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Apostille Cost by State: Fees, Timing and Countries
Federal documents
Documents signed by a federal official go to the US Department of State, not a state office. The fee is $20.00 per document. Source: Form DS-4194, Request for Authentications Service.
Countries that do not take an apostille
The apostille works among the 129 parties to the Hague Apostille Convention. Elsewhere, a document needs authentication and then legalization by that country's embassy or consulate. Source: HCCH status table, Convention of 5 October 1961. Checked every accession marked as objected to on 2026-11-07: the United States objected only to Liberia and withdrew that on 20 May 2015. Objections between other countries do not affect US documents.
| State | Fee | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $5.00 per document | Alabama Secretary of State, Authentication Division |
| Alaska | $5.00 per document | Alaska Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Authentications and Apostilles |
| Arkansas | $10.00 per document | Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services Division |
| California | $20.00 per Apostille | California Secretary of State, Notary Public Section (Apostille) |
| Colorado | $5.00 per Apostille | Colorado Secretary of State, Authentications Program |
| Delaware | $30.00 for all documents presented together, for personal use | Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations (Apostille) |
| District of Columbia | $15.00 per document authenticated | DC Office of the Secretary, Office of Notary Commissions and Authentications (ONCA) |
| Florida | $10.00 per document | Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Apostille Section |
| Georgia | $3.00 per document | Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority |
| Hawaii | $3.00 per document | Office of the Lieutenant Governor |
| Idaho | $10.00 per document | Idaho Secretary of State, Notary Department |
| Illinois | $2.00 for each Apostille or Certificate | Illinois Secretary of State, Index Department |
| Indiana | $2.00 per authentication | Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division (Authentications) |
| Kentucky | $5.00 per document | Kentucky Secretary of State, Authentications and Apostilles |
| Louisiana | $20.00 per document | Louisiana Department of State, Secretary of State |
| Maine | $10.00 per special certification | Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions |
| Maryland | $5.00 per document | Maryland Secretary of State, Certification Desk |
| Massachusetts | $6.00 per document to be certified | Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commissions Section |
| Michigan | $1.00 per document | Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal |
| Mississippi | $5.00 per document | Mississippi Secretary of State, Notary Division |
| Missouri | $10.00 per certification or authentication | Missouri Secretary of State, Commissions |
| Montana | $10.00 per document/notarization | Montana Secretary of State, Notary and Certifications Division |
| Nebraska | $10.00 per document/notarization | Nebraska Secretary of State, Notary Division |
| New Hampshire | $10.00 per document | New Hampshire Secretary of State |
| New Jersey | $25.00 per certificate | New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services |
| New Mexico | $3.00 per document | New Mexico Secretary of State |
| New York | $10.00 per document | New York Department of State, Apostille and Authentication Unit |
| North Carolina | $10.00 per document | North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Authentications |
| North Dakota | $10.00 per authentication, plus $5 per record search for each unique notary signature | North Dakota Secretary of State |
| Oklahoma | $25.00 per notarial act or certified document | Oklahoma Secretary of State |
| Oregon | $10.00 per apostille | Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division |
| Pennsylvania | $15.00 per document (not per page) | Pennsylvania Department of State, Secretary of the Commonwealth |
| Rhode Island | $5.00 per document | Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division |
| South Carolina | $5.00 for each document | South Carolina Secretary of State, Authentications |
| South Dakota | $25.00 per document | South Dakota Secretary of State, Apostille Office |
| Tennessee | $2.00 for each document | Tennessee Secretary of State, Business Services Division |
| Texas | $15.00 per document (not per page) | Texas Secretary of State, Authentications Unit |
| Vermont | $10.00 per apostille/authentication | Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (for the Secretary of State) |
| Virginia | $10.00 per document (not per page) | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Authentications |
| Washington | $15.00 per document | Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Division |
| West Virginia | $10.00 per certification (first document from one official; $5 each additional) | West Virginia Secretary of State |
| Wyoming | $20.00 per apostille or authentication | Wyoming Secretary of State |
Not listed yet: Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Wisconsin. We could not confirm a current fee from the official source, so we show none. Check with the state office.
Figures checked against the official sources linked here on November 7, 2026. These are government fees only: a private service, shipping and any embassy charge are extra. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws change, so confirm with the official source before relying on a figure.