USA Apostille Services

An Apostille is a way to verify the authenticity of your documents in an internationally accepted manner. Once you have received the results of your FBI background check and your diploma, the next step is to get them both Apostilled. There are two different Apostille options available. One is for documents issued at the federal level and it is the US Department of State Apostille. Your FBI background check will need to be Apostilled at the federal level. The second Apostille option is done at the state level. Once you have a notarized copy of your diploma, you have the option of getting it Apostilled at either the federal or state level. Both options are accepted by the Korean government for the diploma only. The FBI background check can only Apostilled at the federal level and not at the state level.

Monument Visa Service (Federal level Apostille service)

This is the service that will Apostille your FBI background check. They can Apostille the physical copy of the background check that you mail in, or you can submit a digital PDF copy. They also have regular and expedited services. The regular services can take a month or longer to process, therefore make sure you know which option works best for your situation timewise. You will not need any documents translated.

Secretary of State Offices (State level Apostille service)

If you choose to Apostille your diploma at the State level, please find the link for your state's Secretary of State office below in order to obtain their location and contact information. Please remember to bring a notarized copy of your diploma with you as you will Apostille the notarized copy of the diploma, not the original diploma. Not all states accept notarizations from a regular notary. Some states require the university to notarize the diploma. Please make sure you are meeting the requirements of your state.

Alabama

https://www.sos.alabama.gov/
State Capitol Building - Suite S-105
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-7200

Alaska

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/
333 Willoughby AVE, 9th FL
State Office Building
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 465-2500

Arizona

https://azsos.gov/
1700 W Washington St, Fl 7
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4285

Arkansas

https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/
500 Woodlane Avenue, Suite 256
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 682-1010

California

https://www.sos.ca.gov/
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone:(916) 653-6814

Colorado

https://www.sos.state.co.us/
1700 Broadway, Suite 550
Denver, CO 80290
Phone: (303) 894-2200

Connecticut

https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS
165 Capitol Avenue Suite 1000
Hartford CT 06115-0470
Phone: (860) 509-6200

Delaware

https://sos.delaware.gov/
John G. Townsend Bldg.
401 Federal St., Suite 3
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4111

Florida

https://dos.fl.gov/
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Phone: (850) 245-6500

Georgia

https://sos.ga.gov/
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: (404) 656-2881

Hawaii

https://health.hawaii.gov/vitalrecords/apostilles/
Hawaii Department of Health-Vital Records
P. O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801.
Phone: (808) 586-4539

Idaho

https://sos.idaho.gov/
450 N. 4th Street
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 334-2301

Illinois

https://www.ilsos.gov/
213 State Capitol
Springfield, IL 62756
Phone: (800) 252-8980

Indiana

https://www.in.gov/sos/
200 W. Washington St., Room 201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-6531

Iowa

https://sos.iowa.gov/
First Floor, Lucas Building
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5204

Kansas

https://sos.ks.gov/
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-4564

Kentucky

https://www.sos.ky.gov
1025 Capital Center Drive
Suite 201
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-3490

Louisiana

https://www.sos.la.gov
8585 Archives Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: (225) 922-2880

Maine

https://www.maine.gov/sos/
148 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0148
Phone: (207) 626-8400

Maryland

https://sos.maryland.gov
16 Francis St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone Number: (410) 974-5521

Massachusetts

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/
1 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 1-800-392-6090

Michigan

https://www.michigan.gov/sos
3315 E. Michigan Ave
Lansing, MI 48912
Phone: (888) 767-6424

Minnesota

https://www.sos.mn.gov/
First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 296-2803

Mississippi

https://www.sos.ms.gov/
401 Mississippi Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601) 359-1350

Missouri

https://www.sos.mo.gov/
600 West Main Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 751-4936

Montana

https://sosmt.gov/
Montana Capitol Building, Rm 260
1301 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-2801
Phone: (406) 444-2034

Nebraska

https://sos.nebraska.gov/
1201 N Street, Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 471-2554

Nevada

https://www.nvsos.gov/sos
101 N Carson Street Suite 3
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 684-5708

New Hampshire

https://www.sos.nh.gov/
State House, Room 204
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301-4989
Phone: (603) 271-3242

New Jersey

https://www.nj.gov/state/
Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
5th floor
33 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: (609) 292-9292

New Mexico

https://www.sos.nm.gov/
New Mexico Capitol Annex North
325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-827-3600

New York

https://dos.ny.gov/
Division of Licensing Services
123 William St. 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10038-3804
Phone: (518) 474-4429

North Carolina

https://sosnc.gov/
2 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2903
Phone: (919) 814-5400

North Dakota

https://www.sos.nd.gov/
600 E Boulevard Avenue Dept 108
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-2900

Ohio

https://www.ohiosos.gov/
180 Civic Center Dr.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 728-9200

Oklahoma

https://www.sos.ok.gov/
Colcord Center
421 NW 13th St, Suite 210/220
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Phone: (405) 521-4211

Oregon

https://sos.oregon.gov
Public Service Building
255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151
Salem OR 97310
Phone: (503) 986-2200

Pennsylvania

https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos
North Office Building, Room 201
401 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029
Phone: (717) 787-5280

Rhode Island

https://www.sos.ri.gov/
Business Services Division/Apostille
148 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: (401) 222-3983

South Carolina

https://sos.sc.gov/
1205 Pendleton Street
Suite 525
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-2170

South Dakota

https://sdsos.gov/
500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-5008

Tennessee

https://sos.tn.gov/
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L Parks Ave
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (615) 741-2286

Texas

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/index.shtml
Authentications Unit, Room 106
1019 Brazos Street
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 463-5705

Utah

https://corporations.utah.gov/
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
350 North State Street, Suite 220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Phone: (801) 538-1041

Vermont

https://sos.vermont.gov/
1078 U.S. Route 2 - Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
Phone: (802) 828-2363

Virginia

https://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Authentication Division
1111 East Broad St, 1st Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 692-0114

Washington

https://www.sos.wa.gov/
243 Israel Rd SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 725-0377

West Virginia

https://sos.wv.gov
Business & Licensing Division
1900 Kanawha Blvd.
East Bldg. 1, Ste. 157-K
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-8000

Wisconsin

https://sos.wi.gov
B41 W State Capitol
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-8888

Wyoming

https://sos.wyo.gov/
Office of Authentications
600 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (307) 777-7370

Canada Apostille Service

As of 2024, Canadians must Apostille both their RCMP Criminal record checks and their university diplomas. An Apostille is accepted at an international level and verifies the authenticity of the document you are submitting. The Apostille process varies according to the province or territory you live in.

Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan

Notarize the documents: If you live in one of these provinces, you will need to notarize your ORIGINAL RCMP Criminal record check, not a copy. You will need to go to a lawyer who has a notary license in order to notarize the document by signing, dating and stamping it. For your university diploma, you will be requesting a notarized COPY of the diploma. You can either get it notarized with a public notary or with a lawyer that has a notary license. You must notarize your document in the same province that you will Apostille the document in.

Apostille the documents: You will need to send the original notarized copy of the RCMP Criminal record check along with the notarized copy of your diploma to your local provincial authentications office. The links to each office are listed below. Please follow the directions provided on the website of your provincial office.

Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon

Notarize the documents: If you live in one of these provinces or territories, you do not need to get your RCMP Criminal record check notarized. You will need to get a notarized copy of your university diploma. Either a public notary or a lawyer with a notary license can provide you with a notarized copy.

Apostille the documents: You will need to submit your RCMP Criminal record check and notarized copy of your diploma to JLAC (Global Affairs Division) in Ottawa in order to get them Apostilled. Please use the JLAC Global Affairs website link below to obtain further instructions for submitting your documents. If you would prefer to track your documents when they are being mailed back to you, you may want to look into including a prepaid return envelope from a priority mail service.

Australian Apostille Service

You will need to submit your original national police check along with a notarized copy of your university diploma to SmartTraveller. This is a service that will legalise a document, or in other words, confirm its authenticity. You will need to make sure you request that they "Apostille" the document. You can go to any Notary Public in order to notarize your diploma. The link to the SmartTraveller website will be listed below.

Ireland Apostille Service

You will need to request an Apostille of your original Police certificate as well as an Apostille of a notarized copy of your university diploma. The link below will take you to the website that guides you through the Apostille process.

New Zealand Apostille Service

Please obtain a notarized copy of your university diploma from a notary public. You will then need to click on the link below for instructions on how to submit your original Criminal Record check along with the notarized diploma to get Apostilled.

South Africa Apostille Service

You will need to submit two documents to be Apostilled (legalisation of documents). The first will be your police clearance form and the second will be a notarized copy of your university diploma. The notary public will be able to provide you with a notarized copy of your diploma. Use the link below to connect to the Apostille (legalisation) site for instructions on how to go through the process.

United Kingdom Apostille Service

You will need to apply for a paper based Apostille of two documents. The first will be the original copy of your background check and the second document you need to apostille will be a notarized copy of your university diploma. The link below will connect you to the website that provides Apostille (legalisation) services and will also have a list of notary services available.