Iowa Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Iowa for official use abroad.

Isarey offers specialist assistance obtaining Iowa Apostilles and Authentications for documents needed for formal use outside the United States and for submission to foreign embassies and consulates.

Apostilles and authentications issued by the Iowa Secretary of State in Des Moines can be obtained for Iowa public documents.

Iowa Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Iowa Vital Records

    We obtain authentications and apostille stamps for Iowa birth, death and marriage certificates from the Iowa Secretary of State. For a free document check and assistance obtaining copies of Iowa Vital Records, please contact us.

  • University and School certificates

    Apostilles on Iowa University diplomas and High School certificates are obtained from the Iowa Secretary of State upon presentation of the original certificate certified by an Iowa notary public. We can also obtain apostille stamps on good-quality scans of academic certificates and degrees by making notarized copies.

  • Documents certified by an Iowa notary

    Documents such as powers of attorney, affidavits contracts and certified copies (including notarized true copies of U.S. passports and other ID documents), can be authenticated with an Iowa Apostille, provided that they have been properly certified by an Iowa notary public with a correctly worded certificate of acknowledgement or Jurat.

  • Divorce Certificates and Judgements

    Iowa divorce certificates and judgements can be certified with an Apostille when certified by an Iowa court or issued by Iowa Vital Records. For assistance obtaining certified judgements from Iowa divorce courts, please contact us.

  • Incorporation Documents

    We obtain Apostilles for Iowa Certificates of Incorporation, Certificates of Good Standing and other corporate documents.

  • State Police and Local Police Records

    Iowa Apostilles and Authentications can be obtained for State Police and Local Police criminal record certificates. Apostilles on FBI certificates must be obtained from the U.S. Department of State.

  • Certified translations

    Certified translations of Iowa documents required for submission abroad can be notarized and certified with an Apostille from the Iowa Secretary of State or in Washington DC (where it is often cheaper). We also provide certified translation services locally in all major jurisdictions, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, France and Mexico.
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  • Other Iowa Documents

    Other documents are eligible for an apostille stamp, including certificates of no impediment to marriage and single status, court and probate documents, medical certificates and driving licence certificate, when issued and/or certified by an Iowa official or notary public.

Iowa Apostille stamps are recognised directly by the consulates and authorities of countries that are members of the Apostille Convention without the need for any further authentication.
See list of Apostille Countries

Documents needed for submission to non-apostille countries require additional authentication by the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC and then finally attestation by the embassy of the recipient country (Some embassies have waived the requirement for authentication by the U.S. Department of State).
Non-apostille countries include:AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

Federal documents, including FBI Background Checks and documents signed by U.S. Consular officials, should be submitted for apostille certification or authentication directly to the U.S. Department of State. State documents issued outside of Iowa require authentication in the state of issue.

As well as Iowa documents, we apostille Federal documents and state-issued documents issued across the United States:

Isarey assists private and corporate clients worldwide with the certification of documents in Iowa. We manage each process individually, starting with a free pre-check of your documents to confirm that everything meets the requirements of Iowa Apostille and Authentication.

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    Free pre-check of your Iowa documents to ensure eligibility before submission;
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    Secure international collection of original documents by insured courier for presentation in Iowa;
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    Additional authentication at the U.S. Department of State and attestation at foreign embassies and consulates (where required);
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    Certified translations valid for submission to Spain, Italy, Brazil, Portugal, France, Germany etc.
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    International delivery of certified documents by courier;
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    Assistance with notarization and county certifications in Iowa, and with obtaining new originals

For further information about authenticating Iowa documents and a free quotation, please contact us:

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files (PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
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