Texas Apostille Services

An apostille is an internationally recognized certificate that authenticates a public document for use abroad. In Texas, apostilles are issued by one office — the Secretary of State's Authentications Unit in Austin. Since October 2023 Texas issues a single "Universal Apostille" that works for every destination country, whether or not that country belongs to the Hague Apostille Convention.

No. Texas does not require county-clerk pre-certification of a notary. A document notarized by any Texas notary — in any of the 254 counties — goes directly to the Secretary of State. The process is identical statewide, which is why we can handle apostilles for clients anywhere in Texas.

The state fee is $15 per document. Mailed requests can take up to 25 business days (and sometimes longer). In-person and appointment service in Austin is same-day for up to 10 documents, and a bulk drop-box option turns around larger batches in 24–48 hours. We manage submission and return delivery so you don't have to travel to Austin.

No. Those are federal documents. The Texas Secretary of State can only authenticate Texas documents. Federal records — FBI background checks, USCIS naturalization certificates, IRS letters — must be authenticated by the U.S. Department of State in Washington. We coordinate the correct path so your documents are not rejected.

Yes. For non-member countries (for example Nigeria, the UAE, Qatar, or — until September 11, 2026 — Vietnam), the document needs the Texas Universal Apostille, then authentication by the U.S. Department of State, then legalization by that country's embassy or consulate. We manage the full chain end to end.

Yes — international coordination is a core part of the service. We work directly with the professional handling your matter overseas — a barrister or solicitor in Nigeria, the UK, or other Commonwealth countries, an advocate in India or Pakistan, a notario público in Mexico or Latin America — so the document is drafted with the exact wording their registry, court, or bank requires before we apostille it, and delivered to them ready to use.