An Apostille may be affixed to original documents issued in the State of
Texas and bearing an official signature and seal of a valid commissioned
notary public, current Texas State Registrar, probate judge, or any
document issued by one of the departments of the State of Texas.
Please find below a list of all the different departments of the State of
Texas.
- Texas Agriculture
- Texas
Business
- Texas
Driver Services
- Texas
Education
- Texas
Employment
- Texas
Environment and Natural Resources
- Texas
Family and Health
- Texas
Government Administration and Representatives
- Texas
Housing
- Texas
Judicial and Courts
- Texas
Occupational and Professional Licenses
- Texas
Open Data
- Texas
Outdoors and Recreation
- Texas
Public Safety
- Texas
Public Transportation
- Texas
Tourism
- Texas
Veterans
- Texas
Vital Records
- Texas
Voting
- Texas
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 Texas. They must be apostilled from the same issuing state.
Documents issued by the Federal government for individuals or companies located in Texas 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 Texas form please click here.
Complete the form and attach it with your document (s).
Apostille Services for Federal Documents.
The Secretary of State of Texas 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 Texas will not issue an Apostille for use in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Texas Secretary of State charges $15 per document. A document may have multiple pages.
Apostille service processing time is 10 business days.