New York Birth Certificate Apostille
Apostille New York Birth Certificates
When a record is to be used in another country, it may be necessary to have the document verified/ authenticated from the issuing authority before it can be used there as it is the New York birth certificate apostille. A confirmation or verification certifies that the document has been issued in an official capacity and the signatory was authorized to issue the document.
Public documents signed by the County Clerk or State official issued in New York State that is to be used in other countries are authenticated by The New York Secretary of State. It depends on the requirement of the destination country, whether it requires the documents to be authenticated in the form of an “Apostille” or a “Certificate of Authentication”.
Apostille New York birth certificates are issued by The New York State (NYS DOS) for the birth certificates that were issued in New York. It is mandatory that the original birth certificate has been issued by the New York State and is signed by a State Official or the County Clerk. Learn more about birth certificate apostille.
When is the Birth Certificate Apostille Required? Apostille is often required when a person intends to apply for dual citizenship, marry in a foreign country, invest in real estate and for many other reasons.
How to get a New York Birth Certificate Apostille?
In order to get a New York birth certificate apostille, there are three main steps involved in the process to be followed:
- Step 1: Obtain your birth certificate
You have to order a “Long Form Birth Certificate” along with a “Letter of Exemplification” from Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Letter of Exemplification is a letter that certifies that the birth certificate is a true or certified copy. In order to get a “Letter of Exemplification,” you have to order it with a “Long Form Birth Certificate” at the same time. Once you receive your “Long Form Birth Certificate” and “Letter of Exemplification you will have to move to
- Step 2: County Clerk Authentication
Once you receive your documents, before submitting them for the apostille to the New York State Department, you will have to authenticate the documents by the County Clerk or a state official. To do so, you will have to submit the Birth Certificate along with a Letter of Exemplification to the County clerk for signature verification on the documents.
This process can be done through mail as well as in person. The mail service is convenient for those who cannot do the process in person; however, it is more time consuming as compared to do it in person or through an agent.
- Step 3: Getting Apostille by the Department of State
The next and final step for obtaining the New York birth certificate apostille after authentication/verification through the county clerk is getting Apostille Department of State. To do so, you have to submit the Original Birth Certificate along with Letter of Exemplification and the County Clerk verification/ authentication in the New York State State office. It is important to be specific about the country for which you require the apostille.
How much does Apostille New York birth certificate cost?
Sarmiento Notary as your agent to get your New York Birth Certificate Apostille costs are very competitive. There is an apostille fee to be paid for this service and depends on what you would need, if you need the complete process meaning, we obtain the certificate and give you the apostille, the cost-price is $240. In case you need just the apostille because you already have the certificate with all the stamps and verifications, the cost-price is $150.
The fee can be paid in variety of ways. Our office prefers cash payments as well as payment by Zelle, while some also accept card payments as well. It varies and depends whether you want to do it in person or through mail. Payment of fee to be made at our office in person must be made cash payments or payment through cards; however, in case of payment by mail, credit card payments are also accepted but you will be required to fill the required information on a form.
The entire process of New York birth certificate apostille can be done in person or through mail or you can authorize someone to do this on your behalf. Generally, it may take weeks or up to a month when the process of getting New York birth certificate apostille starts from getting the certificate done by mail, but it can be done quickly even in a day if done in person. You can authorize us as you best agent to get New York birth certificate apostille on your behalf.