Certify documents issued in Wisconsin for official use abroad.
Isarey offers specialist assistance obtaining Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Secretary of State in Madison can be obtained for Wisconsin public documents.
Wisconsin Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps
Wisconsin Vital Records
We arrange Apostilles and Authentications for Wisconsin birth, death and marriage certificates issued by the Wisconsin Vital Records Office (Department of Health Services) or County Register of Deeds.
Wisconsin Vital RecordsUniversity and School Records
Diplomas issued and signed by University of Wisconsin Registrars and/or Presidents can be authenticated with an Apostille directly without notarization.Certificates issued by Wisconsin high schools, colleges and universities (other than the University of Wisconsin) must be certified by a Wisconsin notary to be valid for an Apostille. The student record must be first certified by the school’s registrar or other authorized faculty member with the signature and the title of the authorized faculty member, then the authorized faculty member’s signature must be notarized by a Wisconsin Notary Public and a notarial certificate attached to the school record.Notarized documents
Powers of attorney, affidavits and other private documents can be authenticated with an Apostille Stamp when certified with an authorized Wisconsin Notarial Statement by a Wisconsin notary public. Documents can be notarized using a remote online Wisconsin notary if the person signing is outside Wisconsin. Notarized documents may be written in any language, by the Notarial statement must be in English.Divorce Certificates and Judgements
Wisconsin divorce certificates and judgements can be certified with an Apostille when certified by a Wisconsin court or issued by Wisconsin Vital Records. For assistance obtaining certified judgements from Wisconsin divorce courts, please contact us.Corporate documents
Apostille Wisconsin Certificates of Status (certificate of good standing), Articles of Incorporation and Organization, and copies of other filed company documents certified by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.State Police and Local Police Records
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin documents required for submission abroad can be notarized and certified with an Apostille from the Wisconsin 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.
Certified TranslationsOther Wisconsin 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 a Wisconsin official or notary public.
Wisconsin 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:
Qatar - Kuwait - United Arab Emirates - Taiwan - Vietnam
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 Wisconsin require authentication in the state of issue.
As well as Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin. We manage each process individually, starting with a free pre-check of your documents to confirm that everything meets the requirements of Wisconsin Apostille and Authentication.
- Free pre-check of your Wisconsin documents to ensure eligibility before submission;
- Secure international collection of original documents by insured courier for presentation in Wisconsin;
- Additional authentication at the U.S. Department of State and attestation at foreign embassies and consulates (where required);
- Certified translations valid for submission to Spain, Italy, Brazil, Portugal, France, Germany etc.
- International delivery of certified documents by courier;
- Assistance with notarization and county certifications in Wisconsin, and with obtaining new originals
For further information about authenticating Wisconsin documents and a free quotation, please contact us: