
State of Louisiana Apostille
STATE OF Louisiana APOSTILLE.
Do you need an apostille for a document issued in Louisiana? Depending on your particular situation, you may use our Louisiana apostille services or follow the do-it-yourself guide.
OUR APOSTILLE DOC SERVICES:
If you need Express apostille service, ApostilleDoc offers you an apostille on a scanned photocopy of your document in 1 working day.
Our Regular apostille service offers you an apostille from the Louisiana Secretary of State in Baton Rouge.
State of Louisiana do-it-yourself guide
Send your documents by mail or meet us in person at:
Louisiana Secretary of State
Commissions Division
8585 Archives Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Telephone (225) 922-0330 and (225) 922-0414
Charge: $20 per apostille regular service, $30 to $50 for expedited processing.
Preparation time: Same-day counter service or 2-3 business days for mailed orders.
Website: http://www.sos.la.gov/NotaryAndCertifications/
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Download: Order form of Louisiana PDF
Take this option in case of:
• Our free apostille translation service is not of interest to you.
• You don't have any problem traveling to Louisiana to request your apostille by yourself.
•Secretaries of State usually are not able to mail documents overseas. Therefore, you must have a U.S. mailing address or live in the United States.
• You can send a money order or an U.S. check to pay the Secretary of State fees. Secretaries of State require payment in U.S. dollars.
• You would like to send your documents by mail to the Secretary of State and have the time to wait for them.
Guidelines for Louisiana documents for apostille
To obtain an apostille from the Louisiana Secretary of State, Tom Schedler, in Baton Rouge follow these guidelines:
The office of the Secretary of State will authenticate signatures of Louisiana officials, County clerks, State Registrars and Notaries public.
Please review the following considerations to make sure your Louisiana documents can be apostilled.
- Considerations for notarized documents must be signed and dated by a Notary Public in good standing with a complete Jurat/acknowledgment and printed name under signature.
- Considerations for divorce documents must be certified copies signed by the clerk of the court or Ex-Officio Deputy Sheriffs.
- Considerations for school documents issued at the Louisiana State University, Tulane University, University of New Orleans, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Tech University and Loyola University New Orleans among others, transcripts and diplomas must be signed by the university’s registrar of the high school superintendent.
- Considerations for Vital records only properly certified documents will be acceptable for apostille. You must obtain a certified copy of your birth, marriage or death certificates signed by the State Registrar of vital Records. You can obtain a new copy from the office of vital records registry Vital Records Registry at P.O. Box 60630 New Orleans, LA 70160.
Note: Louisiana birth and death certificates are not public records. This is otherwise called “closed record” state.
Who can request a copy of a vital record? The person named on the document or spouse, parent, adult child, sibling, grandparent or an adult grandchild of the person named on the document.
New Orleans apostille service:
Louisiana Birth Certificate signed by the State Registrar
Louisiana Birth Certificate signed by DARLENE W. SMITH, in her capacity as State Registrar acceptable for apostille
Louisiana certificate signed by the State Registrar acceptable for apostille
Louisiana signed certificate acceptable for apostille
Louisiana death certificate NOT acceptable for apostille
Louisiana birth certificate for apostille
Louisiana certificate NOT acceptable for apostille