Texas Apostille FAQs

Texas birth and death certificates and certified marriage licenses can be submitted to the Texas Secretary of State in Austin for certification by apostille. The document must have an original signature and embossed (raised) or ink stamped seal of a Texas public official or Texas County Clerk.

Birth and death certificates issued before 1980 are not valid for an Apostille. Certificates issued between 1980 and 1999 may also not be valid and may be rejected by the Secretary of State if a match cannot be found in their records.

Certified copies of Texas birth and death, certificates can be obtained online from VitalChek or from the Texas Department of State Health Services:

• Order vital records - Texas Dept of State Health Services
• VitalChek - order Texas Vital Records

Certified copies of Texas marriage licenses can be obtained from the County Clerk where the license was purchased. Isarey can obtain certified copies of Texas marriage licenses on behalf of clients requiring an Apostille. Please contact us.

For further information on obtaining Apostille stamps on Texas vital records, see:

• Apostille Texas Vital Records

To obtain an Apostille affixed to an original Texas School record (High School diploma, University degree certificate or transcripts), contact the school to arrange a certified copy. The certified copy must be signed by the school official in the presence of a Texas notary public.

Isarey can arrange notarization of Texas high school diplomas and collection of notarized degrees and transcripts from Texas Universities.

Otherwise, an apostille can be affixed to a notarized true copy of the original school record made from a good-quality scan.

For further information about authenticating Texas university and school certificates, see:

• Apostille STATE University Diplomas

Texas university degree certificates, course transcripts and high school diplomas can also be authenticated as notarized copies. A true copy is certified by a notary (this can often be done from a scan without having to submit the original) and then authenticated with an Apostille Stamp from the Washington DC Secretary of State. Authenticated documents can also be attested by the embassies of Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.

For further information, see:
University Degrees and School Records

Isarey offers an expedited Apostille service for Texas documents. Apostilles are obtained from the Texas Secretary of State in 1 - 2 business days

Documents signed by Texas officials and notaries public can be certified in Texas for official use outside the United States, including vital record certificates (e.g. birth, death, marriage certificates), state police background checks, educational certificates, university diplomas and notarized private documents (e.g. power of attorney).

Documents signed by Federal officials including FBI Background Checks must be submitted directly to the Authentication Division of the U.S. Department of State.

If documents are required for submission to the authorities or consulate of a signatory country of the Hague Apostille Convention, an apostille stamp affixed by the Secretary of State of Texas will generally be recognized directly as confirming authenticity, although a certified translation may also be required if presenting to a country that does not have English as an official language.

If documents are required for presentation in a country that is not a signatory to the apostille convention (e.g. United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Taiwan, Vietnam), then an apostille stamp is not valid. Documents will need to be authenticated at State level in Texas, then by the State Department Authentication Division, and finally by the embassy or consulate of the destination country in the United States. A Certified Translation may also be required.

For further information about Texas apostilles and authentications or to obtain a quote for assistance submitting your documents, with free eligibility pre-check, international collection and delivery by courier, please contact us or send us your documents using our Online Quotation Form.

Certified copies of Texas birth and death records can be obtained online from VitalChek or from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas birth and death records from the last 75 years are restricted and are only available to the person named in the certificate or immediate family.

• Order vital records - Texas Dept of State Health Services
• VitalChek - order Texas Vital Records
• Birth Record FAQs
• Death Record FAQs
• Marriage Records - FAQs

Apostille Texas Vital Records

Certified copies of Texas marriage licenses can be obtained from the County Clerk where the licence was purchased.

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