In addition to our FBI Apostille services in Washington, DC, we also process a variety of other federal documents through the US Department of State and the Secretary of the District of Columbia.  You may also have additional State documents which require an Apostille.  For example: Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage License, Divorce Decree, Power of Attorney, Single Status Affidavit, all require authentication by the Secretary of State.  We can help authenticate all of your documents saving you time and money.

Here is a scenario we encounter often…. You’re getting married in Italy and need an Apostille on a variety of documents including an FBI Background Check.  You were born in California, married in Nevada, and divorced in Colorado.  In order to obtain an Apostille on all these documents, you’ll need to mail to our office the FBI Authentication letter signed by the Section Chief, your certified California birth certificate signed by the County Clerk / State Registrar, your certified marriage certificate from Nevada, and your certified divorce decree from Colorado.

We can help authenticate your documents even if you are already in another country.  If your immediate relative is unable to assist you, you can visit the local US Embassy who will help you obtaining your documents including notarization and fingerprint rolling.  You can find a local US Embassy / Consulate office here: http://www.usembassy.gov/ . If cost is not an option, an experience attorney can also help you obtain all your certified documents quickly.

Once we have all your documents, we’ll then start the process of authenticating them through the Secretary of State offices and the US Department of State in Washington, DC.  The processing time can vary depending on the State but generally our conservative estimate is 7-10 business days.  The FBI Apostille (US Department of State) processing time is 5-8 business days including overnight shipping.  California documents are processed the same day and documents issued form Washington, DC are processed the next day.

Apostilles can be complicated. Don’t leave this process to untrained employees or non-professionals who do not fully understand the Apostille process and the unique requirements of certain countries. Your paperwork could be rejected costing you time and money. Don’t let this happen to you!