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The Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth charges $6 per document — this is the state fee. Our service fee covers coordination, submission to the Secretary’s office, and return shipping. Submit the application form and Nour will provide your complete quote within one business hour. The state fee is separate from and in addition to our service fee.

It depends on the document type. Government-issued documents — birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, court orders — typically do not require prior notarization because they already carry an official government signature or seal. Private documents — powers of attorney, affidavits, letters, diplomas — must be notarized by a Massachusetts notary before the Secretary will apostille them. If notarization is needed, we provide that as a combined service through HireMobileNotary.com.

No. Massachusetts can only apostille documents issued in Massachusetts. A birth certificate from New York, for example, must be apostilled through the New York Secretary of State — not Massachusetts. Documents that were issued in Massachusetts are the only ones we can process here. If your document was issued in another state, contact that state’s Secretary of State office or call us and we can advise on next steps.

An apostille is issued for documents going to countries that are members of the Hague Convention of 1961 — over 120 countries. A certification is issued for non-Hague countries and may require additional legalization through the U.S. Department of State and the destination country’s embassy or consulate. When you submit your application, tell us the specific destination country and we will confirm which process applies.

Yes — and most of our clients never come to our office. You mail your documents to us, we handle submission to the Secretary of Commonwealth’s Boston office, and we return your apostilled documents by insured shipping. Mail processing through the Secretary’s office typically takes 10–15 business days. For faster service, we submit in person on your behalf for our Express and Rush plans.

The Secretary of Commonwealth has three apostille offices in Massachusetts:

Boston (main): One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, MA 02108 — (617) 727-2836
Springfield: 436 Dwight Street, Room 102, Springfield, MA 01103
Fall River: 218 South Main Street, Suite 206, Fall River, MA 02721

In-person service is available at all three locations. Up to four documents can be processed same-day with in-person submission. We handle this on your behalf for our Express and Rush service plans.