Kentucky Apostille FAQs

To be eligible for an Apostille in Kentucky, birth, marriage and death certificates must be signed by the current Kentucky State Registrar. Certified copies of Kentucky vital records are available from Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics

Kentucky university and school records should be certified by the school in the presence of a notary. Then the notarized certificate needs to be certified by the Kentucky County Clerk where the notary is commissioned. Finally records can be submitted to the Kentucky Secretary of State for an Apostille or Authentication.

Kentucky 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.

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Documents notarized in Kentucky, such as Power of Attorney and School Certificates, must be certified by the Kentucky County Clerk in the county where the notary is commissioned and then submitted to the Secretary of State in Frankfort for an Apostille or Authentication.

We can normally process Kentucky Apostilles in 2 - 3 business days for worldwide delivery by express courier.

Documents signed by Kentucky officials and notaries public can be certified in Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky corporate documents on file with the Secretary of State, including Articles Of Incorporation and Certificates of Existence (which confirm that a domestic corporation or domestic limited liability company is in existence) can be obtained here for subsequent Apostille:
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