California Apostille

The answer depends on the type of the document you need to have Apostilled in California. There are some distinct requirements when it comes to getting California Apostille:

• Documents must come from California to be eligible for apostille.
• They must contain life signature of the public official or a facsimile signature of the elected official and the seal of office.
• The document must be recently issued.

California Vital records are eligible for apostille if they are recently issued certified copies issued by the CA Vital Records Office. County Records signed by Local Registrars (MDs) must first be authenticated by the relevant county clerk. This includes:

• California Birth Certificate
• California Marriage Certificate
• California Death Certificates
• California No Marriage Record, California Single Status Certificates

Divorce records must be certified copies issued by the Superior Court of the County where the divorce was granted. 

Personal, business and all other non-recordable documents must be duly notarized as per California Notary Statutes. The notary, in most cases, must use the most recent form of California Acknowledgment. This includes:

• Affidavit of Single Status
• Agreement
• Contracts
• Bylaws
• Resolutions
• Minutes
• Powers of Attorney & other documents

Business certificates must be recently issued certified copies with the "page stamp" when applicable. This extends to:

• California Articles of Incorporation
• California Articles of Formation
• California Status Certificates (Good standing)
• California Articles of Amendment
• Merger Certificates

School records such as CA diplomas, California certificates,  CA transcripts and letters must be duly notarized to be eligible for California Apostille.

CA Apostille processing can be done on rush and regular basis. California does not offer same day apostille processing like many other states. 

Following documents can be requested and processed for California Apostille:

California Birth Certificate apostille 

California Marriage Certificate apostille 

California Divorce Decree apostille 

California No Marriage Record Certificate apostille 

California Single Status Affidavit apostille 

California Statutory Declaration of Single Status apostille 

California Criminal Background Check apostille 

California Notarized Passport Copy apostille 

California Driver License Copy apostille 

California Diploma apostille 

California University Transcripts apostille 

California School Reports apostille 

California Bylaws apostille 

California Articles of Incorporation apostille 

California Status Certificate apostille 

California Annual Report apostille 

California Corporate Resolution apostille 

California Incumbency Certificate apostille 

California Notarized EIN letter apostille 

California Power of Attorney apostille 

California Agreement apostille 

California Appointment apostille 

California State Statutes apostille