# Apostille in Illinois - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/illinois/ - **Title:** Apostille in Illinois — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/illinois/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Illinois, United States: the competent authority is Illinois Secretary of State — Index Department. 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:** Illinois, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 About this entry's sources: Official apostille page (ilsos.gov/departments/index/apostilles.html) robots-blocked at research time — fee is from the official ILSOS fee page; most other apostille facts unverified. meta.sources include the HCCH directory page, one unofficial page (apostilleprousa.com), and the NNA reference, per the source block ## Who issues the apostille Illinois Secretary of State — Index Department HCCH lists: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State ## Which documents this office will accept - **From the source:** Document must be notarized by an Illinois-commissioned notary (or signed by an official whose signature is on file with the state, e.g., registrar/county clerk/vital records official); no county-clerk pre-certification of the notary required — SOS authenticates the notary signature directly (unverified — official page inaccessible) ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form The request form is not published online — confirm with the office whether it wants a form, and which one, before you send anything. ## Requesting online There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. ## Where to go in person - **Springfield** — Index Department, 111 E. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62756 The source does not state whether this office takes walk-ins, appointments or drop-offs only. Hours: not published for this office. Per NNA reference; walk-in policy unverified. A third-party page instead lists Springfield at 2701 S. Dirksen Pkwy, conflicting and unverified - **Chicago** — 69 W. Washington St., Suite 1240, Chicago, IL 60602 Open for walk-in service. Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (apostille processing to 4:00 p.m.) Same-day service is offered. Same-day first-come first-served (unverified — commercial source) ## What it costs - **$2.00 USD** per document — "Apostilles, Certificates Of Authority and Certificates Of Incumbency $2" (per document; official ILSOS fee page) ## How to pay - **By mail:** check or money order - **Make it payable to:** Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written. - Check/money order payable to Secretary of State (unverified — official page inaccessible; credit-card acceptance not confirmed) ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Secretary of State, Index Department, 111 E. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62756 - **From the source:** Per NNA reference (unverified) ## How long it takes - **By mail:** Mail: 7–14 business days (unverified) - **In person:** Walk-in: same-day, first-come first-served (unverified) - No expedited tier published ## 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:** 5 ILCS 312 art. VI-A (electronic notarial acts, incl. via audio-video communication) and 5 ILCS 312/6A-103(b); enacted by SB 2664, P.A. 102-160 (signed July 23, 2021); operational once implementing rules (14 Ill. Adm. Code 176) were adopted — reported effective June 5, 2023 (unverified on an official page) - **Registration:** Separate commission required — Electronic Notary Public commission from the Secretary of State ($25 application; NNA notes the $25 e-notary fee is waived for two years starting July 15, 2026 (unverified)); bonds: $5,000 standard notary, $25,000 electronic notary, or $30,000 combined; e-notarization system providers must enroll only commissioned e-notaries and report enrollments to SOS within 5 days (5 ILCS 312/6A-101); mandatory course of study since Jan. 1, 2024; notary must be located in Illinois when performing the act (5 ILCS 312/6A-104(f)) - **How the signer is identified:** For audio-video (remote) electronic notarizations (5 ILCS 312/6A-103(b); 14 Ill. Adm. Code 176.835, 176.860): (1) personal knowledge; or (2) remote electronic presentation of a government-issued ID credential + credential analysis of front and back + dynamic KBA assessment (min. 5 questions from public/private data sources, ≥80% correct). Credible witness personally known to the notary also recognized (per NNA). Illinois also allows any notary to perform remote (paper) notarial acts via two-way audio-video with a compliant certification procedure (14 Ill. Adm. Code 176 subpart provisions) - **Remote act cap:** $25.00 USD - **Standard notarial act cap:** $5.00 USD - **From the source:** $25 max for any electronic notarial act (5 ILCS 312/3-104; 14 Ill. Adm. Code 176.540 cross-references); remote notarization of a paper document by a non-electronic notary falls under the $5 non-electronic cap (unverified). $5 max for any non-electronic notarial act (5 ILCS 312/3-104); itemized receipts required; notarial fee must appear separate and distinct from other charges. Six SOS-approved e-notarization platforms reported (BlueNotary, Clear Sign, DocVerify, eNotaryLog, Pavaso, SIGNiX) (unverified list) ## Other things the source says Request form via https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/apostilles.html (direct PDF URL not confirmed — page blocked to automated fetch) > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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