# Apostilla: Washington

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> Guida all'apostilla per Washington, Stati Uniti: l'autorità competente è Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division (Apostille Program). Verificato il 2026-08-09.

Tutto quanto segue è trascritto dalle fonti pubblicate proprie di questo ufficio e riportato con le sue stesse parole. Un valore che non siamo riusciti a confermare su una pagina ufficiale reca il contrassegno "non verificato" — ma l'assenza di questo contrassegno non garantisce che un fatto sia stato verificato, e i dubbi espressi dalla fonte stessa restano nelle note qui riportate testualmente. Verificare tariffe, indirizzi e scadenze con l'ufficio prima di inviare documenti o denaro.

- **Guida alle apostille:** Washington, Stati Uniti
- **Verificato il** August 9, 2026

## Chi rilascia l'apostilla

Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division (Apostille Program)

## Quali documenti accetta questo ufficio

- **Copie:** Vital records: only original (unaltered) or certified copies accepted
- **Secondo la fonte:** No county-level step. Notarized documents: notarial certificate must be complete, signed, and stamped by a Washington State notary. Apostille "not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories or possessions"

## Certificazioni eventualmente necessarie in anticipo

Prima dell'apostilla non è richiesto alcun passaggio di certificazione aggiuntivo.

## Il modulo di richiesta

Un modulo di richiesta PDF compilabile. Dove ottenerlo: https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/6.2025%20-%20Apostilles%20request%20form.pdf Apostille Authentication Request (fillable), rev. 6/2025; the form prints mailing address PO Box 40228

## Richiesta online

Non esiste una modalità di richiesta online — questo ufficio elabora le richieste solo su carta. No general online portal — mail or in person. Digital e-apostille pilot launched February 2024 (7th state; per SOS news release); no request link published on the current apostille resource page

## Dove recarsi di persona

- **Tumwater** — 243 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 Aperto senza appuntamento. Orari: Mon–Thu 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Fri 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. PST Servizio in giornata: Disponibile. Termine ultimo: same-day processing if in 30 min before closing ($150 same-day fee) Walk-in (no appointment stated)
- **Cheney** — 960 Washington St, Cheney, WA 99004 Aperto senza appuntamento. Orari: Mon–Wed & Fri 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., closed Thursdays and state holidays Servizio in giornata: Disponibile. Termine ultimo: arrive 30 min before closing Eastern WA; same-day service ONLY ($150 fee)

## Quanto costa

- **$15.00 USD** per documento — "$15.00 per document" (apostille or certificate of authentication)

### Servizio più rapido

- **$100.00 USD** ogni 10 documenti — Per posta — typically 2–3 business days from receipt — $100 expedite fee per each 10 documents (1–10 docs = $100; 11–20 = $200), in addition to $15.00/document
- **$150.00 USD** ogni 10 documenti — Di persona — same day (in person) — "an additional $150 same day fee for the first 10 documents. If there are more than 10 documents an additional $100 expedite fee will apply. (1-10 documents = $150.00, 11-20 documents = $250, etc.)" — in addition to $15.00/document; may be limited by business hours, cutoff times, and volume; documents must arrive 30 minutes before closing

## Come pagare

- **Per posta:** assegno o vaglia postale
- **Intestare a:** Secretary of State — Copiare esattamente come scritto.
- Check or money order payable in U.S. dollars; cards/cash not mentioned on official pages

## Dove inviare i documenti

- **Per posta statunitense (USPS) (USPS — non FedEx / UPS / DHL):** Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, PO Box 40234, Olympia, WA 98504-0234
- **Per corriere (FedEx / UPS / DHL — non USPS):** Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division, 243 Israel Rd SE, Tumwater, WA 98501
- Le etichette FedEx / UPS / DHL richiedono un numero di telefono del destinatario — il numero pubblicato dall'ufficio è 360-725-0377.
- **Secondo la fonte:** The 6/2025 request form prints "PO Box 40228 Olympia, WA 98504-0234" — discrepancy on form; web pages consistently say PO Box 40234. The division "has only one mailing address" (the PO Box); "Commercial couriers such as UPS and FEDEX must use our overnight address" — the Tumwater street address, which "can only receive overnight deliveries by a commercial carrier" and cannot receive regular mail

## Quanto tempo richiede

- **Per posta:** Standard (mail): typically 7–10 business days from receipt
- **Di persona:** Same-day (in person): processed while you wait (may be limited by business hours, cutoff times, and volume; documents must arrive 30 minutes before closing)
- **Accelerato:** Expedited: typically 2–3 business days from receipt

## Checking status and verifying an apostille

- **Verificare un'apostilla rilasciata:** https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/apostilles-program/apostille-and-certificate-authenticity-search — Search by Date Printed + Document Number

## Notarizzazione online a distanza

- Qui la notarizzazione online a distanza è consentita.
- **Base giuridica:** RCW 42.45.280 (notarial acts for remotely located individuals), enacted by 2019 c 154 (SB 5641); underlying RULONA (ch. 42.45 RCW) effective July 1, 2018; amended by 2026 c 21 (SHB 2158) with changes effective January 1, 2027 (per RCW legislative history)
- **In vigore dal:** 2020-10-01
- **Cosa deve registrare il notaio:** Yes — notary must hold an electronic records notary public endorsement from the Washington State Department of Licensing (remote/electronic endorsement application $15, WAC 308-30-060, per NNA); before performing the first remote notarial act, must notify the director (DOL) and identify the communication technologies to be used (RCW 42.45.280)
- **Come viene identificato il firmatario:** One of: (a) notary's personal knowledge (RCW 42.45.050(1)); (b) oath/affirmation of a credible witness with personal knowledge of the signer (WAC 308-30-300(4)(b)); or (c) at least two different types of identity proofing: credential analysis via automated software (WAC 308-30-300(2)) plus KBA quiz of minimum 5 questions with at least 80% correct (WAC 308-30-300(3))
- **Atto a distanza:** $25.00 USD
- **Atto notarile standard:** $15.00 USD
- **Secondo la fonte:** Max standard fee $15.00 per act — witnessing/attesting a signature; acknowledgment or verification upon oath/affirmation; certifying/attesting a copy; administering an oath/affirmation; certifying an event/act (WAC 308-30-220). No charge permitted for noting protest of a negotiable instrument; actual copying costs may be charged; travel fees only by advance agreement and disclosed as voluntary. Notaries are regulated by the Department of Licensing (not the SOS); apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State. Max RON fee $25.00 per remote notarial act (WAC 308-30-220)

## Altre informazioni riportate dalla fonte

In-person office visits recorded to public record

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** Non sono un avvocato abilitato in questo Stato. Non sono autorizzato a redigere atti legali, dare consulenza legale — incluso in materia di immigrazione — né a richiedere compenso per tali attività.

## Other United States jurisdictions (Markdown)

- [Apostilla: Federal](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/federal/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Federal courts](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/federal-courts/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Consular records (CRBA)](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/consular-records/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Alabama](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/alabama/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Alaska](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/alaska/index.md)
- [Apostilla: American Samoa](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/american-samoa/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Arizona](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Arkansas](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/index.md)
- [Apostilla: California](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Colorado](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/colorado/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Connecticut](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/connecticut/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Delaware](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
- [Apostilla: District of Columbia](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/district-of-columbia/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Florida](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/florida/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Georgia](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/georgia/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Guam](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/guam/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Hawaii](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/hawaii/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Idaho](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/idaho/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Illinois](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/illinois/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Indiana](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/indiana/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Iowa](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/iowa/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Kansas](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/kansas/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Kentucky](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/kentucky/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Louisiana](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/louisiana/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Maine](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/maine/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Maryland](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/maryland/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Massachusetts](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/massachusetts/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Michigan](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/michigan/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Minnesota](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/minnesota/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Mississippi](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/mississippi/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Missouri](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/missouri/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Montana](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/montana/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Nebraska](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/nebraska/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Nevada](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/nevada/index.md)
- [Apostilla: New Hampshire](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/new-hampshire/index.md)
- [Apostilla: New Jersey](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/new-jersey/index.md)
- [Apostilla: New Mexico](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/new-mexico/index.md)
- [Apostilla: New York](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/new-york/index.md)
- [Apostilla: North Carolina](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/north-carolina/index.md)
- [Apostilla: North Dakota](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/north-dakota/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Northern Mariana Islands](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/northern-mariana-islands/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Ohio](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/ohio/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Oklahoma](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/oklahoma/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Oregon](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/oregon/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Pennsylvania](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/pennsylvania/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Puerto Rico](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/puerto-rico/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Rhode Island](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/rhode-island/index.md)
- [Apostilla: South Carolina](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/south-carolina/index.md)
- [Apostilla: South Dakota](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/south-dakota/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Tennessee](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/tennessee/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Texas](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/texas/index.md)
- [Apostilla: U.S. Virgin Islands](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/us-virgin-islands/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Utah](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/utah/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Vermont](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/vermont/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Virginia](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/virginia/index.md)
- [Apostilla: West Virginia](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/west-virginia/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Wisconsin](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/wisconsin/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Wyoming](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/wyoming/index.md)

## Browse the handbook (Markdown)

- [Requisiti per l'apostilla negli Stati Uniti](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/us/index.md)
- [Requisiti per l'apostilla, giurisdizione per giurisdizione](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/index.md)

## Other pages on this site (Markdown)

- [Tutti i servizi per documenti internazionali. Un'unica sede nello Stato di Washington.](https://andrii.co/it/index.md)
- [Notaio mobile e apostille accelerata per la Greater Seattle](https://andrii.co/it/notary/index.md)
- [Prenota un appuntamento notarile o per l'apostille](https://andrii.co/it/notary/booking/index.md)
- [Verifica del Form I-9, di persona e nei tempi previsti](https://andrii.co/it/notary/i9/index.md)
- [Screenshot di siti web autenticati dal notaio](https://andrii.co/it/notary/screenshot/index.md)
- [Apostille dello Stato di Washington](https://andrii.co/it/apostille/index.md)
- [Notifica fatta bene e provata su carta.](https://andrii.co/it/service-of-process/index.md)
- [Inseguiamo noi il certificato per te.](https://andrii.co/it/vital-records/index.md)
- [Un vero indirizzo a Bothell che riceve la posta e te lo dice.](https://andrii.co/it/registered-agent/index.md)
- [Un volto locale a Washington](https://andrii.co/it/commercial-representation/index.md)
- [Informativa sulla privacy](https://andrii.co/it/privacy/index.md)
- [Terms of Service](https://andrii.co/it/terms/index.md)

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