MASSACHUSETTS APOSTILLE & LEGALIZATION
A certification or legalization is generally necessary for documents which leave the United States. Common types of documents which require certification for acceptance into a foreign country include documents for an international adoption, diplomas, marriage certificate, birth certificate, court records, and various types of records and contracts integral to a company which does business in a foreign country.
We are not a national apostille service provider. We only accept documents that originate from Massachusetts and that have been signed by a Massachusetts public official. Please be advised that certification can only be obtained for documents with an original signature of a valid public officer such as:
Photocopied signatures which appear on a document cannot be certified. It is important to identify which country will receive the records since different countries require different types of certification. The certification forms are basically the same; however, the name of the certificate which is attached to a document going to a foreign country which is a signatory to the Hague Convention is known as an Apostille.
WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE?
HOW CAN I REQUEST AN APOSTILLE OR CERTIFICATION?
You can request an Apostille by following theses steps:
S. Verrill
Apostille Services
48 Goodwin Street, #3
Fitchburg, MA 01420
We are not a national apostille service provider. We only accept documents that originate from Massachusetts and that have been signed by a Massachusetts public official. Please be advised that certification can only be obtained for documents with an original signature of a valid public officer such as:
- Massachusetts Notary Public
- Justice of the Peace
- City/Town Clerk or assistant
- Court Clerk or assistant
- Registrar of Vital Records
Photocopied signatures which appear on a document cannot be certified. It is important to identify which country will receive the records since different countries require different types of certification. The certification forms are basically the same; however, the name of the certificate which is attached to a document going to a foreign country which is a signatory to the Hague Convention is known as an Apostille.
WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE?
HOW CAN I REQUEST AN APOSTILLE OR CERTIFICATION?
You can request an Apostille by following theses steps:
- Fill out the Massachusetts Apostille Request Form (this link will open a PDF document);
- Ensure that your document(s) is an ORIGINAL and is properly notarized (or certified);
- Enclose a pre-paid envelope (we use FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL);
- Mail the Massachusetts Apostille Request Form, original document(s), pre-paid envelope, and payment to the following address:
S. Verrill
Apostille Services
48 Goodwin Street, #3
Fitchburg, MA 01420
