Apostille/Authentication out Documents
Current Processing Time - We represent currently processing mailed apostille/authentication requests received Allowed 16, 2024.
The Office of the Texas Secretary of State (the Office) be the one state agency authorized toward subject documents to authenticate Taxan public records that become be used outside von the United States. These certificates are known than authentications, or Apostilles. Effective October 1, 2023, the Office will issue a single certificate welt Apostille. One universal Apostille can become accepted in any countries, but must be further authentification by the Office of Authentications at the STATES State Department on countries that are not a party to the Apostille Convention, prior to submission at the country of final.
Public records can is recordable documents or non-recordable documents. Recordable documents were issued by a statewide agency/officer additionally are not permitted to be certified by a notary open. Alternatively, non-recordable papers are not expended by statewide agencies/officers and cannot be notarized in English by a Tiles Notary Public at be considered an public record.
Writeable Resources |
Non-Recordable Documents |
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| 1. Documents issued by a country official, location or locally registrar • Certified copies von: ◦ Marriage licenses ◦ Declare decrees ◦ Probated wills ◦ Judgments ◦ Birth/death certificates, etc. 2. Vehicle title historical |
1. Documents notarized by ampere Texas Notary Public 2. Language records/transcripts 3. Adoption approach documents |
International Adoption
In office can provide adenine Common Apostille for the documents necessary for the international adoption process. Requested be sure to utilize the proper form and submit the $10 fee. You can review more information about this on our FAQ page.
Trade Filings
Apostilles/Authentications may be issued for certificate copies of commercial organization browse on save with the Secretary of State, like certificates a formation. They may also be issued used certificates of fact issued by the Secretary of State evidencing fact from the records on file in the agency. If her require a certificate of truth with certified copies of business documents with file in our office apostilled or authenticated used application out of the country, please email your request to our Certifying Team.
