CALIFORNIA APOSTILLE SERVICE

Roadrunner Notary Services offers Apostille and Document Certification services for all documents which are orgininated and / or notarized in the State of California through the California Secretary of State's Office.

Our mobile service fee includes for all Los Angeles areas::

The free pick-up of your document within our service area with one of our mobile service associates
The notarization of the document, if required
Obtaining the Apostille or Official Certification and hand delivering back to you within one (5) business days, excluding weekends and State of California holidays. (Processing time is currently delayed from normal service times due to the limited staffing and hours at the CA Secretary of State office.)

FEES

One to two documents processed:

$89.00/ each plus the $20.00 State of California fee per document

Three or more documents:

$79.00/ each plus the $20.00 State of California fee per document.

Information Regarding Apostilles:

What is an Apostille?

Apostille is also a French word meaning to certifiy, and is most often used to refer to the legalization of a document for international use under the terms of the 1961 Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization for Foreign Public Documents.

Why do I need an Apostille?

The member countries have agreed based on the 1961 Hague Convention, that a document which has been legalized with an Apostille Certificate in the country of origin shall be accepted in any other member countries, under this treaty. Subsequently, this removes any need for further evidence to be obtained to show the documents authenticity.

Normally, an Apostille is required for any legal transactions where a document from one country must is to be presented in another, as part of a legal process. Often this involves business transactions but is also becoming more common for property dealings and also to settle the estate of a deceased person with assets overseas. Some of the most common documents requiring legalization with an Apostille Certificate are Powers of Attorney, Passports, Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates. The requirement of an Apostille is a benefit to you in that in the process of obtaining the Apostille, you are verified as the signor of the document by a Notary Public thus detering fraud or you being defrauded.

The following countries are members of the 1961 Hague Convention and will accept an Apostille:

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, China (Hong Kong), China (Macao), Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue (Cook Islands), Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (Great Britain), Vanuatu, Venezuela.