New Jersey

New Jersey is another state that hides the ball: apostilles come from the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in Trenton, not the Secretary of State most people go looking for. Notarized documents generally need a county clerk’s certification first, confirming the notary’s commission is active, before Trenton will apostille them; certified vital records skip that step and come straight from the NJ Office of Vital Statistics and Registry or local registrars.

State fee: $25. Because Trenton is a courier run from our New York office rather than a mail submission, our New Jersey timing beats most services: one to three weeks depending on the state (call us and we’ll tell you where yours currently stands). Walk-in submissions to the Trenton counter can turn around same-day. Pricing: rates page.

New Jersey is our second-biggest state after New York: birth certificates for Portuguese, Italian, and Indian family matters, pharma corporate documents, and POAs for property abroad. India is a Hague member, so Indian-destination documents take apostilles. /order/ or (212) 245-9690.