Washington Secretary of State — Apostilles & Authentications — key facts
Address: Town Center 3 243 Israel Rd SE Tumwater, WA 98501
Mailing: PO BOX 40228 Olympia, WA 98504-0228
Contacts: 360-725-0377
Address: 960 Washington St Cheney, WA 99004
Authentication: Certificates are not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories or possessions.
Mailing: Send all documents with Request form and payment:
Forms: Apostille Authentication Request Form (PDF Fillable Form)
Payment: Make check or money order payable in U.S. dollars (USD) to: Secretary of State
Fees: Standard processing: Fee is $15.00 per document.
Processing time: Typically processed 7 to 10 business days of receiving your order
Jurisdiction: Certificates are not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories or possessions.
Mailing: Send all documents with Request form and payment:
Forms: Apostille Authentication Request Form (PDF Fillable Form)
Service notice: Now open in Eastern Washington! Visit our new location in Cheney for in-person same-day service supporting:
Walk-in: This location provides same-day service only.
Walk-in: Visit our new location in Cheney for in-person same-day service supporting:
Jurisdiction: Certificates are not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories or possessions.
Forms: Apostille Authentication Request Form (PDF Fillable Form)
Authentication: Apostilles
Contacts: Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
Walk-in: This location provides same-day service only.
Fees: We charge a $150 same-day service fee
Contacts: 360-725-0377
Fees: $150 same-day service fee
Walk-in: This location provides same-day service only.
Fees: The Apostille Fee is $15.00 per Apostille/Certification.
Payment: We accept cash, checks, money orders, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express for your convenience.
Payment: All payments must be received in US Dollars.
Payment: Payments submitted to this office are not refundable WAC 434-112-075 & WAC 434-112-085.
Processing time: Standard processing: Typically processed 7 to 10 business days of receiving your order (subject to longer processing times based on volumes).
Fees: Expedited processing: Fee is $15.00 per document and an additional $100 expedite fee per 10 documents. (1-10 documents = $100.00, 11-20 documents = $200, etc.)
Processing time: Typically process 2 to 3 business days of receiving your order.
Fees: Same day services in-person (Tumwater or Cheney): Fee is $15.00 per document and an additional $150 same day fee for the first 10 documents. If there are more than 10 documents an additional $100 expedite fee will apply. (1-10 documents = $150.00, 11-20 documents = $250, etc.)
Processing time: Processed while you wait.
Jurisdiction: Certificates are not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories or possessions.
Contacts: 360-725-0377
Hours: Chat and phone hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. PST on Fridays.
Address: 960 Washington St
Address: Cheney, WA 99004
Hours: Monday-Wednesday & Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST
Fees: $150 same-day service fee
Processing time: This location provides same-day service only.
Hours: Monday-Wednesday & Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST Closed on Thursdays.