# Apostille in Iowa - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/iowa/ - **Title:** Apostille in Iowa — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/iowa/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Iowa, United States: the competent authority is Iowa Secretary of State, Business 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:** Iowa, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services Division ## Which documents this office will accept - **From the source:** "The state can only certify documents that were signed by a notary or elected official within the state" — documents must bear the signature of an Iowa notary or Iowa elected/public official (e.g., certified vital records/court documents); no county-level pre-certification step stated ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form A PDF request form. Download: https://sos.iowa.gov/business/pdf/APCERT.pdf Apostille or Certification Request Form; a copy of the document must accompany the form ## Requesting online Part of the request is made online; the documents themselves still reach the office on paper. Portal: https://filings.sos.iowa.gov Fast Track Filing system — submit via "Paper Filing Upload" as one multi-page PDF ## Where to go in person - **Des Moines** — Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services, Lucas Building, First Floor, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319 Open for walk-in service. Hours: 8:00 AM–3:30 PM Mon–Fri Same-day service is offered. No appointment required ## What it costs - **$5.00 USD** per document — "$5.00 per apostille or certification" ## How to pay - **By mail:** check - The payee name is not published — confirm the payee on the official request form before you write a check. - "Check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover accepted. Do not mail cash." — channel split and payee string not published in the source block ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Secretary of State, Business Services Division, Lucas Building, 1st Floor, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 ## How long it takes - This office publishes no turnaround commitment. Nothing here is estimated from other offices. - **In person:** In person: same-day walk-in service 8:00 AM–3:30 PM Mon–Fri - Mail: not stated on official page; expedited return shipping only with requester-provided prepaid label (e.g., FedEx) - Expedited return shipping only with requester-provided prepaid label (e.g., FedEx) ## 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:** Iowa Code § 9B.14A (notarial acts for remotely located individuals), effective July 1, 2020 (unverified date — 2019 amendments to Ch. 9B took effect 7/1/2020) - **Registration:** Notification, not registration — before the first remote act the notary must notify the Secretary of State and identify the technologies to be used (Iowa Code § 9B.14A(7)); must also complete an SOS-approved RON training course within 6 months before first remote act (IAC 721-43.5(3)"a") - **How the signer is identified:** Personal knowledge (§ 9B.7(1)); oath/affirmation of a credible witness (§§ 9B.7(2), 9B.14A(3)(a)); or at least two different types of identity-proofing processes/services: credential analysis (automated, NIST-standard) plus KBA (IAC 721-43.9(2)"a": minimum 5 questions from public/proprietary data sources, ≥80% correct). No biometric option specified - 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 ("reasonable fee") or standard fees — "a notary in Iowa may charge a reasonable fee". Remote notary info page: https://apps.sos.iowa.gov/remotenotary ## Other things the source says E-register: none — receiving countries may call the office to verify a certification number ((515) 281-5204). Since 2025 Iowa issues a single certificate format for all countries, printed on standard paper (no gold seal) > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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