United States

Apostille in Georgia

Verified as of August 9, 2026

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 carries an unverified marker — 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.

Who issues the apostille

Competent authority

Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA), Notary Division

Issuing apostilles since 1998 — not the Secretary of State

Which documents this office will accept

By document type

Document type	What this office requires
vital records	official certified copy bearing signature and seal of the issuing official (State Office of Vital Records or county vital records office)
court documents	certified copy from the county Clerk of Superior Court
notarized documents	must be properly notarized under Georgia law by a GA notary
school documents	follow GSCCCA school-document instructions (notarized copies) — https://www.gsccca.org/docs/notary-documents/schoolinstructions.pdf
driver's license/MVR	https://www.gsccca.org/docs/notary-documents/gadlormvrinstructions.pdf

Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

The request form

Form: A PDF request form.
Where to get it: https://www.gsccca.org/docs/notary-documents/apostillerequestform.pdf

Requesting online

Online route: Online is for PAYMENT only: you prepay there, then the documents themselves are mailed or brought in.
Where: https://apps.gsccca.org/AuthenticationPrePayment/
From the source: Online system is payment-voucher only

Where to go in person

Atlanta

1875 Century Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30345

Access: Open for walk-in service.
Hours: Mon–Fri 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Same-day service: Available.
From the source: No appointment necessary, same-day (while-you-wait); drop box outside suite also available. Walk-in service was temporarily suspended Apr. 16–Jul. 1, 2026; resumed Jul. 1, 2026 per GSCCCA notice

What it costs

Fee	Applies to	Details
$3.00 USD per document	apostille	Apostille "$3.00 per document"
$2.00 USD per document	Certification of Notary Public	"$2.00 per document"

How to pay

By mail: Check or money order.
In person: Cash, check, money order, or card payment.
Online: Prepayment through the online portal.
Make it payable to: Not published. This office accepts a mailed check or money order but prints no payee name — confirm the payee on the official request form before you write it.
From the source: "Cash, personal/company check (pre-printed name/address), money order, credit card; online Credit Card Pre-Payment Voucher System (apps.gsccca.org/AuthenticationPrePayment/)" — channel split not itemized in source; payee string not published

Where to send your documents

Mailing address: GSCCCA, Attn: Notary Division, 1875 Century Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30345

How long it takes

By mail: Mail: "normally one to two business days" after receipt
In person: Walk-in: "typically takes less than twenty minutes"
From the source: No expedited tier

Checking status and verifying an apostille

Verify an issued 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.
Check a request's status: No status-tracking page is published for this office.

Remote online notarization

Status

Remote online notarization is not permitted here. That is an attested no, not a gap in the source.

Legal basis

No statute authorizes RON; O.C.G.A. § 45-17-8.1(a) requires the notary to sign the notarial certificate "by hand in ink," read to preclude electronic/remote notarization

What the notary must register

N/A (no RON program)

How the signer is identified

In-person rules only — personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence (government-issued photo ID, passport, permanent resident card) or credible witness(es) (O.C.G.A. § 45-17-8(e))

Fee caps

Standard notarial act: $2.00 USD

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

Pending: HB 289 (2025–26, "remote online notaries public and remote online notarizations") — House Committee favorably reported by substitute Mar. 6, 2026; no enactment found as of Aug. 9, 2026 (unverified final disposition). Max standard fee $2.00 per notarial act (administering an oath $2.00; each attendance to make proof and certifying same $2.00; every other certificate $2.00) — O.C.G.A. § 45-17-11; fee must be disclosed in advance; charging fees optional. Georgia Dept. of Revenue accepts out-of-state remote notarizations for its filings (ADMIN-2025-03) — does not authorize GA notaries to perform RON

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