Apostille in Michigan
Which documents this office will accept
- Copies
Vital records: originals with original signatures; stamped/photocopied/facsimile signatures rejected
- From the source
Notarized documents must show notary's full name, signature, date of notarization, commission expiration date, county of commission (and county of execution if different)
By document type
| Document type | What this office requires |
|---|---|
| vital records | must be certified copies from the county clerk or Michigan state registrar |
| foreign-language documents | need a written English translation |
Certifications you may need first
No additional certification step is required before the apostille.
The request form
- Form
A PDF request form.
Requesting online
- Online route
There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper.
- From the source
"Documents cannot be authenticated or apostilled by the Office of the Great Seal online."
Where to go in person
Lansing
Richard H. Austin Building, 430 W. Allegan Street, 1st Floor, Lansing, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
- From the source
Office of the Great Seal. All offices: "Authentications may be done by mail or in-person by appointment only"; scheduling: https://dsvsesvc.sos.state.mi.us/TAP/?Link=APPOINTMENT
Clinton Township
37015 Gratiot Avenue, Clinton Township, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
Detroit
3046 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
- From the source
New Center
Flint
G-5512 Fenton Road, Flint, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
Grand Rapids
3665 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
Lansing
3315 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
Livonia
17176 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
Marquette
2025 Highway 41 West, Marquette, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
Pontiac
1270 Pontiac Road, Pontiac, MI- Access
Visits are by appointment.
- Hours
Not published for this office.
What it costs
- Fee
$1.00 USD per document
"$1 per document" ("Fee is $1.00 per document")
How to pay
- By mail
Check or money order.
- Make it payable to
State of Michigan
Copy that exactly as written.
- From the source
Check or money order payable to "State of Michigan"; no cash ("please do not send cash")
Where to send your documents
- Mailing address
- Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal, 7064 Crowner Drive, Lansing, MI 48918
- From the source
FAQ page renders it "7064 Crowner Blvd., Lansing, MI 48918-1750" — conflicting rendering across official pages. Include signed Authentication Request Form, payment, and self-addressed stamped return envelope
How long it takes
- By mail
Mail: "1-2 weeks"; courier delivery (UPS/FedEx) does not speed processing
- In person
In-person: by appointment (same-day completion not stated on official pages)
- From the source
No expedited service — "requests are processed in date order received"
Getting your documents back
A self-addressed stamped envelope is required.
Include self-addressed stamped return envelope
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 permitted here.
- Legal basis
MCL 55.286b (Michigan Law on Notarial Acts, as amended by 2018 PA 360); remote electronic notarization platform provisions effective March 30, 2019
- In force since
March 30, 2019
- What the notary must register
Yes — before performing electronic/remote notarial acts, notary must notify the Secretary of State and identify the electronic notarization system to be used (MCL 55.286(2)); submitted via the "Electronic and Remote Notary Request for Change" form with vendor documentation confirming enrollment; must use a Secretary of State–approved remote electronic notarization platform
- How the signer is identified
Via SOS-approved RON platform using: credential analysis (third party affirms validity of an ID document through review of public/proprietary data sources, conducted remotely) and identity proofing (third party verifies identity through review of personal information from public/proprietary data sources, i.e., KBA-type check, conducted remotely). Personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence rules of the base statute also apply (unverified — exact combination requirement not restated on an official page)
- Fee caps
Remote act: $10.00 USD
Standard notarial act: $10.00 USD
- From the source
$10.00 RON cap — same cap as any notarial act; no separate RON fee in MCL 55.285. "The fee charged by a notary public for performing a notarial act shall not be more than $10.00 for any individual transaction or notarial act." (MCL 55.285(7)); separate travel fee may be agreed before travel. Fee must be disclosed (sign or verbal notice) before the act
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