The full New York chain — notary, county clerk, Department of State — filed in person, not mailed. $95 all in.
An apostille is the certificate that makes a U.S.-notarized document legally recognizable in Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan and the other 120-odd countries in the Hague Convention. We handle the whole chain in New York, filed in person.
You cannot apostille a foreign document in the United States. An apostille is issued by the country where the document was created. If you have an Uzbek birth certificate and someone tells you they will apostille it in New York, they are either confused or selling you something that will not work. Only Uzbekistan can apostille an Uzbek document — that goes through the Ministry of Justice in Tashkent.
What New York can apostille is a document created here: our notarized translation, an affidavit you sign here, a U.S. diploma, a New York vital record. That is very often exactly what you need, but it is worth being clear about which direction the document is travelling.
The translator signs the Certificate of Translation Accuracy in front of a New York notary public, in physical ink. Not electronic — an electronic notarization cannot be carried forward into a New York apostille.
The county clerk in the notary’s county of commission authenticates that the notary’s commission is genuine and current. In New York City this is a same-day counter transaction.
The Department of State issues the apostille itself, attached to the packet. Walk-in filing; typically back in 2–5 business days.
Our $95 fee covers both government fees, the in-person filing at each step, and return shipping to you. There is no separate courier charge.
Most national translation companies mail apostille requests to whichever state they are set up in, and some route documents through Kentucky or Montana specifically because those states issue electronic apostilles. That works, but it adds a week or more of postal time in each direction and puts your original document in the mail twice.
We file at the counter in New York City. For clients in the tri-state area that usually means the whole apostille chain finishes inside a week, and we are holding the document the entire time rather than tracking it.
| Destination | Hague member | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | Yes | Apostille |
| Russia | Yes | Apostille |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | Apostille |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | Apostille |
| Tajikistan | Yes | Apostille |
| Ukraine | Yes | Apostille |
| Turkmenistan | No | Consular legalization |
Membership does change from time to time, and a destination authority can always impose its own extra requirements. Tell us the country and the receiving institution when you request a quote and we will confirm the correct route before anything is filed.
No, and neither can anyone else in the United States. An apostille can only be issued by the country where the document originated. A New York apostille authenticates a New York notary. To apostille the Uzbek original you would need to go through the Ministry of Justice in Uzbekistan. What we can apostille is the notarized translation we produce here.
The county clerk step is same-day when filed in person. The New York Department of State step typically takes 2 to 5 business days, and can also be done as a walk-in. Because we file in person in New York City rather than mailing, we are usually well ahead of national services that mail everything.
The county clerk authentication is $3 and the New York Department of State apostille is $10. Our $95 fee covers those government fees plus the in-person filing, courier handling and return shipping.
Yes. Uzbekistan acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille is sufficient — you do not need full consular legalization. Russia and Kazakhstan are also members. If your destination country is not a member, the document needs embassy legalization instead, which is a longer chain; ask us and we will tell you which one applies.
Not from New York. Only a small number of U.S. states issue e-apostilles — New York is not among them. Any provider offering you a fast ‘e-apostille’ is routing your document through a notary in one of those states. That is legitimate, but it means your document is notarized somewhere you have never been. We use wet ink and file it ourselves.
Send us a photo or scan of your document. We reply with a firm price and delivery time — usually within one hour during business hours. No payment needed to get a quote.
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