New York Power of Attorney (POA) apostille
New York Apostilles for Personal Powers of Attorney
Planning to handle financial, property, or legal matters overseas? If you need someone to act on your behalf abroad, your New York Personal Power of Attorney must have an apostille to be legally recognized in Hague Convention countries.
We make the process easy—checking that your notarization is proper, providing country-specific guidance if needed, and completing all state or county steps to secure your apostille quickly and accurately.
Fast, reliable, and stress-free—let us prepare your New York Personal Power of Attorney for international use so you can manage your affairs abroad with confidence.
Have multiple documents from different states? No need to search each state.New York apostille requirements for personal Powers of Attorney (POA)
How do you prepare a Power of Attorney for foreign use? Here are the general guidelines...
Your document can be a notarized original or it can be signed and notarized electronically / remotely. Your document must have a date. If there are more than one signer, the notary should indicate whose dignature he/she is notarizing. There must be no corrections or blanks. The signature(s) must be properly notarized by a New York notary public. The document may be in a foreign language, no translation is required. The notary's statement must be in English.If your document was singed and notarized in a different state, an apostille should be obtained from that state. For example, if you signed the power of attorney in California, it can only be apostilled in California.
Remotely notarized powers of attorneys have specific requirements. Read more about the apostille requirements for notarized documents (including the requirements for remote notarization) in the State of New York.....
We recommend that you email a copy of your Power of Attorney 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.
Request a sample POA from the country of intended use
We strongly recommend to obtain a sample power of attorney from the country of intended use, tailor it to your needs, and then sign, have it notarized and apostilled. For example, if your power of attorney is intended for Mexico, a Mexican attorney should draft the document for you (either in Spanish or in English, or both). For apostille purposes, the State of New York allows documents in foreign languages, provided that the notarial statement (acknowledgment) (see below) is in English. Please note that, for apostille purposes, in a Spanish document the words "notario publico" are not allowed by most County Clerks in the State of New York.
Email a copy of your notarized power of attorney for a free evaluation.
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.
The notary must include a Certificate of acknowledgment 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
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 Power of Attorney with 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.
Free document evaluation
Want to double check before shipping your document? Email a copy for a free evaluation.
Are electronically notarized powers of attorney eligible for apostilles?
Yes, provided the notary follows the requirements for remotely notarized documents and attaches the original Certificate of Authenticity. Read more about the apostille requirements for notarized documents (including the requirements for remote notarization) in the State of New York....
Can a notarized copy of a power of attorney be apostilled?
No. Copies of Powers of Attorney cannot be notarized. The Power of Attorney needs to be either a notarized original (original signatures of both the signer and the notary) or a remotely /electronically notarized document with the attached original Certificate of Authenticity.
Is it possible to check if the notary public who notarized the document is in good standing?
Yes. Here is the link to the website of the New York Secretary of State where you can check the notary (external link).
Can a power of attorney be in a foreign language? Or is the translation required?
The document can be in a foreign language. The notary's statement (acknowledgment or jurat) must be in English.
