US Apostille Services — All 50 States
The Global Apostille Network provides fast, tracked courier apostille service for US documents. Whether you need a birth certificate apostilled for a European Golden Visa, an FBI Background Check for a work permit abroad, or a marriage certificate for international use — our runner network covers every state Secretary of State and the US Department of State in Washington D.C.
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Service Pricing
- State filing fee included
- Physical courier delivery
- Insured return FedEx
- Document pre-screening
- Everything in Standard
- Priority queue placement
- Same-day submission
- Ideal for visa deadlines
How Our Apostille Service Works
Getting a US document apostilled requires routing it to the correct government authority — either your state Secretary of State for state-issued documents, or the US Department of State in Washington D.C. for federal records like FBI Background Checks. Our courier network handles both tracks.
- Ship your original document to our US processing hub via FedEx or UPS with tracking.
- We review your document for compliance issues before submission — catching problems that would cause rejection.
- Our courier delivers your document in person to the correct apostille authority (state or federal).
- We ship it back to you apostilled, fully insured, via FedEx. Most orders complete in 2 to 5 business days.
What Is a Hague Apostille?
An apostille is the internationally standardized document authentication certificate established by the 1961 Hague Convention. It certifies that a document's official seals and signatures are genuine — making it legally valid for use in all 124 Hague member countries without any additional embassy legalization. An apostille is not a translation and not a notarization. It is the specific government-issued certificate that foreign consulates and immigration authorities are treaty-bound to accept.
In the United States, apostilles are issued by state Secretaries of State for state records, and by the US Department of State in Washington D.C. for federal records. The correct routing depends entirely on which agency originally issued your document. Submitting to the wrong office is the most common and most costly apostille mistake — it results in rejection and weeks of wasted transit time.
Our service eliminates this risk. We review every document, confirm the correct authority, and physically deliver to the right office. The apostille is then shipped back to you via tracked FedEx — with full insurance on every order.
State Documents vs Federal Documents
The single most important thing to understand about US apostilles is the state-versus-federal split. State-issued documents — birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, court records, notarized documents — go to the Secretary of State in the issuing state. Federal documents — FBI Background Checks, Homeland Security records, naturalization certificates — must go to the US Department of State in Washington D.C. regardless of which state you live in.
Our courier network covers both tracks. When you submit a document to us, we identify the correct authority and route accordingly — you never need to figure this out yourself.
US Apostille Services for Expats
If you are living abroad and need US documents apostilled for a visa, residency permit, or citizenship application, you do not need to fly back to the United States. Ship your originals to our US hub via FedEx or DHL International. We handle the government submission and ship the apostilled documents directly to your international address — fully insured and FedEx-tracked.
Why Use a Courier Service for Your Apostille?
The standard mail-in apostille process takes 3 to 8 weeks for state documents and up to 11 weeks for federal documents at the US Department of State. Our physical courier network cuts this to 2 to 5 business days in most cases — because our runners hand-deliver to the government office rather than waiting in the postal mail queue. Many state offices and the federal office offer same-day processing for in-person submissions, which is only possible with a physical courier.
Beyond speed, courier service eliminates the risk of postal loss with irreplaceable original documents, prevents routing errors from sending to the wrong office, and provides real-time tracking at every step. All shipments in our network are fully insured for replacement value.