Secretary of State Massachusetts Licensed Notary Public and Apostille Service Provider – Boston Notary Service

When it comes to preparing your documents for international use, nothing beats the peace of mind that comes with working with a Massachusetts Secretary of State licensed notary public and apostille service provider like Boston Notary Service. Whether you're sending a birth certificate to Mexico, a marriage certificate to Italy, university transcripts to Spain, or a power of attorney to Brazil, we make the process seamless, fast, and reliable.

Why You Need an Apostille Service in Massachusetts

If you're planning to use your documents overseas in a Hague Convention country, you’ll need an apostille. This is a certificate issued by the Massachusetts Secretary of State that authenticates the notary’s signature or the issuing authority of a public document. It’s recognized by over 120 countries including France, Germany, Japan, India, and Argentina.

And if your destination country like China, UAE, or Qatar is not part of the Hague Convention? That’s where authentication and legalization take over — and we do that too.

Boston Notary Service offers both apostille and embassy legalization services for Massachusetts-issued documents, no matter where they’re going.

Why Boston Notary Service?

Based in Boston’s historic Back Bay and South End, we’ve proudly served Massachusetts residents, students, professionals, and businesses for decades. Our team is not just experienced—we're industry leaders when it comes to navigating the complex maze of apostilles, authentications, consular legalizations, and mobile notary services.

From MIT to Harvard, from Boston College to Northeastern University, our clients trust us with their most important academic, legal, and personal documents. Need to send a transcript to South Korea or a diploma to Colombia? We handle it all.

And we don’t just notarize documents. We educate, retrieve, translate, certify, apostille, and deliver them—fast.

Documents We Apostille Daily:

We apostille a wide variety of documents, including:

• Birth and death certificates for use in Italy, Portugal, India
• Marriage certificates for destination weddings in Greece, Thailand, or Argentina
• FBI background checks for work visas in Spain, South Korea, or Germany
• Power of attorney documents for real estate transactions in Brazil, Peru, or Dominican Republic
• University diplomas and transcripts for graduate programs in France, Netherlands, or Chile
• Corporate documents for business expansion in Canada, Mexico, or Australia
• Adoption papers, name change judgments, divorce decrees, and more.

Whether it’s a state-issued document or a notarized personal declaration, we’ll make sure it gets the apostille or embassy stamp it needs.

What Sets Us Apart?

• ✅ Licensed and Bonded: We are Massachusetts Secretary of State commissioned notaries public, and our apostille services are trusted across the state.
• ✅ Rush Options Available: Get your apostille in as little as 24 hours.
• ✅ Mobile Notary Team: Can’t make it to us? We’ll come to you—in Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Quincy, or wherever you are.
• ✅ National & International Services: Need a California or New York apostille? We’ve got partners nationwide. Need to ship apostilled docs to Ghana, Nigeria, or Saudi Arabia? We ship worldwide.
• ✅ One-Stop-Shop: We retrieve birth certificates from City Hall, translate documents into Spanish, French, or Portuguese, and walk everything through in person—no outsourcing, no confusion.

Apostille vs. Authentication: What’s the Difference?

Many clients ask this. Here's the breakdown:

Apostille Authentication & Legalization For Hague Convention countries For non-Hague countries Requires just one step Requires multiple steps (state, U.S. Dept. of State, embassy) Accepted in 120+ countries Needed for countries like UAE, Kuwait, China Fast and cost-effective More paperwork, longer processing

Countries We Apostille and Legalize Documents For

We help clients prepare documents for over 100 countries, including:

• France, Germany, Italy, Spain
• Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam
• Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia
• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
• UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait
• Greece, Thailand, Turkey, Egypt
• Russia, Ukraine, Poland
• Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Our Process: Simple & Streamlined

At Boston Notary Service, we make the apostille process smooth. Here's how it works:

1. Step 1 – Consultation
   Contact us to confirm your document type and the destination country. We’ll let you know if you need an apostille or full legalization.
2. Step 2 – Document Prep
   Don’t have the original? We can retrieve Massachusetts-issued birth, death, or marriage certificates directly from the appropriate office. For educational documents, we help coordinate registrar seals and signatures.
3. Step 3 – Notarization (if required)
   If your document needs notarization first, we’ll take care of that—either at our location or with a mobile notary visit.
4. Step 4 – Apostille or Authentication
   We hand-deliver your documents to the Massachusetts Secretary of State and, if needed, to Washington, D.C. for U.S. Department of State certification and foreign embassy legalization.
5. Step 5 – Return Shipping
   Once your document is apostilled or legalized, we ship it via FedEx or UPS anywhere in the world—India, Philippines, Germany, Kenya, or wherever it needs to go.

Google My Business and Local Search Presence

If you’re in Boston searching for:

• “Apostille service near me”
• “Massachusetts Secretary of State apostille provider”
• “Boston notary apostille for Italy or Spain”
• “Cambridge apostille notary”
• “Where to get apostille in Massachusetts”

Boston Notary Service will show up because we focus on what matters: fast results, verified experience, transparent pricing, and local service.

📍 Find us on Google Maps here: Boston Notary Service on GMB

Neighborhoods We Serve

Whether you’re in:

• Back Bay
• South End
• Cambridge
• Beacon Hill
• Somerville
• Jamaica Plain
• Charlestown
• Brookline
• Dorchester
• Allston-Brighton

—we’re the local apostille and notary public experts trusted by universities, law firms, hospitals, families, and global businesses.

Real Testimonials

“Boston Notary Service saved my international job offer by getting my FBI background apostilled for Spain within days!” — Ana C., Cambridge

“I had no idea where to start with my daughter’s documents for dual citizenship in Italy. BNS walked me through everything.” — John M., Jamaica Plain

“They retrieved my birth certificate from City Hall, translated it into Portuguese, notarized it, and had it apostilled. All in less than a week.” — Carla R., Roxbury

Get Started Today – Apostille Services Made Easy

No long lines. No guessing. No stress.

Whether you're getting married abroad, applying for citizenship, working internationally, or expanding your business—Boston Notary Service is the Massachusetts Secretary of State licensed notary public and apostille service provider you can count on.

📬 Start your apostille process today
📍 Order here: Apply for Apostille
📧 Email: info@bostonnotaryservice.us
📞 Call/Text: 617.230.6676

Follow us on Google and keep us saved for your next apostille, notarization, or document retrieval needs.

Bonus: Fun Facts About Apostilles 🌎

• The word apostille comes from the French word for certification.
• The Hague Convention was signed in 1961. Before that, getting documents accepted abroad was a bureaucratic nightmare!
• The U.S. processes hundreds of thousands of apostilles every year, with Massachusetts being one of the busiest states.
• Boston Notary Service is one of the few services that handles apostilles, translations, and international shipping all under one roof.

Final Thoughts

Don’t let paperwork derail your global goals. Trust Boston’s #1 source for notary and apostille services. From Massachusetts to Mexico, from Boston to Brazil, we’re here to help your documents travel safely and legally.

Let Boston Notary Service handle the details so you can focus on the next big step in your journey.