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Apostille in Mississippi

Verified as of

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.

Who issues the apostille

Competent authority

Mississippi Secretary of State (Business Services — Notary/Apostille/Authentication)

Which documents this office will accept

Copies

Notaries cannot make/authenticate notarized copies of certain government documents (birth certificates, death certificates, driver's licenses, passports, Social Security cards) — obtain certified copies from the issuing authority (e.g., MS Vital Records) instead

From the source

Document must be notarized by a Mississippi Notary Public or bear the signature of a Mississippi public official. Questions: Notary Division 601-359-1615

Certifications you may need first

No additional certification step is required before the apostille.

The request form

Form

A PDF request form.

Requesting online

Online route

There is no online request route — this office takes requests on paper.

Where to go in person

Jackson unverified

Secretary of State, 660 North Street, Jackson, MS 39202, Attn: Notary/Apostille/Authentication
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

Walk-in vs appointment not stated on official page (unverified); functions as physical/courier delivery address

“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.

What it costs

Fee

$5.00 USD per document

"The cost is $5.00 per document." (form: "$5.00 fee for each copy")

How to pay

By mail

Check or money order.

Make it payable to

Secretary of State

Copy that exactly as written.

From the source

"Make checks or money orders payable to Secretary of State."

Where to send your documents

By U.S. Mail
Secretary of State, P.O. Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205-0136, Attention: Notary/Apostille/Authentication

USPS not FedEx UPS DHL

By courier
Secretary of State, 660 North Street, Jackson, MS 39202, Attention: Notary/Apostille/Authentication

FedEx UPS DHL not USPS

FedEx / UPS / DHL labels ask for a recipient phone number — the office's published number is 601-359-1615.

From the source

"If you wish to use Federal Express our physical address is" the 660 North Street address

How long it takes

Processing time is not published for this office.

From the source

Not stated on official pages (unverified)

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 not permitted here. That is an attested no, not a gap in the source.

Legal basis

The Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts (HB 1156 (2020), MCA § 25-34-1 et seq., eff. July 1, 2021) authorizes in-person electronic notarization only, not RIN/RON

What the notary must register

N/A (no RON). Standard commission application fee $25 (NNA)

How the signer is identified

N/A for remote acts — physical presence required for all notarial acts

Fee caps

Standard notarial act: $5.00 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

"The state of Mississippi has not yet enacted permanent statutes or published rules authorizing Notaries Public to perform remote notarizations" (NNA). RON bills died: HB 1168 (2024, died in committee 3/5/2024) and HB 1154 (2025, passed House, died in Senate committee 3/4/2025). COVID-era remote notarization (2020 executive order/SOS guidance) has expired (unverified — expiration date not confirmed on a current official page). Max standard fee: "A notarial officer may charge a fee in an amount not to exceed Five Dollars ($5.00)" per notarial act (MCA § 25-34-9, eff. July 1, 2021), unless prohibited/further limited by Secretary of State rules; SOS Rule 9.1 lists $5.00 per signature/person for acknowledgments, oaths/affirmations, jurats, and signature witnessings. SOS proposed-rule filing shows possible fee-schedule changes (amounts up to $10.00) — adoption status unverified

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