An Apostille may be affixed to original documents issued in the State of
Massachusetts and bearing an official signature and seal of a valid commissioned
notary public, current Massachusetts State Registrar, probate judge, or any
document issued by one of the departments of the State of Massachusetts.
Please find below a list of all the different departments of the State of
Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- Massachusetts
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
- Massachusetts
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
- Massachusetts
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
- Massachusetts
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
- Massachusetts
Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
- Massachusetts
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (Massachusetts)
- Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency
- Massachusetts
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Massachusetts
Department of Higher Education
- Massachusetts
Highway Department
- Massachusetts
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
- Massachusetts
Massachusetts Lottery
- Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority
- Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissioners
- Massachusetts
Department of Mental Health
- Massachusetts
Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts
Department of Youth Services
- Massachusetts
Development Finance Agency
- Massachusetts
Nantucket Regional Transit Authority
- Massachusetts
Port Authority
- Massachusetts
School Building Authority
- Massachusetts
Southeastern Regional Transit Authority
- Massachusetts
State Reform School for Boys
- Massachusetts
Toxics Use Reduction Institute
- Massachusetts
Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts
Water Resources Authority
- Massachusetts
The Apostille certification only certify the capacity of the person who has signed the public document, and the authenticity of the signature.
An Apostille certification does not certify the content of the public document to which it relates.
Documents issued by a different state can not be apostilled by the State of Massachusetts. They must be apostilled from the same issuing state.
Documents issued by the Federal government for individuals or companies located in Massachusetts must obtain the Apostille from the U.S. Department of State.
To order an Apostille, you must include a "Submittal Form" with your request. To download the State of Massachusetts form please click here.
Complete the form and attach it with your document (s).
Apostille Services for Federal Documents.
The Secretary of State of Massachusetts will only issue an Apostille strictly for use in Hague Participating Countries.
All documents issued for Non-Hague Participating Countries will be certified, not apostilled.
Apostille services are not necessary within the United States or any of its territories or possessions; Therefore the Secretary of State of Massachusetts will not issue an Apostille for use in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Massachusetts Secretary of State charges $6 per document. A document may have multiple pages.
Apostille service processing time is 20 business days.
