# Apostille in Vermont - **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/vermont/ - **Title:** Apostille in Vermont — United States | Andrii Co. - **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/vermont/index.md for: en > Apostille guide for Vermont, United States: the competent authority is Vermont Secretary of State — issued by Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) on behalf of the Secretary of State. 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:** Vermont, United States - **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026 ## Who issues the apostille Vermont Secretary of State — issued by Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) on behalf of the Secretary of State Business-registry document copies via SOS Business Services Division ## Which documents this office will accept - **Copies:** Documents must be original certifications from the legal custodian of the record ("Duplicates will be rejected") - **From the source:** Notarized documents require original signatures and notarization meeting Vermont statutory requirements; no county/town clerk intermediate certification step stated ## Certifications you may need first No additional certification step is required before the apostille. ## The request form A PDF request form. Form: VSARA-35 Download: https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/VSARA/Forms_Procedures/Form_VSARA-35.pdf Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request. Business copies form: https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/Business%20Services%20Division/misc-1b_apostilled-or-authenticated-copies-request.pdf ## Requesting online Part of the request is made online; the documents themselves still reach the office on paper. Partial — only when ordered simultaneously with certified Vermont vital records through the Vital Records Request Service; otherwise no online request ## Where to go in person - **Middlesex** — VSARA, 1078 U.S. Route 2, Middlesex, VT Documents are dropped off here. Hours: not published for this office. Drop-off only (drop box available); no walk-in counter or appointment service stated - **Montpelier** — Business Services Division, 128 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633 Open for walk-in service. Hours: 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Mon–Fri For business-registry copies only (division walk-in hours) ## What it costs - **$10.00 USD** per document — "$10 per apostille/authentication" ## How to pay - **By mail:** check or money order - **Make it payable to:** VT Secretary of State — copy that exactly as written. - Check or money order payable to "VT Secretary of State," in U.S. dollars; cash and credit/debit cards NOT accepted ## Where to send your documents - **Mailing address:** Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, 1078 U.S. Route 2 – Middlesex, Montpelier, VT 05633-7701 ## How long it takes - This office publishes no turnaround commitment. Nothing here is estimated from other offices. - Not stated on VSARA apostille page (unverified). Business Services Division apostilled/authenticated copies of business filings: "Please allow 7-10 business days for processing." No expedited processing; expedited/trackable RETURN shipping only if requester includes prepaid label/envelope - Expedited/trackable return shipping only if requester includes prepaid label/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:** 26 V.S.A. ch. 103 (RULONA), subch. 9; remote notarization for remotely located individuals under 26 V.S.A. § 5379, operational through SOS rules: emergency Rules for Remote and Electronic Notarial Acts adopted March 4, 2024; permanent rules adopted February 26, 2025 (CVR 04-30-015). Underlying RULONA effective July 1, 2019 (unverified on fetched pages) - **Registration:** Yes — special endorsement from the Secretary of State's Office required before performing remote/electronic notarial acts (26 V.S.A. § 5341(d)); endorsement fee $30.00 (26 V.S.A. § 5324(b)) - **How the signer is identified:** (a) notary's personal knowledge (26 VSA 5379(b)(2)(A)); (b) oath/affirmation of a credible witness (26 VSA 5379(b)(2)(B)); or (c) two forms of identity proofing: credential analysis AND dynamic KBA (26 VSA 5379(b)(2)(C); CVR 04-30-015 § 8-6(a)). KBA standard: minimum 5 questions, 80% correct within 2 minutes, one retake within 24 hours (CVR 04-30-015 § 8-6(b)) - 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: no statutory cap — Vermont law sets no per-act fee schedule. Max standard fee: no statutory cap — statutes are silent on fees notaries may charge clients (per NNA Vermont state-law summary); commission fee to the state is $30.00 (26 VSA 5324(a)). Special endorsement covers both electronic (in-person) and remote notarial acts ## Other things the source says E-register: none found on official site > **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. 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