Birth, Death, Marriage and Certificate of Divorce certificates submitted to the New York De-partment of State for an Apostille or Certificate of Authentication must first be certified by ei-ther a New York State Official or a County Clerk. A birth or death certificate must additionally bear a letter of exemplification. Educational and all other documents all have to be notarized by a notary public and the notary’s signature has to be certified by a County Clerk.

All document types then have to be attached to the filled-out Apostille Request Form and sent to the following address:

New York Department of State
Division of Licensing Services
Apostille and Authentication Unit
One Commerce Plaza
99 Washington Avenue 6th floor
Albany, NY 12201-2001
Tel.: (518) 474-4429
Fax: (518) 473-6648
Hours: 9.00 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.
Website: https://dos.ny.gov/apostille-or-certificate-authentication

Document and Request Form can also be delivered in person to the address above or to:

New York Department of State
Division of Licensing Services
123 William Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10038
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tel.: (212) 417-5747
The fee is US $ 10.- per document