Apostille Service in Malden, MA

An apostille is a certificate that authenticates a public document so another country accepts it as genuine. Countries in the Hague Apostille Convention, more than 120 of them, recognize it. Malden residents need an apostille for dual citizenship, marriage abroad, immigration filings, work and study visas and family documents sent to Brazil, China, Haiti, Morocco, Vietnam and other countries.

Massachusetts apostilles are issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commissions Section, at One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston. Federal documents, such as FBI background checks, are authenticated by the US Department of State in Washington, DC. We route your document to the correct office for you.

State documents are usually complete in about five business days once we receive them. Federal authentication takes longer because the document travels to Washington. When you have a tight deadline, ask about express handling and we will tell you what is realistic.

No. Most Malden clients use our secure mail-in service. You order online, ship the document to our Tewksbury office and we return the finished apostille by tracked mail or courier. In-person drop-off is available if you prefer to hand the document over directly. The office is about a 25 minute drive from Malden.

The Commonwealth charges $6 per document. Our state document service starts at $149.95 and federal authentication starts at $199.95. Every quote is itemized, so you see the government fee and the service fee before you pay.

Yes. The certificate must be a certified copy from the Malden City Clerk at Malden City Hall. A hospital keepsake certificate or a photocopy will not qualify. If you are unsure what you have, send us a photo and we will confirm it before you order.

FBI identity history reports are federal documents. They are authenticated by the US Department of State, not the Massachusetts Commonwealth. We handle the federal process and return the apostilled report to you. Many Malden residents need this for employment visas and immigration applications.

Yes. Documents bound for non-Hague countries need embassy or consular legalization instead of an apostille. That is a longer process with extra steps. Tell us the destination country and we will explain exactly what it requires.

Yes. We work with Malden residents regularly on citizenship and immigration-related document sets. That includes apostilled birth and marriage certificates, FBI background checks and powers of attorney. Tell us the country and the type of filing and we will confirm which documents need authentication and in what form.

Yes. Many countries require an apostilled document to arrive with a certified translation into the local language. We arrange certified translations and coordinate the timing so the translation and the apostille are ready together. Tell us the target language when you place the order.

Yes. An apostille is attached to a single document, so a birth certificate and a marriage certificate each receive a separate apostille and a separate state fee. When you send several documents at once, we process them together and itemize each one on your quote.

Yes. A document is authenticated by the state that issued it, so a document from another state goes to that state’s authority. We handle out-of-state orders for Malden clients and route each document to the correct state authority for you.

Complete the online application form or call (978) 424-4629. Tell us the document and the destination country, and we will confirm the steps, the price and the timeline before anything moves.