United States

Apostille in Nevada

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.

This entry as a whole leans on non-official sources rather than the office's own pages. Treat every fact on it as unconfirmed.

About this entry's sources: The whole NV apostille entry is provisional — nvsos.gov blocked automated verification (bot protection; reference §5 blocked-site list); both nvsos.gov source URLs were unreachable at research time and two meta.sources are third-party guides. Manual re-check before launch

Who issues the apostille

Competent authority

Nevada Secretary of State

HCCH lists: Secretary of State; Chief Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State

Which documents this office will accept unverified

From the source: Document must be notarized by a currently commissioned Nevada notary or be a certified/original copy issued by a government office (e.g., vital records); no county-level pre-certification required (unverified)

“Unverified” marks a value we could not confirm against an official page. Facts without the marker are not therefore audited — always confirm money and addresses with the office before you send anything.

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.

What the source does say about this office is in the notes at the end of this page.

Requesting online

Online route: There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper. unverified
From the source: No true online portal found (unverified)

Where to go in person

Carson City unverified

202 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701

Access: The source does not state whether this office takes walk-ins, appointments or drop-offs only.
Hours: Not published for this office.
From the source: Main/mailing office (unverified — official page unreachable)

Las Vegas unverified

Grant Sawyer Building, 555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 5200, Las Vegas, NV 89101

Access: The source does not state whether this office takes walk-ins, appointments or drop-offs only.
Hours: Not published for this office.
From the source: Third-party sources conflict: a 2026 guide states walk-in apostille requests are no longer accepted at the Las Vegas office (unverified — official page unreachable)

What it costs

Fee

$20.00 USD per document unverified

$20 per document (unverified — nvsos.gov unreachable; corroborated by multiple third-party 2026 guides)

How to pay unverified

Accepted methods: The source does not itemize which payment methods this office accepts.
From the source: Official page unreachable; third parties report check payable to "Secretary of State" (unverified)

Where to send your documents unverified

Mailing address: Nevada Secretary of State, Apostille, 202 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701
From the source: (unverified)

How long it takes unverified

By mail: Third-party reports: mail approx. 5–10 business days plus mail time
Expedited: Expedited tiers available for additional fees (reported range $75–$1,000)
From the source: (unverified) — official page unreachable; all processing figures are third-party reports

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

NRS 240.181–240.206 (Electronic Notarization Enabling Act), electronic notarization eff. July 1, 2015; audio-video (RON) provisions at NRS 240.1991–240.1999 (amendments through AB 325, ch. 243, 2021). Temporary RON rules 2018, made permanent Dec. 13, 2019 (unverified — per NNA)

What the notary must register

Required. Must register with the Secretary of State as an electronic notary public before performing electronic/remote acts; $50 registration fee (NRS 240.192); state-required training course ($45) + exam, score 75%+ (unverified — per NNA); separate $50 registration per additional RON technology vendor (unverified — per NNA)

How the signer is identified

One of (NRS 240.1997): (1) personal knowledge; (2) remote presentation of government-issued ID bearing photo + signature, PLUS credential analysis of the ID, PLUS dynamic knowledge-based authentication (KBA — NAC 240.697: 5 questions, 80% correct, 2-minute limit; credential analysis via reputable third-party vendor/software, NAC 240.695); (3) other method compliant with SOS regulations; (4) valid digital certificate meeting state standards. Credible witness: in-person notarization only, not listed for remote acts. No biometric requirement

Fee caps

Standard notarial act: $15.00 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

Max RON fee: $25 per signature for acknowledgment or jurat; $25 for oath/affirmation (NRS 240.197) (unverified — statute text unreachable; per NNA). Standard fees itemized per act type (NRS 240.100; amounts set by AB 245 (2021), eff. July 1, 2021): acknowledgment $15 first signature of each signer, $7.50 each additional signature; jurat $15 per signature; oath or affirmation $7.50; certified copy $7.50 — maxStandardFeeCents carries the schedule's highest per-act rate ($15). Travel: up to $15/hr (6 a.m.–7 p.m.), $30/hr (7 p.m.–6 a.m.), 2-hr minimum, if agreed in advance. RON technology vendors must be SOS-approved Electronic Notary Solution Providers. nvsos.gov was unreachable (bot protection) during research; statute figures cross-checked on leg.state.nv.us where possible

Other things the source says

Request form: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/businesses/apostille/completing-request-form (submission-instructions page; direct PDF URL unverified — site unreachable). E-register: none (no Nevada e-register listed by HCCH)

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