# Apostille in Rhode Island

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

> Apostille guide for Rhode Island, United States: the competent authority is Rhode Island Department of State (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:** Rhode Island, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

## Who issues the apostille

Rhode Island Department of State (Secretary of State), Business Services Division

## Which documents this office will accept

- **vital records:** only RI Department of Health Center for Vital Records copies signed by the State Registrar (city/town-issued certificates not accepted)
- **court documents:** certified by the issuing court (divorce decrees — RI Family Court Clerk)
- **probate records:** certified by the city/town probate court
- **criminal background checks:** with Attorney General's office seal/signature
- **personal and most educational documents:** notarized by an RI notary (complete certificate, matching signature, inked stamp)
- **From the source:** Original signatures/seals required

## Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

## The request form

A PDF request form. Download: https://docs.sos.ri.gov/documents/BusinessServices/Apostille-Order-Form.pdf

## Requesting online

Part of the request is made online; the documents themselves still reach the office on paper. Portal: https://services.sos.ri.gov/Home/Index Online form + online payment; original documents still mailed in

## Where to go in person

- **Providence** — RI Department of State, Business Services Division/Apostille, 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904 The source does not state whether this office takes walk-ins, appointments or drop-offs only. Hours: not published for this office. In-person submission accepted; walk-in vs. appointment not stated on official page (unverified); same-day not stated

## What it costs

- **$5.00 USD** per document — $5 per document (mail/in person)
- **$5.00 USD** per document — Applies to: all (online portal orders) — Surcharge: plus a $0.75 enhanced access fee — Online portal: "$5.00 per document, plus a $0.75 enhanced access fee"

## How to pay

- **By mail:** check or money order
- **Online:** prepayment through the online portal
- **Make it payable to:** RI Department of State — copy that exactly as written.
- Check or money order payable to "RI Department of State" (no cash by mail; contact office if unable to pay by check/money order); online payment via the services portal

## Where to send your documents

- **Mailing address:** RI Department of State, Business Services Division/Apostille, 148 West River Street, Providence, RI 02904

## How long it takes

- **By mail:** "Documents submitted for legalization are processed within 3-5 business days of receipt"
- No expedited processing (expedited return delivery only via prepaid DHL/FedEx/UPS label)
- Expedited return delivery only via prepaid DHL/FedEx/UPS label

## 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.
- **Check request status:** https://business.sos.ri.gov/Apostille/SubmissionStatus — Order-status check (no public apostille verification register found)

## Remote online notarization

- Remote online notarization is permitted here.
- **Legal basis:** R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 42-30.1-12.1 and 42-30.1-12.2 (P.L. 2022, ch. 438/439), effective June 30, 2022
- **In force since:** 2022-06-30
- **Registration:** Notification — before the first remote act the notary must notify the commissioning agency (RI Department of State) and identify the technologies to be used (§ 42-30.1-12.1(f))
- **How the signer is identified:** (1) personal knowledge (§ 42-30.1-6(a)); (2) oath/affirmation of a credible witness appearing before the notary; or (3) at least two (2) different types of identity proofing (statute does not name KBA/credential analysis/biometric specifically)
- **Remote act cap:** $25.00 USD
- **Standard notarial act cap:** $25.00 USD
- **From the source:** Max RON fee: "a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per document or notarization" for remote acts (R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30.1-20.1); the same cap applies to standard acts (§ 42-30.1-20.1); all fees must be disclosed before the act. Audio-visual recording required, retained at least 10 years. Electronic notarial acts must be capable of authentication by the RI Department of State for apostille purposes

> **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.

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