# Apostille in Delaware - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/ - **Title:** Apostille in Delaware — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Delaware, United States: the competent authority is Delaware Secretary of State — Division of Corporations (Dover). 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:** Delaware, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Delaware Secretary of State — Division of Corporations (Dover) ## Which documents this office will accept - **From the source:** Document must be notarized by a Delaware notary, or be a certified Delaware vital record or official state document (e.g., background check); "Documents that have been certified under a one-cover certification are not acceptable" — each document certified separately; no county clerk pre-certification step ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form No dedicated form — the office asks for a cover letter. No dedicated apostille form — cover memo/letter stating purpose (commercial vs. personal use) required; info sheet: https://corpfiles.delaware.gov/ApostilleInfo.pdf ; general cover memos: https://corp.delaware.gov/cvrmemo/ ## Requesting online There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. No dedicated apostille portal (eCorp Document Filing/Certificate Request Service exists for corporate filings; apostille requests are by mail or hand delivery with a cover memo) (unverified whether apostilles can be routed through eCorp) ## Where to go in person - **Dover** — Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 Open for walk-in service. Hours: not published for this office. Same-day service is offered. Hand delivery accepted (walk-in/drop-off; completed within 2 hours, i.e., same-day); appointment status not stated on official page ## What it costs - **$30.00 USD** per document — Applies to: commercial use — "Apostille – commercial use $30.00 each" (same for Authentication) - **$30.00 USD** flat fee — Applies to: natural person for non-commercial use — "Apostille – natural person for non commercial use $30.00 for 1 or more" (same for Authentication). Table variance: the §2.3 overview sits under a "fees are per document" preamble; the detail block's flat 1-or-more wording wins per §5 ### Faster service - **$50.00 USD** — Turnaround: Same Day — Commercial only; personal/non-commercial use "Exempt" from expedited fees - **$40.00 USD** — Turnaround: 24-Hour — Commercial only; personal/non-commercial use "Exempt" from expedited fees - **$500.00 USD** — Turnaround: 2 hour Service — Commercial only — ApostilleInfo.pdf lists "2 hour Service – $500" (commercial) ## How to pay - **By mail:** check - **In person:** check - **Online:** card payment - **Make it payable to:** Delaware Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written. - Must be drawn on a U.S. bank. - Check payable to "Delaware Secretary of State" drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds; credit cards (Amex, Discover, MasterCard, Visa) only via the online Document Filing and Certificate Request Service — "We will not accept credit cards for mail or walk-in orders." ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Division of Corporations – John G. Townsend Bldg. – 401 Federal Street – Suite 4 – Dover, DE 19901 ## How long it takes - **By mail:** Mailed requests "typically processed on the same business day" - **In person:** Hand-delivered requests "completed within 2 hours" ## 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:** 29 Del. C. § 4320 (RULONA, Subchapter II of Ch. 43); applies to notarial acts performed on or after August 1, 2023 (29 Del. C. § 4340) - **In force since:** 2023-08-01 - **Registration:** Required before first remote act — notary must notify the Secretary of State of intent to perform remote notarizations and identify the communication technologies to be used (29 Del. C. § 4320(l)(1)) - **How the signer is identified:** (1) personal knowledge (§ 4321(a)); or (2) oath/affirmation of a credible witness; or (3) satisfactory evidence via at least 2 different types of identity proofing (§ 4320(c)(1)) — statute does not enumerate KBA/credential analysis/biometric by name - **Remote act cap:** $25.00 USD - **Standard notarial act cap:** $5.00 USD - **From the source:** No separate RON cap; $25 max for a notarial act performed with respect to an electronic record (29 Del. C. § 4311(b)); $5.00 per notarial act with respect to a tangible record (29 Del. C. § 4311(a)); violation can lead to revocation and 2-year reappointment bar (§ 4311(c)). Notary may waive any fee (§ 4311(d)) ## Other things the source says E-register: none for apostilles (https://corp.delaware.gov/authver/ validates business-entity certificates only) > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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