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| DIY Mail-In | Federal Apostille™ | Other Providers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnaround | 2–3 months | 10 business days | Varies (often misleading) |
| Submission | Mailed in, then queued | Hand-delivered in D.C. | Mailed in |
| Review before filing | None — you find out on rejection | Personally reviewed | Rarely |
| Tracking | No visibility | Live order tracking | Inconsistent |
| Pricing | $20 gov fee + your time | $149 flat (all-in) | $200–400 + hidden fees |
| Scans included | No | Yes | Usually extra |
| Support | None | Dedicated U.S. team | Unresponsive |
| Risk | Lost mail, rejections | Money-back guarantee | No guarantees |
Three steps. No complexity. We handle the bureaucracy so you don't have to.
Complete our secure checkout. Upload your document through our encrypted portal. We review it within 24 hours for accuracy and completeness.
Our D.C. team prepares your submission and hand-delivers it to the U.S. Department of State. No mail delays. No lost packages.
High-quality digital scans emailed immediately upon completion. Original apostilled document shipped with tracking. Approximately 10 business days total.
"We hand-deliver your documents to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. — skipping the 2–3 month mail backlog entirely."
Our flat rate of $149 includes all government fees, document preparation, and return shipping.
No hidden surcharges. No surprise invoices after the fact. The price you see is the price you pay.
We handle FBI Background Checks, FDA/USDA certificates, U.S. patents and trademarks, federal court records, National Archives documents, and Social Security benefit letters.
Your apostille is accepted in all 124+ Hague Convention countries, with high-quality digital scans emailed the moment it is complete.
We're a U.S.-registered company based in Albuquerque, NM with our processing team in Washington, D.C. — not a random overseas website. Over 3,263 apostilles processed, backed by a money-back guarantee.
Find your document type below — we apostille all of these.
Identity History Summaries for immigration, teaching abroad, international marriage, foreign employment
Form N-550/N-570 for dual citizenship, inheritance, property purchases, consular registrations
Certificates of Free Sale, export certificates for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical products
Historical immigration records, military service records, land patents
Patent grants, trademark registrations for filing IP protections in foreign jurisdictions
Judgments, orders, certified copies for enforcing legal decisions abroad
Social Security and Veterans Affairs benefit verification for residency visas
Military retirement pay, OPM retirement letters for foreign residency income requirements
Don't see your document? Contact us — we likely handle it.
What clients say
20 reviews, every one of them 5 stars. The TrustScore is time-weighted, so it reads 4.6 rather than 5.0.
I moved overseas this year to Colombia. While doing the marital visa process, I learned I needed an FBI background check done and apostilled. Was able to do this thru Federal Apostille with a few clicks on their site. So grateful for the services you provide. And they provide the service faster than what a normal person can get which helped with the short time frames I had to meet Colombia’s requirements. Five stars all day. Thank you!
Awesome service! Totally legit. I had some concerns given the AI agent you initially work with but did actually get to speak to a human. I had quite a few documents requiring Apostille and they delivered faster than expected which allowed us to meet our deadline. Highly recommend them!
The turnaround and support was excellent. Be assured , this is a real service providing dependable service as advertised.
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Read on TrustpilotPlenty of companies will file an apostille. These are the things that are difficult for them to copy.
Our D.C. team walks your document in. No mailroom queue, no lost packages, no 2–3 month backlog.
$149 all-in, government fees included. The price you see at checkout is the price you pay.
A specialist checks your document against Department of State requirements first — rejections cost weeks.
Follow your apostille from intake through filing to shipment, with updates at every stage.
FBI background checks, FDA certificates, patents, federal court records — federal authentication is what we do.
A U.S. team from first question to delivered document. Reachable by phone and email.
Everything you need to know about federal apostille services.
Still have questions? Email us →An apostille is a certificate issued by the U.S. Department of State that authenticates the origin of a public document. It's required when you need to use a U.S. document in any of the 124+ countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention. Without an apostille, your document won't be recognized as valid by foreign governments, employers, or institutions.
With our expedited service, your federal apostille is typically ready in approximately 10 business days. This includes our review, preparation, hand-delivery to the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., and return shipping. By comparison, the DIY mail-in process currently takes 2–3 months due to processing backlogs.
While some providers advertise ‘same-day’ service, the U.S. Department of State does not offer same-day processing for walk-in submissions. Our 10 business day timeline reflects the actual government processing speed for expedited in-person submissions. Be cautious of providers making unrealistic same-day promises.
It comes down to which official signed your document, not where you live. A federal apostille is issued by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., and it is the only route for documents signed by a federal agency — most often an FBI Identity History Summary, but also FDA, USDA, National Archives and federal court records. A state apostille is issued by the Secretary of State of the state whose official signed the document, and it covers birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, diplomas, and anything notarized. Sending a federal document to a state office, or a state document to Washington, is the most common reason an apostille request is returned unprocessed.
No. A notary cannot issue an apostille — only a designated Competent Authority can, which in the United States means a state Secretary of State or the U.S. Department of State. What a notary does is create the signature the apostille authenticates. That distinction is what makes the notarized true-copy route work: the notary certifies a copy of your document, and the state then apostilles the notary’s signature, so the document can be authenticated without surrendering the original.
Yes. In addition to federal apostilles through the U.S. Department of State, we handle state-level apostilles through the Secretary of State’s office in the state where your document was issued. This includes birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, death certificates, academic records, and notarized documents.
For most documents, you’ll upload a copy through our secure portal after checkout. We’ll review it for accuracy before proceeding. For certain document types that require original submission to the Department of State, we’ll provide specific mailing instructions with a prepaid shipping label.
Yes. Apostilles issued by the U.S. Department of State are recognized in all 124+ member countries of the Hague Apostille Convention. This includes virtually all of Europe, most of South America, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and many other countries worldwide.
Once your apostille is complete, we’ll email you high-quality digital scans immediately. Your original apostilled document is then shipped to your address with tracking included. International shipping is available at additional cost. We use secure, trackable carriers for all shipments.
Federal Apostille™ is a U.S.-registered company based in Albuquerque, NM, with our processing team in Washington, D.C. We’ve processed over 3,263 apostilles. We use secure payment processing, provide order tracking, and offer a money-back guarantee if your apostille cannot be completed.
Your credit card statement will show a charge from ‘Federal Apostille™’ or ‘FEDERALAPOSTILLE.COM’. The charge will be for the flat rate of $149, which includes all government fees and processing costs.
One flat rate. Scans included. Hand-delivered to the U.S. Department of State — skip the 2–3 month mail backlog and have it done in approximately 10 business days.
Secure checkout. Government fees included. Money-back guarantee.
