dept.)

## Which documents this office will accept

- **Copies:** Document must be an original notarized (Arizona notary) or certified Arizona public document — "A photocopy is unacceptable"
- **From the source:** Out-of-state documents refused ("The state that produced the document needs to certify it")

## Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

## The request form

A PDF request form. Download: https://azsos.gov/media/138 Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request PDF

## Requesting online

There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. "We do not issue electronic apostilles."; printable request form only

## Where to go in person

- **Phoenix** — State Capitol Executive Tower, 1700 W. Washington Street, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ Open for walk-in service. Hours: Mon–Fri 8 am–5 pm (excl. holidays) Same-day service is offered. Same-day with $25 expedite fee
- **Tucson** — Arizona State Complex Building, 400 West Congress, Second Floor, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ Open for walk-in service. Hours: Mon–Fri 8 am–5 pm (excl. holidays) Same-day service is offered. Same-day with $25 expedite fee

## What it costs

- **$3.00 USD** per document — "Filing Fee: $3 per document."
- **$18.00 USD** per request — Applies to: Puerto Rico / U.S. territory requests (notarial capacity certificate) — Puerto Rico / U.S. territory requests need a "notarial capacity certificate" and "the requestor will pay an $18 fee"
- **$25.00 USD** flat fee — Applies to: NSF (returned payment) fee — NSF fee $25.00

### Faster service

- **$25.00 USD** per request — In person — Turnaround: same day (walk-in) — walk-in expedite fee "$25.00 dollars with a limit of 6 documents"

## How to pay

- **By mail:** check or money order
- **Make it payable to:** Arizona Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written.
- Check or money order payable to "Arizona Secretary of State"; no cash by mail

## Where to send your documents

- **Mailing address:** Secretary of State, Attn: Apostille Dept., 1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808

## How long it takes

- **By mail:** Mail: "10-20 Business Days"
- **In person:** Walk-in: same-day expedited service with $25 expedite fee (6-document limit)

## 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:** A.R.S. § 41-263 (SB 1030, Laws 2019 ch. 56); statutory effective date July 1, 2020 ("effective June 30, 2020" per session law), implemented early from April 10, 2020 by Executive Order 2020-26
- **In force since:** 2020-07-01
- **Registration:** Yes — "Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act under this section, the notary public must notify the secretary of state" (A.R.S. § 41-263(F)); Electronic/Remote Notary Request filed through the SOS online portal identifying the technologies and the vendor by name and website (A.A.C. R2-12-1304); must already hold an active AZ commission and have a vendor contract; SOS approval estimated 1–2 weeks
- **How the signer is identified:** At least two different types of the following (A.R.S. § 41-263(B); A.A.C. R2-12-1305): personal knowledge (A.R.S. § 41-255(A)); credible witness appearing remotely (witness personally known to notary or verified by multi-factor authentication, R2-12-1305(D)); identity proofing via dynamic KBA (minimum 5 questions, 80% pass, R2-12-1305(C)); credential analysis by third-party automated process (R2-12-1305(B)). Biometric not listed as a standalone method
- **Remote act cap:** $10.00 USD
- **Standard notarial act cap:** $10.00 USD
- **From the source:** Max RON fee $10 per notarial act — SOS: "notary fees shall be from 'No charge up to a maximum of $10.00 per notarial act'. This includes electronic and remote online notary fees." (fee schedule posted per A.A.C. R2-12-1102 / A.R.S. § 38-412). Standard: acknowledgment or jurat "up to $10 per notary public signature"; copy certification "up to $10 per page certified"; oath/affirmation "up to $10 per notarial act". Electronic journal and audio-visual recording of remote acts required (SB 1030); technology vendor must be identified to SOS before use

## Other things the source says

No county-level pre-certification required (unverified — not addressed on page)

> **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.

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