Monitored daily. We track Secretary of State, USCIS, embassy, and Hague Conference rule changes every day — plus updates to our California document packages and DIY apostille guidance — so your filing meets the latest requirements.
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Rules monitored daily
We track Secretary of State, USCIS, embassy, and Hague Conference updates every day.
All 50 states + DC
Hague apostille and non-Hague embassy authentication, routed to the correct authority.
Verified for 2026
Every page fact-checked against current Secretary of State, USCIS, and Hague Conference rules, re-checked quarterly.
Compliant with the rules that actually get documents accepted
Hague Apostille Convention (1961)
Apostilles issued for member countries; embassy legalization routed for non-member destinations.
State Secretary of State rules
Each filing follows the issuing state's current fee schedule, form requirements, and accepted document formats.
Vital records sourced from the state
CA birth, marriage, and death certificates come from CDPH — never the county recorder — so they're accepted for apostille on the first submission.
Notary-compliant document prep
Notarizable forms are sent blank, per state law — you fill in the facts and sign in front of a notary, then we handle the apostille.
Federal Document Apostille
Documents issued by a federal agency — FBI, IRS, USCIS, Department of Defense, USPTO, FDA, and others — are apostilled or authenticated by the US Department of State, Office of Authentications in Washington, DC. A state Secretary of State cannot apostille them. Sending a federal document to the wrong office is the single most common rejection cause.
- US Department of State, Office of Authentications (Washington, DC)
- $20 per document · form DS-4194
- Varies — see travel.state.gov for current times
Federal documents by agency
42 federal document types across 16 issuing agencies. Every page lists the correct federal path, common rejection reasons, and Hague vs. non-Hague destination handling.