Pennsylvania Apostille Services, Serving All 50 States by Mail
You never have to set foot in Harrisburg. Whether you live down the street or across an ocean, if your document is from Pennsylvania, we can get it apostilled and back in your hands.
Takes about 3 minutes · Prepaid label emailed instantly · Tracked both ways
How does apostille service work if I don’t live in Pennsylvania?
It works entirely by mail. You order online from wherever you are, we email you a prepaid tracked label, and you mail us your Pennsylvania document. We hand-carry it to the state office in Harrisburg, then ship the finished apostille back to any address you choose. The only requirement is that the document is a Pennsylvania record.
Most of our customers do not live in Harrisburg, and many do not live in Pennsylvania at all. The mail-in model was built for exactly that: people who need a Pennsylvania apostille but are nowhere near the capital.
Which office issues your Pennsylvania document?
Before an apostille, you need a proper certified copy from the right office. Here is where each common document comes from. Once you have it, we take care of the apostille itself.
Birth & death certificates
PA Department of Health, signed by the State Registrar (not notarized).
Marriage certificates
The county Register of Wills / Clerk of the Orphans' Court that issued it.
Divorce decrees
The county Prothonotary where the divorce was granted.
Background checks (PATCH)
The Pennsylvania State Police, notarized before it can be apostilled.
Wherever in Pennsylvania your document originated
It does not matter which corner of the state your record came from. Whether it was issued in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, or Harrisburg itself, every Pennsylvania apostille is issued centrally by the Pennsylvania Department of State. We bring your document to that one office in Harrisburg, so you do not have to track down which county does what.
You left the state. Your Pennsylvania document still needs Harrisburg.
A birth certificate, marriage record, or diploma issued in Pennsylvania stays a Pennsylvania document for life. If you have moved to another state or overseas and now need it apostilled for a visa, dual citizenship, marriage abroad, or work, it still has to go through the Pennsylvania Department of State. You cannot get a PA apostille from your new home state.
That is the whole reason we exist. You order online from wherever you live now, mail us the Pennsylvania document with the prepaid label, and we hand-carry it to Harrisburg and ship the finished apostille to your current address, in the United States or abroad. No trip back to Pennsylvania required.
The same three steps, from anywhere
Your location changes nothing about the process. We handle the slow part in Harrisburg for you.
- Step 1
Order online
Order from any state or country. We email a prepaid, tracked label right away. No account needed.
- Step 2
Mail us your document
Attach the label and send your Pennsylvania document our way, with tracking the whole route.
- Step 3
We apostille it and ship it back
We hand-carry it to the state office in Harrisburg and ship the finished apostille to any address you choose.
Common questions
Do I have to live in Pennsylvania to use your apostille service?
No. You can order from any of the 50 states or from another country. The only requirement is that the document itself is a Pennsylvania record or was notarized by a Pennsylvania notary. You order online and we email you a prepaid, tracked shipping label.
I moved out of Pennsylvania. Can you still apostille my PA birth certificate?
Yes. Your birth certificate stays a Pennsylvania document no matter where you live now. Order online from your current state or from overseas, mail us the certified copy, and we hand-carry it to the state office in Harrisburg and ship the finished apostille back to you.
Can you ship my finished apostille to an address outside the United States?
Yes. We return completed apostilles anywhere you specify, including international addresses, by tracked courier. Just enter the return address you want during checkout and we ship it there once the apostille is done.
My document is from a small Pennsylvania county. Does that matter?
No. Wherever in Pennsylvania your document originated, from Philadelphia to a rural county office, the apostille is issued centrally by the Pennsylvania Department of State in Harrisburg. We handle that final step for documents from every county in the state.
How long does the nationwide mail-in process take?
The Pennsylvania Department of State takes about two to three weeks to process a request, not counting mail transit. Because we hand-carry documents in Harrisburg rather than mailing them to the state, we skip the state's inbound mail queue. You get a current estimate at checkout.
From any state, to any country.
Order online, mail us your Pennsylvania document, and we handle the Harrisburg trip so you never have to.