Apostille by state · United States
How to get an apostille in any US state.
Every U.S. state issues apostilles through its own competent authority — usually the Secretary of State. Pick your state below for the exact office, step-by-step process, state fee, processing time, the official source, and a specimen of what that state’s apostille looks like.
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Select your state on the map
Each tile opens that state’s competent authority, steps, fee & specimen. Prefer a list? The full index is below.
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WyomingAll states A–Z
51 guides — 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
- Alabama$5
- Alaska$5
- Arizona$3
- Arkansas$10
- California$20
- Colorado$0
- Connecticut$40
- Delaware$3–$30
- District of Columbia$15
- Florida$10
- Georgia$3
- Hawaii$1
- Idaho$10
- Illinois$2
- Indiana$2
- Iowa$5
- Kansas$7.50
- Kentucky$5
- Louisiana$20
- Maine$10
- Maryland$5
- Massachusetts$6
- Michigan$1
- Minnesota$5
- Mississippi$5
- Missouri$10
- Montana$10
- Nebraska$10
- Nevada$20
- New Hampshire$5
- New Jersey$25
- New Mexico$3
- New York$10
- North Carolina$10
- North Dakota$10
- Ohio$5
- Oklahoma$25
- Oregon$10
- Pennsylvania$15
- Rhode Island$5
- South Carolina$2
- South Dakota$0–$10
- Tennessee$2
- Texas$15
- Utah$10
- Vermont$10
- Virginia$10
- Washington$15
- West Virginia$10
- Wisconsin$10
- Wyoming$3
What an apostille looks like
A specimen archive for all 50 states.
Wondering what a finished apostille actually looks like? We render an illustrative, clearly-watermarked specimen for every state showing the standard 10 Hague Convention fields and that state’s competent authority.
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