# Apostille in Wisconsin

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

> Apostille guide for Wisconsin, United States: the competent authority is Wisconsin Secretary of State (Madison). 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:** Wisconsin, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

## Who issues the apostille

Wisconsin Secretary of State (Madison)

## Which documents this office will accept

- **Wet ink:** The document must carry an original, hand-signed signature (and seal where one applies). An electronically notarized document — what a remote online notarization produces — cannot satisfy that, so a RON notarization cannot feed this paper chain.
- **school documents:** must be certified by an authorized school official and then notarized
- **vital records:** must be Wisconsin-issued originals (no copies; out-of-state vital records not accepted)
- **From the source:** Notarized documents must bear wet-ink stamped or embossed notarization by a Wisconsin notary; other documents must be certified/issued by Wisconsin public officials. No county-level pre-certification step

## Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

## The request form

A PDF request form. Download: https://sos.wi.gov/Documents/SOSWIApostille%26AuthenticationOrderForm.pdf Instructions: https://sos.wi.gov/Documents/SOSWIApostille%26AuthenticationInstructionSheet.pdf

## Requesting online

Part of the request is made online; the documents themselves still reach the office on paper. Portal: https://sos-services.wi.gov/ Customers may initiate orders and pay online, but "required documents must still be mailed or delivered to the office"

## Where to go in person

- **Madison** — B41 W State Capitol, Madison, WI 53703 Open for walk-in service. Hours: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Thu 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Same-day service is offered. "continues to accept walk-in visitors and process requests in person"; no appointment requirement stated; same-day generally available with expedited fee

## What it costs

- **$10.00 USD** per document — $10 per document (standard)

### Faster service

- **$25.00 USD** per document — Turnaround: Expedited: 1–3 business days per FAQ (how-to page says expedited mail 2–4 business days); walk-in expedited "generally available same-day at the Secretary's office" — "additional $25 expedited fee which totals $35 per document"

## How to pay

- **By mail:** check or money order
- **In person:** cash
- The payee name is not published — confirm the payee on the official request form before you write a check.
- Card, cash, check, or money order (office cannot make change for bills over $50); channels not itemized in source (cash placed in person, check/money order under mail; card channel unattributed). Payee string not published in the source block

## Where to send your documents

- **Mailing address:** Wisconsin Secretary of State, PO Box 7848, Madison, WI 53707-7848

## How long it takes

- **By mail:** Standard mail: 7–20 days from the day the office receives the documents
- **In person:** Walk-in expedited: "generally available same-day at the Secretary's office"
- **Expedited:** Expedited: 1–3 business days per FAQ (how-to page says expedited mail 2–4 business days)

## 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:** Wis. Stat. § 140.145 (notarial acts for remotely located individuals), created by 2019 Wisconsin Act 125 (signed March 3, 2020; published March 4, 2020; effective the day after publication per Wis. Stat. 991.11). DFI: RON available since Act 125 signing
- **Registration:** Yes (notification model) — before the first remote notarial act the notary must notify the Department of Financial Institutions and identify the technology (WS 140.20(2)); in practice the notary registers with one or more DFI-approved RON technology providers, completes the provider's onboarding, and the provider informs DFI (RON status then shows in the notary search database). No state registration fee published. Approved provider list: https://dfi.wi.gov/apps/NotaryTechProvider/TechProvider
- **How the signer is identified:** Personal knowledge (WS 140.07(1)); oath/affirmation of a credible witness; or at least 2 different types of identity proofing (WS 140.145(3)(a)) — credential analysis against trusted third-party data sources plus dynamic KBA (minimum 80% passing score)
- 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 identified — ch. 140 sets no per-act fee schedule (unverified). Max standard fee: no statutory cap identified — no per-act maximum published by DFI or in ch. 140 (DFI lists only commission fees: 4-year application $20, attorney permanent $50) (unverified). Wisconsin notaries are regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions; apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State

## 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. 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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- [Apostille in Arkansas](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/index.md)
- [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)
- [Apostille in Georgia](https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/georgia/index.md)
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