Apostille is a Must-Have for Anyone Using US Documents in a Foreign Country

An Apostille is an official certificate that authenticates a document for use in another country, verifying it has undergone required checks of a notary public, county clerk, secretary of state, and sometimes the U.S. Department of State. This ensures your document meets international standards for use in a foreign country. 

Yes. Dual citizenships and destination marriages are often the most requested reasons to have birth or marriage certificate apostilled. 

Most countries require that you apostille your original certified documents, i.e. birth, death or marriage certificate or notarized document. Copies of those documents will not be accepted. 

However, notarized copies of other documents are acceptable, such as diplomas, transcripts, passport, ID cards, etc. You can call us for details.

Yes, once you drop off your documents, Inglewood Apostille Service offers 100% Apostille guarantee. We will review your documents to ensure that it will be approved for an apostille. 

We provide real-time updates by email or phone so you're informed at each step. We'll also notify you when your document is ready for pick-up.

We treat our documents with the utmost care, using secure handling and tracking from start to finish. All documents are stored securely, and our procedures comply with state and federal privacy regulations. 

Standard processing takes 3 to 5 days for California documents, but we offer expedited services for urgent cases—at no additional charge for California documents. All out-of-state documents are generally processed within a couple days to 4 weeks, depending on the state. Contact us for specific options and pricing.

Typically, you'll need to bring your original documents like birth, marriage or death certificate or notarized document for apostille. Contact us if you have questions, about specific document types or requirement.

Yes. Its very common for family members or even friends to bring in birth certificates, notarized power of attorneys, or background check records that does not belong to them to be apostilled. As long as the documents are an original and not a copy, it's perfectly okay to bring it in for an apostille.