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
Birth and death certificates must be certified copies issued by the Pennsylvania Center for Health Statistics. A certified copy of a county record is not eligible for apostille / legalization. Death certificates will not be accepted if they are signed by a local registrar. The signature of the Acting Secretary of Health is acceptable.
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.
Notarized documents (powers of attorney, affidavits, etc) should be properly notarized. The notary should use the acknowledgment or jurat basically of the following form:
Acknowledgment:
(for personal powers of attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)
State of Pennsylvania
County of ______________
On this, the _____ day of _______, 20____, before me ______________, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared ___________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that __________ executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
________________________
Notary Public
Official stamp / Notary seal
My commission expires ______________
Jurat:
(for personal powers of attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, consents, copies of diplomas and transcripts signed by school officials, etc.)
State of Pennsylvania
County of ______________
Sworn to and subscribed before me this, the _____ day of _______, 20____, by ______________, personally appeared ___________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
________________________
Notary Public
Official stamp / Notary seal
My commission expires ______________
Criminal record checks must be notarized. Here is a link showing how to get a notarized background check.
School transcripts and diplomas should be certified by a school official and notarized by a Pennsylvania notary (see the notarization requirements above). Read more about apostille requirements for school transcripts in Pennsylvania...
Your document may be in a foreign language, no translation is required. However, the notarial statement (acknowledgment or jurat) must be in English.
The transcript must be certified/signed by a school official (principal, registrar, counselor, etc.) The signature of the school official must be original.
Yes, the State of Pennsylvania allows copy certification by notaries public. However, please check with the receiving foreign school / agency if they will accept a notarized copy. Many foreign schools require an original transcript signed by the school principal or registrar.
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All notarized documents must contalin the notarial statement, either the acknowledgment or jurat.
