Apostilles for France
Do you need an apostille for France?
Both France and the United States are members of the Apostille Convention. This means that any document issued in the U.S. and intended for France must be legalized by a Hague Apostille. An Apostille is an international stamp that will make your U.S. document valid in France. No consulate or embassy legalization is required.
Email a copy of your document for a free evaluation. Then mail your document(s) to us and we will take care of the apostille legalization for France.
Common PERSONAL documents we apostille in all 50 U.S. States are:
Birth certificates issued by state, county, city/town vital records offices. Apostille/legalization requirements differ from state to state. For example, in the State of VA, the birth certificate must be issued within the last 12 months. In the State of New Hampshire it must be notarized, etc. It is important to make sure the birth certificate will be eligible for an apostille/legalization before you submit the document to the Secretary of State.
Marriage certificates issued on the state county, city or town level. Not all marriage certificates can be apostilled/legalized. We strongly recommend to email a copy of the marriage certificate for a free evaluation before it is submitted for an apostille/legalization
Death certificates issued in all 50 U.S. states. These certificates need to be certified by the vital recods office. Notarized copies are not acceptable. Different states have different requirements for death certificates that are intended to be submitted in foreign countries.
Divorce judgments and divorce certificates issued by the courts and by vital records offices in all 50 U.S. states. The divorce judgements must be signed by certain officials to be eligible for apostilles or legalization. We will check if the name of the official who signed the divorce judgment is on file with the respective Secretary of State. In many cases we are able to obtain a certified copy of the divorce judgment, and then have it apostilled.
Single status affidavits (Free to Marry certificates, certificates of no impediment), notarized by New York notaries. Some states (e.g. New Jersey, Florida, etc.) issue an official single status statement. We also have many country-specific forms of Single Status affidavits. Please contact us and we will email it to you for free.
Background checks issued by the FBI, on a state level, and by local police departments. In some states we can obtain a background check for you if it is not fingerprint based (e.g. New York)
Personal powers of attorney and authorization letters notarized by notaries public (including remotely notarized documents). We check if the notarization has been done properly and will be acceptable to the state authorities that issue apostilles. When possible, we check if notariy has an active status.
Copies of passports and IDs. Depending on the state, it can be an attested copy (notarized as a copy by a notary public). In other state notaries are not allowed to certify copies of the document and a different procedure is required. We will advise the best option if you need an apostilled copy of your U.S. passport ot ID.
Diplomas, transcripts, verification letters from U.S. high schools, colleges and universities. In most cased these documents must be certified and notarized. Read more about transcript apostille requirements in different states....
Driving records from different states. Depending on the state, these document must or need not be notarized. Most popular: New York Driving Record Apostille, New Jersey Driving Record apostille.
Other documents,e.g. consents to minor children to travel, adoption dossiers, Social Security letters, U.S. residency certifications (for avoiding double taxation). We can apostille them all because we know the procedures.
CORPORATE documents:
Articles of incorporation, organization, association, amendment, dissolution filed with the Office of the Secretary of State. Retreival and apostilles from all 50 U.S. states
Certificates of good standing, also called "certificates of status", "certificates of existence", "certificates under seal". Retrieval and apostilles. These certificates confirm the active legal status of you company.
Forms 6166, also called "US Residency certifications" for avoiding double taxation. These are federal documents. Retrieval from the IRS and federal apostilles.
Corporate powers of attorney, resolutions, minutes, bylaws, operating agreements, certificates of incumbency.
Other company documents, e.g. certificates of origin, commercial invoices, certificates to foreign govenment, FDA certificates, certificates of free sale, etc.
Apostille: $175
Processing time: depends on the state (3-15 business days)
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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