🇺🇸 Global Apostille · Source: United States
Get US-issued documents apostilled by the correct Secretary of State or US Department of State for use in India, UK, Germany, Singapore, or any Hague country. Managed end-to-end.
The United States does not have a single national apostille authority. Each of the 50 states has its own Secretary of State (or equivalent) as the Competent Authority for documents issued within that state. A birth certificate from California is apostilled by the California Secretary of State. A notarised document from New York is apostilled by the New York Department of State. Federal documents — such as FBI background checks, federal court orders, and documents issued by US federal agencies — are apostilled by the US Department of State in Washington DC.
This decentralised system creates a significant practical challenge for anyone outside the US trying to get an American document apostilled. You need to know which state issued the document, whether the underlying notarisation meets that state's standards, and whether the document needs to go to the state level or the federal level. An FBI Background Check, for example, must be apostilled by the US Department of State — not by any individual state.
GetNotary coordinates this entire process remotely. We work with registered agents in key US states and with the federal apostille pipeline to retrieve your US document apostille and deliver it internationally — typically within 5–10 business days for standard state apostille and 10–15 business days for federal apostille.
A Hague apostille issued in this jurisdiction is recognised in all other Hague member countries without further embassy attestation.
You share the document. We identify the issuing state and whether it needs state or federal apostille.
We submit to the correct Secretary of State or the US Department of State via registered agents.
Apostille affixed. We retrieve the authenticated document.
Courier to India, UK, Germany, Singapore, or any destination, with tracking.
A Delaware-incorporated company needs its Certificate of Incorporation and Good Standing apostilled by the Delaware Secretary of State before the Indian ROC will accept it for FDI-related filings. GetNotary manages the Delaware submission and delivers apostilled documents to the Indian CA firm.
An NRI living in the US needs a notarised Power of Attorney apostilled by their state's Secretary of State so it is valid for property transfer in India. GetNotary handles the notarisation referral, the state apostille, and courier delivery to the Indian property lawyer.
A US professional applying for a German research position needs their US degree apostilled by the relevant state authority for Anabin recognition in Germany. GetNotary manages the state-level apostille and certified German translation.
Managing US parent company documents for Indian ROC, FEMA, and cross-border subsidiary filings.
Coordinating US court records, FBI checks, and corporate documents for litigation, immigration, and property matters across jurisdictions.
Procuring US personal, employment, and POA documents authenticated for use in India, Europe, or Asia-Pacific.
Starting $75 per document
5–10 US business days
Starting $120 per document
10–15 US business days
Starting $150 per document
3–5 US business days
Prices in local currency of the issuing country. INR equivalent available on request. Courier at actual. No hidden charges.
Tell us the issuing country, document type, and destination. We respond within 2 hours with authority, timeline, and fixed pricing.
