Do you need Apostille Services in Maryland? We take the guesswork out of obtaining an apostille on your documents. Documents originating from the State of Maryland (Apostille Maryland) are processed directly from the Secretary of State office in Annapolis MD. Same day service is available.
Maryland Apostille Process
For Private Documents originating in Maryland
1. The document must be notarized by a Maryland notary.
2. The notary’s signature is then authenticated by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the notary was commissioned. The county’s name can be found imprinted on the notary’s seal.
For Example: If a Prince George’s County notary notarizes the document, the document must then be sent to the Prince George’s County Circuit Court house in Upper Marlboro for authentication because that is where the notary was commissioned.
3. We will then personally deliver the documents to the Office of the Secretary of State in Annapolis for an apostille or authentication. For cost and requirements please contact us.
4. If the document requires an apostille, this is the last step. For private documents, the Maryland Secretary of State Apostille is applied and the Maryland Apostille Process is finished, the document is now ready to be used in foreign jurisdictions.
5. For a full legalization, the document then must be personally delivered to the US Department of State Authentications office in Washington DC for an authentication. For cost and requirements and address, please contact us.
6. The document then must be personally delivered to the foreign country’s consulate office for the final authentication. Costs, requirements and addresses vary depending on the consulate.
For Maryland State/County-Issued Documents:
1. Obtain a certified original document or a certified copy from the issuing state or county department. To be certified, the document must have the seal and authorized signature of the issuing department.
2. We will then personally deliver to the Office of the Secretary of State in Annapolis for an apostille or authentication. For cost and requirements and address, please contact us.
If the document requires an apostille, this is the last step. For state-/county-issued documents, the Maryland Secretary of State Apostille is applied and the Maryland Apostille Process is finished, the document is now ready to be used in foreign jurisdictions.
3. For a full legalization, the document then must be personally delivered to the US Department of State Authentications office in Washington DC for an authentication. For cost and requirements and address, please contact us.
4. The document then must be personally delivered to the foreign country’s consulate office for the final authentication. Costs, requirements and addresses vary depending on the consulate.
Apostille MD | Maryland Apostille
Document issued from the U.S. Federal Government are processed through the U.S. Department of State – Office of Authentications in Washington, D.C.