Illinois Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Illinois for official use in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Isarey offers specialist assistance obtaining Illinois Apostilles and Authentications for documents needed for formal use outside the United States and for submission to foreign embassies and consulates.

Illinois Apostilles and Authentication certificates are available from the Illinois Secretary of State in Chicago and Springfield for certified documents from a government official or documents that are notarized by an Illinois Notary Public.

We offer expedited processing of Illinois Apostilles in 1-2 business days for worldwide delivery by courier.

Documents eligible for an Illinois Apostille include certified copies of Illinois vital records, documents signed by an Illinois Circuit Clerk or Circuit Judge (e.g. Divorce decrees) and business organization documents on file with the Illinois Secretary of State (e.g. articles of incorporation or organization). Apostilles can also be obtained for documents which have notarized or certified by an Illinois notary as a true copy, including notarized diplomas and transcripts, Powers of Attorney, Illinois High School Records, Deeds of Assignment and Illinois State Police Background Checks.

Illinois Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Apostille Illinois, Cook County and Chicago death, marriage and birth certificates

    Illinois Vital Records

    We provide expedited Apostilles for Chicago Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates and other vital records certified by Illinois County Clerks, local registrars or by the Illinois Department of Public Health's Vital Records Division.
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  • University and School certificates

    Apostilles on Illinois University diplomas and High School certificates are obtained from the Illinois Secretary of State upon presentation of the original certificate certified by an Illinois notary public. We can also obtain apostille stamps on good-quality scans of academic certificates and degrees by making notarized copies.

  • Documents certified by an Illinois notary

    Documents such as powers of attorney, affidavits contracts and certified copies (including notarized true copies of U.S. passports and other ID documents), can be authenticated with an Illinois Apostille, provided that they have been properly certified by an Illinois notary public with a correctly worded certificate of acknowledgement or Jurat.

  • Divorce Certificates and Judgements

    Illinois divorce certificates and judgements can be certified with an Apostille when certified by an Illinois court or issued by Illinois Vital Records. For assistance obtaining certified judgements from Illinois divorce courts, please contact us.

  • Incorporation Documents

    We obtain Apostilles for Illinois Certificates of Incorporation, Certificates of Good Standing and other corporate documents.

  • State Police and Local Police Records

    Illinois Apostilles and Authentications can be obtained for State Police and Local Police criminal record certificates. Apostilles on FBI certificates must be obtained from the U.S. Department of State.

  • Certified translations

    Certified translations of Illinois documents required for submission abroad can be notarized and certified with an Apostille from the Illinois Secretary of State or in Washington DC (where it is often cheaper). We also provide certified translation services locally in all major jurisdictions, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, France and Mexico.
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  • Other Illinois Documents

    Other documents are eligible for an apostille stamp, including certificates of no impediment to marriage and single status, court and probate documents, medical certificates and driving licence certificate, when issued and/or certified by an Illinois official or notary public.

Illinois Apostille stamps are recognised directly by the consulates and authorities of countries that are members of the Apostille Convention without the need for any further authentication.
See list of Apostille Countries

Documents needed for submission to non-apostille countries require additional authentication by the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC and then finally attestation by the embassy of the recipient country (Some embassies have waived the requirement for authentication by the U.S. Department of State).
Non-apostille countries include:QA QatarQatar - KW KuwaitKuwait - AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

Federal documents, including FBI Background Checks and documents signed by U.S. Consular officials, should be submitted for apostille certification or authentication directly to the U.S. Department of State. State documents issued outside of Illinois require authentication in the state of issue.

As well as Illinois documents, we apostille Federal documents and state-issued documents issued across the United States:

Isarey assists private and corporate clients worldwide with the certification of documents in Illinois. We manage each process individually, starting with a free pre-check of your documents to confirm that everything meets the requirements of Illinois Apostille and Authentication.

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    Free pre-check of your Illinois documents to ensure eligibility before submission;
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    Secure international collection of original documents by insured courier for presentation in Illinois;
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    Additional authentication at the U.S. Department of State and attestation at foreign embassies and consulates (where required);
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    Certified translations valid for submission to Spain, Italy, Brazil, Portugal, France, Germany etc.
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    International delivery of certified documents by courier;
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    Assistance with notarization and county certifications in Illinois, and with obtaining new originals

For further information about authenticating Illinois documents and a free quotation, please contact us:

Illinois Documentation

External resources and news about Illinois documents, apostilles and certification procedures.

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Illinois Document Resources
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
Birth and death records
Birth and death records
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Certified copies of birth certificates are issued only to person named in the certificate or the child’s parents/legal guardians. Illinois death certificates are only available to those who have a personal or property right interest with the decedent.
Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Records
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Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Records are available at the county clerk in the county where the marriage occurred
Obtain Chicago Vital records from Cook County
Obtain Chicago Vital records from Cook County
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The Cook County Clerk's office provides certificates for births, deaths and marriages occurring in Chicago and suburban Cook County. Certificates may be ordered by mail or in person.
Corporate documents
Illinois Secretary of State
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You may purchase a Certificate of Good Standing for an Illinois Corporation or LLC if the entity has satisfied all necessary requirements
Business organization documents
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Obtain certified copies of business organization documents on file with the Illinois Secretary of State, including articles of incorporation or organization, registration of trademarks, certificates of limited partnership, certificates of merger, certificates of existence.
Notary Services
Illinois notary search
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Search for an Illinois notary public

The above links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; Isarey bears no responsibility for the accuracy, content or policies of external websites.

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files ( PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
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For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
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