New York Apostille: County Clerk Step, Fees and Addresses
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Step 1: County clerk certification (notarized documents)
A notarized document must first be certified by the County Clerk in the county where the notary qualified. Manhattan (New York County) and Onondaga County charge $3 (NY DOS: Apostille). Check other counties' fees directly.
NYC vital records (birth, death, marriage issued by NYC): get a Letter of Exemplification from the issuing agency, then certification from the New York County Clerk, then the state apostille (same source).
Step 2: NY Department of State
- $10 per document. Use form DOS-1917-f.
- No cash.
- Mail: NYS Department of State, PO Box 22001, Albany, NY 12201-2001
- In person: 123 William Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY or 99 Washington Avenue, 6th Floor, Albany, NY
Online notarization and New York
New York notaries may charge $2 for an in-person act and up to $25 for an online act (USA Notary fee survey, 2026). If a non-NY online notary notarizes your document, the apostille comes from that notary's state.
Rather not do it yourself?
Apostille services handle notarization, county steps and state filing for a fee: apostille service. If your document first needs notarizing, online options: Notarize · OneNotary · NotaryLive.
Confirm with the receiving country whether it needs an apostille or an authentication certificate. Non-Hague countries need authentication instead. See what is an apostille.