An Apostille may be affixed to original documents issued in the State of
Pennsylvania and bearing an official signature and seal of a valid commissioned
notary public, current Pennsylvania State Registrar, probate judge, or any
document issued by one of the departments of the State of Pennsylvania.
Please find below a list of all the different departments of the State of
Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania Attorney General
- Pennsylvania
Auditor General
- Pennsylvania
Board of Probation and Parole
- Pennsylvania
Department of Aging
- Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
- Pennsylvania
Department of Banking
- Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development
- Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Pennsylvania
Bureau of Forestry
- Pennsylvania
Bureau of State Parks
- Pennsylvania
Office of Conservation Science
- Pennsylvania
Natural Heritage Program
- Pennsylvania
Wild Resource Conservation Program
- Pennsylvania
Department of Corrections
- Pennsylvania
Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
- Pennsylvania
Department of Education
- Pennsylvania
Intermediate Units (IU)
- Pennsylvania
State Library of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
- Pennsylvania
Department of General Services
- Pennsylvania
Department of Health
- Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
- Pennsylvania
Department of Insurance
- Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
- Pennsylvania
Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
- Pennsylvania
National Guard (PANG)
- Pennsylvania
Air National Guard
- Pennsylvania
Army National Guard
- Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue
- Pennsylvania
Department of State
- Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation
- Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency
- Pennsylvania
Higher Education Assistance Agency
- Pennsylvania
Housing Finance Agency
- Pennsylvania
Municipal Retirement System
- Pennsylvania
Office of Administration
- Pennsylvania
Office of General Counsel
- Pennsylvania
Public School Employees' Retirement System
- Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission
- Pennsylvania
State Employees' Retirement System
- Pennsylvania
State Police
- Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education
- Pennsylvania
State Treasurer
- Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania. They must be apostilled from the same issuing state.
Documents issued by the Federal government for individuals or companies located in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania form please click here.
Complete the form and attach it with your document (s).
Apostille Services for Federal Documents.
The Secretary of State of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania will not issue an Apostille for use in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Pennsylvania Secretary of State charges $15 per document. A document may have multiple pages.
Apostille service processing time is 5 business days.
