Apostille services in Seattle, WA

Washington's apostille authority sits in Olympia, an hour-plus south of the city — and apostilles are handled by mail anyway. So for Seattle, mailing it to us isn't a compromise; it's the clean way to do it. Upload your document, send us the original, and we route it to the U.S. Department of State (federal) or the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia (state) and mail it back ready to use abroad. Federal apostilles come back faster than anywhere in the nation.

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Serving the Puget Sound

Apostilles for Seattle & the greater metro

Few cities generate more documents bound for other countries than Seattle. University of Washington students and researchers heading abroad, tech professionals on international assignment with Amazon, Microsoft and Boeing, global families pursuing dual citizenship, and couples marrying overseas all need the same thing: a U.S. document authenticated so it's recognized in a Hague Convention country. That's an apostille — and you shouldn't have to drive to Olympia or decode the federal process to get one.

We serve Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Everett, and the wider Puget Sound completely by mail. You send it once; we handle the rest and mail it back.

Common in Seattle
  • FBI background checks for work & residency abroad
  • Tech & international assignment paperwork
  • Dual citizenship & marriage overseas
  • Diplomas & transcripts for teaching abroad
  • Powers of attorney & business documents
  • Adoption & immigration records

Not sure what you need? Call or text and we'll tell you in a minute.

Two kinds, one team

Federal or Washington state — we handle both

Which one you need comes down to who issued your document. Not sure? Tell us the document and we'll sort it in a minute.

Federal apostille

For U.S. government documents — FBI background checks, IRS and immigration records. Authenticated by the U.S. Department of State. $350 first document · $200 each additional · 7–10 business days · the fastest in the nation.

Washington state apostille

For Washington-issued documents — birth, marriage, death & divorce certificates, notarized documents, diplomas, business records. We take it to the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia for you — no I-5 round trip. From $250.

What we apostille

Every document, authenticated for abroad

Pick your document to see exactly how it works — or send us a photo and we'll confirm the path.

Birth certificate

Dual citizenship, immigration, marriage & school abroad.

Marriage certificate

Spousal visas, name changes & residency abroad.

FBI background check

Work, study & residency visas — apostilled fast.

Diploma & transcript

Teaching abroad, work visas & further study.

Power of attorney

Property, banking & legal matters overseas.

Death, divorce & more

Estate matters, remarriage abroad & business records.

Going to a specific country? See apostille by country →
Simple, by mail

Your Seattle apostille in 3 steps

Tell us your document

Upload a scan or call. We confirm whether it's federal or Washington state, whether it needs notarizing first, and exactly what your destination country requires — before anything is submitted.

Mail us the original

Send it from Seattle by mail or courier — no trip to Olympia. We prepare every form and route it to the correct authority.

We authenticate & return it

Your apostilled document is mailed back to you in Seattle, ready to use abroad — 2-day return shipping included on federal orders.

Start your apostille

Why Seattle chooses Oregon Fingerprinting

We're a women- and minority-owned, State of Oregon COBID-certified business, BBB accredited, and rated 5.0 on Google. You get a real person who knows your case, flat and honest pricing, the fastest federal apostille turnaround in the country, and a fully by-mail process built for busy Seattle schedules — not a form that disappears into a queue. Our sister company, The Notaryous LLC, handles notarization when a document needs it, so notarize-and-apostille happens in one coordinated order.

Questions

Seattle apostille FAQ

Yes. We serve Seattle and the greater Puget Sound entirely by mail — which is how apostilles are handled anyway. Federal apostilles go through the U.S. Department of State, and Washington documents through the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia. We handle both, so you skip the trip to Olympia and the federal paperwork maze.
Entirely by mail. Upload a scan, send us the original by mail or courier, and we route it to the correct authority — the U.S. Department of State for federal documents or the Washington Secretary of State in Olympia for state documents — and mail it back to you in Seattle, ready to use abroad. No I-5 round trip, no counter lines.
Federal apostille is a flat $350 for the first document and $200 for each additional, processed in 7–10 business days — the fastest in the nation, 2-day return shipping included. Washington state apostille runs $250 (Standard, ~10 business days), $350 (Premium, 4–5 days), or $450 (White-Glove VIP, 1–2 days); additional documents $150 each. Additional fees may apply and will be discussed when you order.
Federal apostilles process in 7–10 business days — the fastest in the nation — plus 2-day return shipping. Washington state apostilles range from 1–2 business days (White-Glove) to about 10 (Standard). We confirm your timeline up front, and shipping to and from Seattle is built in.
FBI background checks and federal records, birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates, powers of attorney, diplomas and transcripts, single-status letters, and business documents — for any of the 120+ Hague Apostille Convention countries. Many countries also require a certified translation, which we handle too.

Ready to apostille your document in Seattle?

Federal or Washington state, handled for you entirely by mail and returned ready to use abroad. Rated 5.0 on Google, BBB A-rated, and the fastest federal apostille in the nation.