Certify documents issued in Puerto Rico for official use in the United States and abroad.
Apostille Stamps in Puerto Rico can be obtained to authenticate official Puerto Rican documents such as Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates, Criminal Record Certificates (Certificado de Antecedentes Penales), University diplomas and transcripts, and other documents certified by a Puerto Rico notary (including powers of attorney and affidavits).
Puerto Rico Apostille stamps are issued by the Department of State in San Juan.
Documents needed for submission in non-apostille countries require an authentication certificate from the Puerto Rico Department of State, and are then authenticated by the U.S. Department of State and embassy of the recipient in Washington DC (although some embassies may legalize documents authenticated in Puerto Rico directly).
- We offer expedited apostille services in Puerto Rico. Apostilles can normally be obtained in 3 business days
- Isarey can assist with obtaining official copies of Puerto Rico birth, death and marriage certificates. We can also obtain Criminal Record Certificates from the Puerto Rico Police Department.
- We work with all major embassies in Washington DC, including the embassies of the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Qatar, and the Taipei Representative Office, to attest Puerto Rican university degrees and other documents.
FAQs - Puerto Rico Apostille Services
Puerto Rico Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps
Birth, death and marriage certificates
Apostille Puerto Rico birth, death and marriage certificates from the Demographic Registry. Only new-format certificates issued from July 2010 are valid for an Apostille.Isarey can obtain official copies of Puerto Rico birth, death and marriage certificates for clients in need of an Apostille Stamp.Certificates are issued in English and Spanish. Birth and marriage certificates are also available in long form format (certificado literal). Long form certificates take longer to obtain but contain additional data about the birth or marriage and may be required for certain procedures (for example, by Italy or Spain when being submitted in support of a citizenship application).<Certificate of Penal Record
Apostille Puerto Rico Criminal Record Certificates (Certificado de Antecedentes Penales). For assistance obtaining your Puerto Rican Penal Record Certificate, please contact usState Criminal Record Certificates (certifying a clean criminal record at the Puerto Rico Police Department) can be authenticated with an Apostille from the Puerto Rico Department of State. Federal background checks (FBI Identity History Summary Checks) can be authenticated with an Apostille Stamp from the U.S. Department of State. See: FBI Background ChecksPuerto Rico Education Certificates
Apostille Puerto Rico University degree certificates and other types of academic and professional qualifications awarded in Puerto Rico.Notarized Documents
Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, certified passport copies, contracts and other private documents certified by a notary in Puerto Rico.Incorporation Documents
Certify Puerto Rico corporate documents including certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, articles of association, board resolutions for use abroad.Trade documents
Apostille Puerto Rico certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documents
Isarey provides document attestation services in Puerto Rico to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying Puerto Rico documents for use in the United States and abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:
6 steps to certify document issued in Puerto Rico
- Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
- We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
- We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
- As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
- We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.
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