New York apostilles for corporate bylaws and LLC Operating agreements
Apostille Your New York Bylaws or Operating Agreement
If you need to present your company’s bylaws or operating agreement in another country, these documents must be notarized and authenticated with a New York apostille to be legally recognized. Foreign banks, government agencies, and business partners often require them to confirm your company’s structure, authority, and internal rules.
We make the process simple and stress-free. Our team provides clear guidance on proper notarization, offers templates when needed, reviews your documents for compliance, and obtains the apostille directly from the New York Department of State. With our help, your corporate records will be processed quickly, correctly, and ready for international use.
Have multiple documents from different states? No need to search each state.New York apostille requirements for corporate bylaws and LLC operating agreements
The original corporate bylaws or LLC operating agreements are the internal company documents. These documents are usually kept in the corporate book in the main office of the company. If you need to present a copy of an internal corporate document in a foreign country for opening a representative office, setting up a branch or for any other business purpose, here is the procedure to follow.
Step 1: Corporate secretary or other corporate officers have the authority to make a copy of any corporate document including the bylaws and LLC operating agreements, and attest that this copy is a true and correct copy of the original document adopted by the company.
Step 2: Prepare a notarized affidavit signed by an officer of the company confirming that the attached copy is a true and complete copy of the original document.
Sample affidavit for a copy corporate bylaws, operating agreements, etc. (free download)
This is just a sample. You or your company's attorney can prepare a different affidavit. This affidavit contains the required notarial statement. This affidavit can be used for copies of different corporate documents, e.g. bylaws, minutes, corporate ledger, shareholders list. etc. Please note, however, that this affidavit cannot be used for powers of attorney, authorizations, certificates of incumbency, these documents must be original. This affidavit cannot be used for copies of certificate of incorporation, amendment, dissolution. These documents should be certified copies issued by the Office of the Secretary of State.
Here’s what you need to know:
The affidavit can be originally notarized or signed electronically/remotely.The affidavit must include a date.The signature of the company representative must be properly notarized by a New York notary. 
We recommend that you email a copy of your notarized document for a free evaluation. We will advise if the document has been notarized properly, if the notary is active, and if the document is eligible for an apostille / legalization.
What does a "proper notarization" mean?
Please note that for apostille purposes the contents of the document is not important. What is important is the way the document is notarized. We will check if the notary public who notarized your power of attoney, authorization, affidavit or consent is active (in good standing) and whether the document was notarized properly.
Make sure the notary follows the requirements:
The signature of the notary public must exactly match the sample signature filed with the office of the County Clerk in the county where the notary public is qualified. This is important because if the notary's signature on the document does not match the sample signature on file with the County Clerk's office, the document will be rejected.
The notary's stamp must indicate the notary's name, license number, the name of the county where the notary is qualified, and the expiration date of the notary's license. If the notary does not have an ink stamp, the above information must be printed or typed in black ink.
Depending on the type of document, the notary must include either Certificate of acknowledgment (for powers of attorney, consents, statements, letters, etc) or a Jurat (for affidavits, sworn statements) basically of the following form:
New York Certificate of Acknowledgment:
(for personal and corporate powers of attorney, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)
State of New York )
County of _________ )
On the . . . . . . day of . . . . . . in the year 20 . . . . before me, the undersigned, personally appeared . . . . . ., personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies),
_______________ [Notary stamp]
Notary Signature
New York Jurat:
(for affidavits and sworn statements)
State of New York )
County of _________ )
Sworn to and subscribed before me this . . . . . . day of . . . . . . in the year 20 . . by ...... (name of the signer(s)).
_______________ [Notary stamp]
Notary Signature
There are specific requirements for remotely notarized documents. . Read more about the apostille requirements for notarized documents (including the requirements for remote notarization) in the State of New York....
Get a New York apostille
Send the original notarized affidavit, a copy of the bylaws, operating agreement and the Order Form by mail and we will be happy to assist you with obtaining a New York apostille.
In the State of New York, as in all U.S. states, an apostille is a separate page attached to the document by an eyelet. It is signed by a Deputy Secretary of State (facsimile signature) and has a blue Seal of the Department of State of the State of New York.
New York apostille: $175
Processing time: app. 5 bus. days + mail
Please complete the Order Form and mail it with your original document(s) to
If you are sending your document(s) from a foreign country, please use FedEx, DHL, UPS or TNT, and email the tracking number so that we can watch for your package.
No hidden fees.
Our guarantee: If we are unable to get your documents apostilled or legalized, we will issue a 100% refund, we do not keep any service fees.
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