When you're asked to submit the apostilled passport, in most cases, it means to apostille your passport's identification page - that's the page with your picture and basic information.
Apostille or Authentication of a Passport
▶️ Step 1: Notarize the ID page of your passport.
Find a local notary to get your passport's ID page notarized. Present your original passport in front of the notary and seek "True Copy" notarization, or statement/affidavit notarization in case notarizing a copy of a document is not allowed in your state. Please make sure the copy of the passport is properly notarized. Proper notarization should contain these 7 items.
▶️ Step 2: Order the service that suits your situation.
After obtaining the notarized passport copy, depending on whether the destination country is a member of the Hague Convention of 1961, complete the following steps:
If the destination country is a member country/region (such as Germany, Spain, France, etc.):
Get an Apostille from the Secretary of State in your state. No further certification is needed.
If the destination country is NOT a member country/region:
Get an Authentication from the Secretary of State in your state.
Get an Authentication from the U.S. Department of State. (if required)
Get a Legalization from the Embassy.
▶️ Step 3: Mail the documents
Note: Please be aware of how old your notarized passport copy is. There are a few states that have set limits on how old a document can be. For example, documents issued from Virginia cannot be older than 12 months, and documents issued from Texas cannot be older than 5 years.
Then please mail us the original documents for further processing based on the instruction you received from our team.
That's it. Once the apostille or authentication process is completed, we will mail it to your mailing address, either domestically or internationally. Shipping costs apply.
We provide apostille, authentication, and embassy legalization services for other personal documents and corporate documents issued in 50 states and DC.
If you have any questions and do not know which service to order, please contact us by describing ① the type of the document, ② which state the doc is from, and ③ in which country the doc will be used, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
American Notary Service Center Inc. provides fair, fast, confidential, and professional document notarization and certification services for our clients. We also provide various assistance services to small businesses led by socially and economically disadvantaged groups. Our service helps small businesses obtain federal government contracts, gain a foothold in the market, and boost their sales. For more information, please visit our website at www.usnotarycenter.com, and contact us by calling 202-599-0777 or by email at info@usnotarycenter.com.