Massachusetts apostille service. From $99.

Massachusetts apostilles are issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commissions Section, at One Ashburton Place in Boston. You can file yourself in person or by mail, or order online with us: we check the document, file it, and return it to you. See the full step-by-step guide.

With us it is $99 per document standard (7–10 business days), $149 express (2–3 business days), $199 next business day or $249 same day. The $6 state fee is included at every speed, and each extra document is $30 less. An FBI background check apostille is from $185. Notarization, if your document needs it, is $30 per document. Full pricing.

Yes, for up to three documents. Choose Same day ($249 per document) and get them into our hands by 11 AM Eastern on a business day. We file at the Boston counter and your apostille is ready by 5 PM, with FedEx Ground return included. How same-day works.

It depends on the document. Certified copies signed by a Massachusetts town clerk, the Registrar of Vital Records or a court clerk go straight to the apostille. Private documents such as a power of attorney, affidavit or a copy of a diploma must be notarized by a Massachusetts notary first. We can notarize for $30 per document.

We serve every city and town in Massachusetts, including Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Quincy and Somerville. Order online from anywhere, then mail your documents to our Woburn address for free. Areas we serve.

Every country in the Hague Apostille Convention, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, India, Mexico, the Philippines, China and Canada. Countries outside the Convention, such as the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Egypt, need authentication plus embassy legalization instead. Check your country.

Yes. An FBI Identity History Summary is a federal document, so it is apostilled by the U.S. Department of State, not by Massachusetts. We submit it in person for you, from anywhere in the U.S., from $185 per document (10–15 business days). FBI apostille service.

You get an email right away with your order number and exact instructions for mailing your documents to us. We email you again when we receive them, when they are filed, and when they are on the way back.

If we miss the time for a reason within our control, you pay the Standard price.

Filing at the Boston office yourself is cheaper on paper. According to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, the state fee is $6 per document. The office sits at One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, in Boston. Walk-in filing is open on business days, and the counter finishes up to 3 documents the same day.

A service such as ApostilleMA costs $99 per document for Standard, with the $6 state fee already included. The price covers a document check, the filing and the trip to Boston. Mailing documents to the Woburn address is free, and mail arrives 7 days a week.

For example, a parent in Springfield with one birth certificate would spend a day driving to Boston and paying for parking. With ApostilleMA, the same parent mails the certificate for free and pays $99 in 2026. Finally, ApostilleMA checks the document first, so a rejected filing does not cost a second trip.

A Massachusetts apostille takes 2 to 3 weeks by mail when you file directly with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Walk-in filing at the Boston counter is faster: up to 3 documents are ready the same day.

ApostilleMA offers four speeds in 2026. Standard is ready in 7 to 10 business days for $99 per document. Express takes 2 to 3 business days for $149. Next business day costs $199, with documents in hand by 3 PM ET. Same day costs $249, with documents in hand by 11 AM ET and ready by 5 PM.

Return shipping adds time. FedEx Ground takes 2 to 3 business days in the US, and UPS Next Day Air arrives the next business day. For example, a Boston student whose documents arrive by 11 AM on a Monday has the apostille ready by 5 PM Monday, then ships by UPS Next Day Air. Every ApostilleMA price includes the $6 state fee.

A Massachusetts apostille covers any document signed by a Massachusetts official or a Massachusetts notary public. According to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, the office certifies original signatures of notaries, justices of the peace, city and town clerks, court clerks and the Registrar of Vital Records.

Common examples include birth, marriage and death certificates, divorce decrees, court records, diplomas, transcripts and powers of attorney. Business documents such as a certificate of good standing also qualify. Private documents need a Massachusetts notarization first, which ApostilleMA does for $30 per document.

Documents from other states go to the issuing state, not Boston. FBI background checks go to the US Department of State. For example, a Quincy resident moving to Portugal in 2026 might apostille a birth certificate, a marriage certificate and an FBI check. ApostilleMA charges $99 for the first Massachusetts document and $69 for each extra one.