Do you need a Hague apostille for a document issued in Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania apostille is a seal that will make your Pennsylvania document valid outside the United States.

We provide FAST and RELIABLE apostille services in the State of Pennsylvania for all kinds of documents, both personal and corporate. We can also obtain many kinds of documents from Pennsylvania state agencies, including certified copies of vital records, court judgments, corporate documents, etc. Please contact us.

Pennsylvania apostille guidelines:

Your documents must be signed by and contain the seal of the Pennsylvania official who is the custodian of the record or a Pennsylvania notary public. The following documents qualify for Pennsylvania apostilles:

notarized by a Pennsylvania notary (IMPORTANT! birth, death, marriage and divorce records cannot be notarized!)

 county documents signed by the clerk in charge of the county office (documents ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE if they are signed by an assistant or deputy clerk)

 certified copies of Birth Certificates, issued by Pennsylvania Department of Health

 Death Certificates signed by the State Registrar (Death Certificates ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE if they are signed by a local registrar)

certified copies of Marriage Certificates and Divorce Records issued by Pennsylvania County courthouses

documents issued by Pennsylvania Department of State

Not sure if your document qualifies for a Pennsylvania apostille? Email a copy of your document for a free evaluation

Need to obtain a personal or a corporate document from the State of Pennsylvania? We can help! Please contact us.

PA apostille: price, processing time, order form:

PA apostille: $175 (Fedex 2nd day is included, U.S. only)

FedEx (2nd day): $20
FedEx (standard overnight): $30
FedEx International: $75 (most countries)
FedEx International to Eastern Europe, South America, Africa: $115

Processing time: 5-7 bus. days + mail

 

Apostille Order Form (PDF file)

Complete the Order form and enclose it with your document(s). Our mailing address is

Foreign Documents Express

331 Newman Springs Rd., Bldg. 1

4th Floor, Suite 143

Red Bank, NJ 07701

 

Pennsylvania apostille tips:

If you need birth/death certificate, marriage or dissolution of marriage certificate, etc. authenticated, you should first get a certified copy of the record from the Pennsylvania Center for Health Statistics. A certified copy of a county record is not appropriate.

Diplomas, transcripts and criminal record checks must be notarized prior to requesting an apostille.

Marriage certificates must be issued and signed by the clerk of the orphans court or the register of wills. Please note that a marriage certificates signed by officiant or clergy person are not sufficient. Marriage certificates signed by an Assistant or Deputy Clerk do not qualify for apostilles.

Your document may be in a foreign language, not translation is required. However, the notarial statement (acknowledgment or jurat) must be in English.

School transcripts and diplomas should be certified by a school official and notarized by a Pennsylvania notary. If you are not able to get a certified and notarised copy, please check our 24-hour apostille service.