Apostille & Authentication

An apostille certifies that a California notary seal is genuine, so a document issued here will be accepted by authorities in another country. Dual citizenship applications, overseas property, foreign marriage, adoption files and international business filings all tend to need one.

The process trips people up because the order matters: some documents must be notarized first, others must be certified copies obtained from a county clerk or the state, and the wrong sequence means starting over.

May handles the sequence. She notarizes what needs notarizing, prepares the submission to the California Secretary of State, and returns the completed apostille to you.