Where to notarize and apostille diploma?

You may ask a third party or a service to help you getting your diploma notarized and apostilled in the US, you don't need to be there. The other option, is that you call your school and ask them to re-issue a diploma but with a notarization from Illinois, so that the school registrar's name gets notarized and afterwards you may apply for an apostille in Illinois.

A third option, would be that you go to the nearest US Consulate or Embassy and get your diploma notarized, after that you may apply for an apostille in Washington, DC.

To be notarized, the document has to come from the original SOURCE that issued the degree. You would have to contact the school that granted the degree, to find out their requirements. Notarizing only means that the notary public VERIFIES with identification, etc. that the person signing a document, is in fact, who they say they are. A degree or diploma is signed by the school. Not a person.

We provide fast Apostille Service for School Diplomas and Transcripts. If you attended a school (High School, College, University, Trade School, etc..) in the United States and plan to work in another country, the requesting country will ask that your records be authenticated by the School Registrar prior to being Apostilled by the Secretary of State.

If the requesting country is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, your documents only require notarization and the Apostille from the Secretary of State. To keep things simple, we’ve provided the steps you should take below. Please note: You do not need to be at the school or the State’s office. We will professionally handle your documents once they arrive at our office.

Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Contact the schools Registrar and inform the official there that you need your diploma and transcripts copy certified. If the school does not have a notary on staff, you will need to find a traveling notary to meet with the school Registrar. If the school is not able to order your diploma quickly, you can mail your original diploma to the school to help speed up the process. Remember, you can always order new Diplomas and Transcripts.

Step 2: Once the documents have been copy certified by the local notary and school registrar, they are now eligible for the Apostille. We recommend that your documents be delivered to our office for fast processing with the Secretary of State.

That’s it! In order to save time, we recommend that you download our Apostille Order Form and Credit Card Authorization form and email it to us. We’ll keep it on file and process your order once your documents arrive. Remember, you don’t need to be present for your documents to be authenticated by the school or the Secretary of State. We can facilitate the process saving you time and money.In certain rare occasions, your documents may also require authentication by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. This type of request is usually handled for documents being sent to countries who are NOT members of the Hague Apostille Convention. Unless specifically told your documents require US Department of State Authentication, the Apostille is sufficient enough.We process Diplomas and Transcripts from all major Schools, Colleges, and Universities. Please Contact Us with any questions you may have. Thank you.