JUNE 10, 2021
Maryland apostilles are issued by the Office of Maryland Secretary of State in Annapolis, MD.
You will see this seal on all Maryland apostilles no matter what kind of document is being authenticated (including Maryland birth, death, marriage, divorce records, court judgments, personal and corporate powers of attorney, consents, criminal records, parents' consents for minor children travel, corporate resolutions, minutes, bylaws, articles of incorporation, goodstanding certificates, etc.)
What does a Maryland apostille look like?
In the State of Maryland, as in all states of the United States of America, an apostille is a separate page attached to the document. It has the Seal of the State of Maryland (gold foil) and is stapled to the document it authenticates. As required by the Hague Apostille convention, each apostille has the title "Apostille", the reference to the Hague Convention, and the following ten items: (1) country where the apostille is being issued ("United States of America"); (2) name of the official (whose signature is being certified by an apostille, in the image above it is "Geneva G. Sparks"; (3) the position or capasity of this official ("State Registrar of Vital Records"); (4) name of of the seal on the attached document ("Deaprtment of Health and Mental Hygiene", (5) name of the city where the apostille is being issued ("Annapolis, Maryland"); (6) the date when the apostille is being issued; (7) position of the official person who signed the apostille ("Secretary of State"); (8) consecutive number of the apostille (in the image above it is "421314"; (9) the seal of the apostille issuing agency (Seal of the State of Maryland, this seal is gold foil); (10) signature.
Maryland apostilles also have additional language. Above the word "Apostille" there is the following phrase: "The Apostille is not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories and possessions. This Apostille does not certify the contents of the document for which it is issued."
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MD apostille: price, processing time, order form
FedEx (standard overnight): $30
FedEx International: $75 (most countries)
FedEx International to Eastern Europe, South America, Africa: $115
Our apostille guarantees:
Not many companies provide this guarantee but we do: if, for some reason, your documents are rejected by the State of Maryland after we assured you that they are acceptable, we will issue a 100% refund, no questions asked. We do not keep any service fees.
We apostille many kinds of documents from Maryland and from all other U.S. states. The most common documents we process for MD apostilles and foreign embassies are Maryland birth, marriage, death certificates, divorce records, single status affidavits, criminal records, diplomas and transcripts, corporate documents including articles of incorporation, certificates fo good standing, bylaws and llc agreements, powers of attorney, minutes, resolutions, and many more.
After we have reviewed your documents, in most cases we will ask you to mail the originals to us. Sometimes, documents can be submitted by email or will qualify for our 24-hour apostille service. Please note that 24-hour apostilles are processed in Washington, DC.
Processing times differ depending on nature of your documents. In each case will provide the time estimate, and will do our best to meet the deadline.
Delivery by FedEx (2nd day) is included in the price. We also ship internationally. FedEx (2nd day): $20
FedEx (standard overnight): $30 to most countries (except for Eastern Europe and Latin America, which is ).
We accept all kinds of payment, including personal and corporate checks, money orders, credit and debit cards, PayPal, bank transfers, Western Union, and MoneyGram.
Apostilles and embassy legalization procedures are not complicated if you entrust your documents to legalization experts who know the requirements of U.S. apostille agencies, foreign consulates and embassies and the requirements of the receiving organizations in foreign countries.
We process documents for ALL foreign countries. Please call us!