# Apostille in Arkansas - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/ - **Title:** Apostille in Arkansas — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Arkansas, United States: the competent authority is Arkansas Secretary of State — Business & Commercial Services Division. 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:** Arkansas, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Arkansas Secretary of State — Business & Commercial Services Division ## Which documents this office will accept - **vital records (birth/marriage/death):** must be certified copies from AR Dept. of Health Vital Records - **From the source:** Office authenticates only documents issued in Arkansas by: county officials, state officials, district officials, notaries, or Registrars of the Arkansas Department of Health/Bureau of Vital Statistics ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form A PDF request form. Download: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/ApostilleCertificationRequestForm.pdf ## Requesting online The online tool only prepares the request or cover letter — the documents themselves are still submitted physically. Portal: https://bcs.sos.arkansas.gov/forms/new/9464 Request-preparation portal — "Prepare an Apostille/Certification request online" ## Where to go in person - **Little Rock** — Victory Building, 1401 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 The source does not state whether this office takes walk-ins, appointments or drop-offs only. Hours: not published for this office. Accepts in-person submission (walk-in/appointment policy not stated); same-day not stated - **Fayetteville** — Today's Bank Building, 300 North College, Suite 201F, Fayetteville, AR 72701 The source does not state whether this office takes walk-ins, appointments or drop-offs only. Hours: not published for this office. Accepts in-person/mail submission (walk-in/appointment policy not stated); same-day not stated ## What it costs - **$10.00 USD** per document — Applies to: apostille — Surcharge: credit/debit card payments add "a 4% convenience fee" — "Apostilles: $10 per document" - **$5.00 USD** per document — Applies to: certification (non-Hague) — Surcharge: credit/debit card payments add "a 4% convenience fee" — "Certifications: $5 per document" ## How to pay - **By mail:** check or money order - **In person:** cash - **Make it payable to:** Arkansas Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written. - Must be drawn on a U.S. bank. - Check drawn on U.S. bank or money order from a U.S. bank payable to "Arkansas Secretary of State"; Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover (+4% convenience fee — channel not itemized in source); cash accepted in person (per brochure) ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Arkansas Secretary of State, 1401 W Capitol, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 - **From the source:** Or 300 N College, Suite 201F, Fayetteville, AR 72701 ## How long it takes - **By mail:** "We strive to process all authentication requests within 24-48 hours of their receipt" (brochure); "The turn around time on most of these requests is 24 to 48 hours" (authentications sheet) - No separate expedited tier published ## Checking status and verifying an apostille - **Verification register:** https://bcs.sos.arkansas.gov/apostille — "Verify an Apostille" ## Remote online notarization - Remote online notarization is permitted here. - **Legal basis:** Electronic Notary Public Act, A.C.A. § 21-14-301 et seq., as amended for online (remote) notarization by Act 1047 of 2021 (SB 340), effective April 29, 2021 - **In force since:** 2021-04-29 - **Registration:** Yes — separate electronic notary commission from the Secretary of State: application, attestation of no felony conviction, $20 filing fee (A.C.A. § 21-14-304(a)(2)(C)); may only use technology of a state-approved solution provider (A.C.A. § 21-14-306(a)) - **How the signer is identified:** One of three (A.C.A. § 21-14-309(b)(2)): (A) notary's personal knowledge of the signer; (B) satisfactory evidence via credible witness; or (C) all three of: remote presentation of a government-issued ID containing signature and photo + credential analysis + identity proofing (KBA). Biometric not separately 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 fees — general "reasonable fee" rule applies (A.C.A. § 21-6-309: fee must be reasonable and "disclosed to and agreed upon by the client before performing the act"; violation fine ≥ $100). Must already hold a traditional AR notary commission; electronic record of online notarial acts required (A.C.A. § 21-14-310); technology limited to SOS-approved solution providers ## Other things the source says No county-clerk pre-certification of notaries required (unverified — not addressed on official pages) > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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