How to get an apostille or authentication
Takes about 10 minutes · All 51 US jurisdictions
Apostille, authentication, and embassy legalization service for business documents bound for international use. We coordinate the full chain: Secretary of State authentication or apostille, US Department of State authentication for federal documents and non-Hague chains, and embassy legalization where the destination country requires it. 51-state US coverage plus all major destinations.
- Add your documentsAdd each document you need apostilled. Choose the category (state-issued, notarized, federal, or custom) and the document type. You can add up to 10 documents per order.
- Pick source state and destination countryFor each document, pick the source state (where the document was issued or notarized) and the destination country. We auto-detect Hague Convention status and route to the correct chain: state apostille, federal apostille, or full authentication plus embassy legalization.
- Choose delivery methodPer document, pick how the original gets to us: we obtain it from the state on your behalf (state-issued only), you mail the original to File.Business, or you upload a scan and mail the original.
- Add optional servicesAdd federal authentication, embassy legalization, certified translation, rush processing, or worldwide express return shipping. We pre-flag the add-ons your destination requires.
- Review and payConfirm your order, enter contact and payment details, and submit. We handle the full chain and return the apostilled or legalized documents to the address you provided.