# Apostille in Michigan

- **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/michigan/
- **Title:** Apostille in Michigan — United States | Andrii Co.
- **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/michigan/index.md for: en

> Apostille guide for Michigan, United States: the competent authority is Michigan Department of State — Office of the Great Seal. 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:** Michigan, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

## Who issues the apostille

Michigan Department of State — Office of the Great Seal

## Which documents this office will accept

- **Copies:** Vital records: originals with original signatures; stamped/photocopied/facsimile signatures rejected
- **vital records:** must be certified copies from the county clerk or Michigan state registrar
- **foreign-language documents:** need a written English translation
- **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)

## Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

## The request form

A PDF request form. Download: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/18delrio/OGS_AUTHENTICATION_REQUEST_FORM.pdf

## Requesting online

There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. "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 Visits are by appointment. Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 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 Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.
- **Detroit** — 3046 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office. New Center
- **Flint** — G-5512 Fenton Road, Flint, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.
- **Grand Rapids** — 3665 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.
- **Lansing** — 3315 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.
- **Livonia** — 17176 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.
- **Marquette** — 2025 Highway 41 West, Marquette, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.
- **Pontiac** — 1270 Pontiac Road, Pontiac, MI Visits are by appointment. Hours: not published for this office.

## What it costs

- **$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.
- 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)
- No expedited service — "requests are processed in date order received"
- Include self-addressed stamped return envelope

## 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:** 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:** 2019-03-30
- **Registration:** 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)
- **Remote act cap:** $10.00 USD
- **Standard notarial act cap:** $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

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.

## Other United States jurisdictions (Markdown)

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- [Apostille in California](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Apostille in Colorado](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/colorado/index.md)
- [Apostille in Connecticut](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/connecticut/index.md)
- [Apostille in Delaware](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
- [Apostille in District of Columbia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/district-of-columbia/index.md)
- [Apostille in Florida](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/florida/index.md)
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