Apostille : Connecticut
Quels documents cet organisme accepte
- Ancienneté maximale du document
Documents must be dated within the last 10 years (per SOTS page)
- D'après la source
Document must be notarized by a Connecticut notary or certified by a Connecticut official — eligible certifiers include town clerks, registrars of vital statistics, court clerks, state commissioners, and CT justices of the peace. Phone: 860-509-6002; BSD@ct.gov
Par type de document
| Type de document | Ce que cet organisme exige |
|---|---|
| vital records | must be certified copies obtained via DPH Vital Records / town registrar (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Vital-Records/How-to-Obtain-a-Record) |
Certifications éventuellement nécessaires au préalable
Aucune certification supplémentaire n'est requise avant l'apostille.
Le formulaire de demande
- Formulaire
Aucun formulaire papier : la demande se fait via le portail en ligne.
- D'après la source
None — online application only (paper request forms discontinued September 2, 2025)
Faire une demande en ligne
- Filière en ligne
La soumission en ligne est OBLIGATOIRE — cet organisme n'accepte plus les demandes papier.
- D'après la source
Online Apostille Application; mandatory — paper forms no longer accepted as of September 2, 2025. e-Apostille available beginning July 6, 2026; vital records (birth, death, marriage, adoption certificates) are not eligible for e-Apostille and require a traditional paper apostille
Où se présenter en personne
Hartford
165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000, Hartford, CT 06106- Accès
Les documents sont déposés ici.
- Horaires
Non publiés pour cet organisme.
- D'après la source
Secretary of the State, Authentications and Apostilles — hand-delivery/courier (FedEx/UPS/DHL) drop-off address; walk-in counter/appointment policy and same-day service not stated on current page
Ce que cela coûte
| Frais | S'applique à | Détails |
|---|---|---|
| $40.00 USD par document | certifying incumbency/official character (judges of probate, notaries public) | Statutory fee per C.G.S. § 3-99a |
| $15.00 USD par document | certifying incumbency in adoption cases | Statutory fee per C.G.S. § 3-99a |
| $50.00 USD par document | certificate under the state seal of any fact/record without special provision | Statutory fee per C.G.S. § 3-99a |
Service accéléré
- En ligne
$50.00 USD non vérifié
La source ne précise pas comment ce frais est calculé.
within "24 hours of the Authentications and Apostille Unit receiving the documents"
Expedited surcharge amount not published (statutory $50 expedited-services fee exists in § 3-99a; application to apostille orders unverified)
Comment payer non vérifié
- En ligne
Prépaiement via le portail en ligne.
- D'après la source
Collected through the Online Apostille Application system (card payment implied; unverified — page publishes no payment details)
Où envoyer vos documents
- Par courrier postal américain (USPS)
- Secretary of the State, Authentications and Apostilles, P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115-0470
USPS pas FedEx UPS DHL
- Par coursier
- Secretary of the State
Authentications and Apostilles
165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000
Hartford, CT 06106FedEx UPS DHL pas USPS
Les étiquettes FedEx / UPS / DHL demandent un numéro de téléphone du destinataire — le numéro publié par l'organisme est 860-509-6002.
- D'après la source
The page lists the courier/hand-delivery route ("If sending via FedEx, UPS, DHL, or hand-delivering") as the "Preferred Mailing Method" and USPS to the PO Box as the "Slower Mailing Method"
Combien de temps cela prend
- Par courrier
Regular orders: within "5–7 business days of the Authentication and Apostille Unit receiving the documents"
- Accéléré
e-Apostille and Expedited orders: within "24 hours of the Authentications and Apostille Unit receiving the documents"
Vérifier le statut et authentifier une apostille
- Vérifier une apostille délivrée
Aucun registre de vérification public n'est publié pour cet organisme. Cela ne signifie pas qu'une apostille ne peut pas être vérifiée — demandez à l'organisme comment il la confirme.
- Vérifier le statut d'une demande
Aucune page de suivi de statut n'est publiée pour cet organisme.
Notarisation en ligne à distance
- Statut
La notarisation en ligne à distance est autorisée ici.
- Fondement juridique
Public Act 23-28 (signed June 12, 2023), effective October 1, 2023; codified at Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-95b
- En vigueur depuis
October 1, 2023
- Ce que le notaire doit enregistrer
No — no registration with or notification to the Secretary of the State before performing remote notarization; no state approval or published list of technology/system providers
- Comment l'identité du signataire est vérifiée
Notary must "reasonably identify" the signer by one or more of (C.G.S. § 3-95b(b)(2); SOTS Notary Manual): (1) personal knowledge; (2) unexpired government-issued photo ID bearing photograph, name and signature (e.g., driver's license, passport) presented via the communication technology; (3) at least two distinct third-party identity-proofing processes/services verifying identity through public or private data sources (manual describes third-party ID verification systems using biometric data or unique ID numbers); (4) oath/affirmation of a credible witness who is physically present with the notary or signer, or communicates in real time with both, has personal knowledge of the signer, and is identified by one of the preceding methods. No prescribed KBA/credential-analysis standard
- Plafonds de frais
Acte à distance : $5.00 USD
Acte notarié standard : $5.00 USD
- D'après la source
No separate RON cap — general $5.00-per-act cap applies: "the fee for any act performed by a notary public ... is five dollars ($5.00) plus an additional thirty-five cents ($.35) for each mile traveled" (SOTS Notary Public Manual; C.G.S. § 3-95). No audio-visual recording requirement — manual: "No, unlike in other states, the Connecticut law does not require the notary to keep a recording" (10-year retention recommended). Remote notarization prohibited for: wills/trusts, property sales/conveyances and real estate closing documents, health care directives, standby guardianship papers, powers of attorney (per SOTS manual)
Autres précisions apportées par la source
Current per-document price inside the mandatory online ordering system not published on the public page (unverified). E-register: Connecticut Apostille Verification Portal referenced on official page for verifying (e-)apostilles; public URL not published (portal sits under sots.service.ct.gov, login-gated) (unverified)
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