Getting a document accepted overseas—a birth certificate, diploma, power of attorney, or business record—means having it authenticated for international use. We handle the apostille process end to end for clients in Houston, Webster, Clear Lake, League City, and across Galveston County: we notarize what’s needed, submit to the Texas Secretary of State, and get your documents back to you.
Quote confirmed before any work begins. No surprises.
An apostille is a one-step certificate that authenticates your document for legal use in any country that belongs to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention. In Texas, it’s issued by the Texas Secretary of State.
If your document is headed to a country that isn’t a Hague member, you need authentication (legalization) instead—a multi-step path that can involve the U.S. Department of State and the destination country’s embassy or consulate. We’ll tell you which path your document needs and prepare it correctly.
Personal, academic, and business documents all qualify. The most common requests we handle:
Note: vital records—birth, marriage, and death certificates—must be certified copies from the issuing state or county office, not photocopies. We’ll guide you on obtaining the correct copy before submission.
Send a photo or bring your documents in, and tell us which country they're headed to. The destination determines whether you need an apostille or embassy authentication.
You get an exact, itemized quote — document count, the state's per-document fee, turnaround, and any notarization needed. No work begins until you approve it.
Documents that need a notary (POAs, affidavits, diplomas, business records) are notarized in person or by Remote Online Notarization. Vital records use certified copies from the issuing agency.
We submit your documents to the Texas Secretary of State for the apostille certificate — and prepare anything that needs further embassy or consulate legalization.
Completed documents come back by tracked mail, in-person pickup in Webster, Clear Lake, or League City, or courier — whatever works for your timeline.
You don’t have to come to an office during business hours. Choose whatever fits your schedule:
Hand off your documents in the Webster, Clear Lake, or League City area and pick them up when they're ready.
We come to your home or office across Greater Houston to collect and return your documents.
Outside Houston? Mail your documents to us and we'll return them by tracked mail or courier.
Apostille pricing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Your quote depends on a few things:
We send you an exact, itemized quote up front and never start work until you approve it.
Request an Apostille QuoteAn apostille is a certificate that authenticates a document for legal use in another country that belongs to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention. If your document is going to a member country, you need an apostille. If it's going to a country that is not a member, you need embassy or consulate authentication (legalization) instead — we'll tell you which path applies to your destination.
Both certify a document for international use. An apostille is the single-step certification accepted by Hague Convention countries and is issued here by the Texas Secretary of State. Authentication (legalization) is the multi-step path for non-member countries, which can also involve the U.S. Department of State and the destination country's embassy or consulate. We handle the apostille directly and prepare and notarize documents for the authentication path.
Common ones include birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates; diplomas, transcripts, and school records; FBI and state background checks; powers of attorney and affidavits; single-status affidavits; and business documents like articles of incorporation, certificates of good standing, and commercial paperwork.
Yes — vital records like birth, marriage, and death certificates must be certified copies issued by the state or county vital records office, not photocopies, and a notary cannot notarize a copy of one. We'll guide you on getting the correct certified copy before submission.
Pricing depends on how many documents you have, the destination country, the turnaround you need, and whether notarization is required — plus the Texas Secretary of State's per-document fee. We confirm your exact, itemized quote before any work begins, so there are no surprises.
No. We serve Houston, Webster, Clear Lake, League City, and Galveston County in person, and we accept mail-in documents from anywhere. You can drop off in Webster, Clear Lake, or League City, request mobile pickup across Greater Houston, or mail your documents to us and we'll return them by tracked mail or courier.
Tell us what you have and where it’s going. We’ll confirm your quote and timeline before any work begins. Call (832) 617-4285 or send us the details.