Upcoming Apostille Pop-Up Shops
The California Secretary of State’s office is excited to announce the launch of our Apostille Pop-Up Shop event series. Throughout the year, the Secretary of State team will partner with local county offices to bring in-person Apostille services to a location near you. See below for upcoming events and be sure to check this page regularly as more dates will be added.
San Diego – Monday, May 13, 2024 & Tuesday, May 14, 2024
In partnership with the San Diego Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office
- 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- County of San Diego
Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office
1600 Pacific Highway, Rm. 273
San Diego, CA 92101 - Free Parking
Santa Ana – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
In partnership with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s Office
- 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
- Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s Office
601 North Ross Street, First Floor, Room 103
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Riverside – Tuesday, June 18, 2024
In partnership with the Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder
- 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
- Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder
2724 Gateway Drive
Riverside, CA 92507 - Free Parking
What to Bring:
- A document signed by a California public official or an original notarized and/or certified document. A photocopy is not acceptable.
- A completed Apostille Pop-Up Shop Request Cover Sheet.
- A fee of$20.00 per Apostille, plus an additional$6.00 Special Handling feefor each different public official’s signature to be authenticated, is required. Payment can be made by Visa, Mastercard, Check or Money Order. Checks or money orders must be made payable to Secretary of State.No Cash.
We recommend arriving as early as possible during the event to guarantee service.
The California Secretary of State provides an Apostille to authenticate California public officials' signatures on documents to be used outside the United States of America.
In addition to our Apostille Pop-Up Shops, there are multiple routine ways to obtain an Apostille in California:
By Mail - An Apostille can be requested by mail through our Sacramento office.
- Mail requests are processed by the Sacramento office only.
- Four (4) items are required for processing an Apostille:
- A document signed by a California public official or an original notarized and/or certified document. A photocopy is not acceptable.
- A cover sheet stating the country in which the document will be used. You may use our Apostille Mail Request Cover Sheet, or write your own.
- A check or money order payable to Secretary of State in the amount of $20.00 per Apostille requested.
- A self-addressed envelope for the processed document to be returned. If you wish to use a mail tracking service, please provide pre-paid postage. If you do not provide pre-paid postage, our office will return your document via United States Postal Service regular mail.
- Mail documents via United States Postal Service to:
Notary Public Section
P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277–0001 - Documents being mailed via any other service (e.g. Fedex, UPS, DHL) can be sent to our physical address:
Notary Public Section
1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814 - Documents are processed in the order they are received. Please refer to our Current Processing Times webpage to see the most up-to-date information.
- Questions?
- See Apostille Frequently Asked Questions
- Get Contact Information
In Person- An Apostille can be requested in person at our Sacramento and Los Angeles offices.
Secretary of State (Sacramento)
1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
TheSacramento2nd floor public counter is open for in-person, same day service. Please obtain a take-a-number ticket from the dispenser in front of Room 255 and wait for your number to be called. Please be mindful of the following:
- A fee of$20.00 per Apostilleis required. Payment can be made by credit card (Visa or Mastercard), check, money order, or cash. Checks or money orders must be made payable to Secretary of State..
- A$6.00 Special Handling feeis required for each different public official’s signature to be authenticated.
- Acover sheetstating the country in which the document will be used is required. You may fill out and print ourApostile Request Cover Sheet (Sacramento)to include with your request or fill out the form by hand upon arrival at our office.
- See Apostille Frequently Asked Questions
- Get Contact Information
Secretary of State (Los Angeles)
300 South Spring Street, Room 12513
Los Angeles, CA 90013
TheLos Angelesoffice located in theRonald Reagan building is open for in-person, same day service. After obtaining a take-a-number ticket upon arrival, you may be asked to wait on the second floor until your number comes up. Please be mindful of the following:
- A fee of$20.00 per Apostilleis required. Payment can be made by credit card (Visa or Mastercard), check, or money order. Checks or money orders must be made payable to Secretary of State. Cash is not accepted at the Los Angeles office.
- A$6.00 Special Handling feeis required for each different public official’s signature to be authenticated.
- A cover sheet stating the country in which the document will be used is required. You may fill out and print our Apostile Request Cover Sheet (LA)to include with your request or fill out the form by hand upon arrival at our office.
- Questions?
- See Apostille Frequently Asked Questions
- Get Contact Information
For more information, visit our Apostille Frequently Asked Questions webpage.