North Dakota

North Dakota apostilles issue from the Secretary of State in Bismarck. The chain runs standard: notarized documents go direct, certified vital records from the ND Department of Health and Human Services, registrar-notary path for school records.

State fee: $10 per authentication, plus a $5 record-search fee for each unique notary signature involved. Full-service timing: one to three weeks depending on the state (call us and we’ll tell you where yours currently stands). Pricing: rates page.

Energy-sector contracts for international partners and Canadian cross-border matters make up most of the flow. Canada’s Hague accession in January 2024 moved those cases from the slow legalization chain to the standard apostille, a genuine improvement for everyone north of I-94. /order/ or (212) 245-9690.