California · Apostille & legalization
Apostille and embassy legalization services for California-issued documents. Birth certificates, FBI checks, diplomas, powers of attorney, corporate filings — handled end to end.
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Embassy legalizations
California-issued public documents — birth, marriage, and death certificates, notarized affidavits, and state agency records — are apostilled by the California Secretary of State for use in Hague Convention countries. NotaSealPros apostille agents file, track, and courier your documents so you don't lose weeks to the mailroom.
Federal documents (FBI background checks, IRS letters, FDA certificates) require the US State Department's Office of Authentications in Washington, DC. For destinations not in the Hague Convention — UAE, China, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam — full embassy legalization is required. NotaSealPros California apostille agents handle both the state path and the federal/embassy path with courier service to skip the queues.
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Standard California Secretary of State processing runs 5–15 business days. NotaSealPros agents typically deliver in 5–10 days with courier service, or 24–72 hours with rush.
State filing fees are $5–$50 per document. Full-service agents typically charge $75–$200 per document including filing, courier, and tracking.
Vital records typically need a certified copy issued within the past few months. Notarized documents can be apostilled directly.
If the destination country is in the 1961 Hague Convention, you need an apostille. Otherwise, you need full embassy legalization.
Yes. FBI background checks, IRS letters, and other federal documents are handled through the US State Department in DC by California-based agents with courier service.
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