An Apostille may be affixed to original documents issued in the State of
Mississippi and bearing an official signature and seal of a valid commissioned
notary public, current Mississippi State Registrar, probate judge, or any
document issued by one of the departments of the State of Mississippi.
Please find below a list of all the different departments of the State of
Mississippi.
- Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
- Mississippi
Department of Archives and History
- Mississippi
Department of Child Protective Services
- Mississippi
Department of Education
- Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality
- Mississippi
Department of Human Services
- Mississippi
Department of Marine Resources
- Mississippi
Department of Mental Health
- Mississippi
Department of Public Safety
- Mississippi
Department of Transportation
- Mississippi
Forestry Commission
- Mississippi
Insurance Department
- Mississippi
Public Service Commission
- Mississippi
State Department of Health
- Mississippi
State Sovereignty Commission
- Mississippi
Pat Harrison Waterway District
- Mississippi
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 Mississippi. They must be apostilled from the same issuing state.
Documents issued by the Federal government for individuals or companies located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi form please click here.
Complete the form and attach it with your document (s).
Apostille Services for Federal Documents.
The Secretary of State of Mississippi 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 Mississippi will not issue an Apostille for use in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Mississippi Secretary of State charges $5 per document. A document may have multiple pages.
Apostille service processing time is 2 business days.
