Apostille Stamp Service in Massachusetts
Updated: Nov 6
BOSTON NOTARY SERVICE · APOSTILLE PREPARATION CHECKLIST
If your foreign school, employer or government office asks for an apostille, get its instructions first. The office handling your request depends on where the record was issued and how it was prepared.
Before you submit, check three things
The issuer. Identify the Massachusetts custodian, notary, out-of-state authority or federal agency.
The version. Determine whether you have a certified copy, original or scan. Ask the receiving office what it accepts.
The destination. Confirm the country, exact recipient and any translation or document-age requirements.
How Massachusetts handles eligible documents
The Secretary of the Commonwealth issues the Massachusetts apostille for eligible records. Its office publishes the government fee and direct-submission instructions. Federal documents such as FBI checks follow a separate federal route.
When you need help getting the documents ready
Boston Notary Service can review the format, discuss eligible retrieval or notarization, and coordinate agreed submission and delivery. Send the destination and date your recipient needs the completed paperwork so we can quote the request.
Get a plan for your documents
Share what you have, where it’s going and when it needs to arrive. We’ll confirm what’s needed and quote the work before you send originals. Your initial request does not collect payment.
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