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Apostille vs. authentication + legalization, decided for you

Get your US document usable abroad — the exact steps, in order

Tell the checker your document, its issuing state, and where it's going. You'll get the ordered pathway — every office, fee, address, and timeline — with no email gate and nothing hidden.

ApostilleCheck is a free reference tool that shows the exact, ordered steps to make a US document legally usable abroad — apostille for Hague Convention countries, or authentication plus embassy legalization for the rest — with official state fees, the federal channel, and Hague status for 60+ countries, verified against the HCCH.

Three inputs. Your exact ordered steps, fees, offices, and timing.

The state that ISSUED the document — not where you live.

No email, no sign-up — your ordered steps, fees, offices, and timing appear right below.

Three tools, no sign-up

Pathway Checker

Document + state + destination → your full ordered pathway with fees and offices.

State Fee Lookup

Official apostille fee and turnaround for every US state and territory.

Country Checker

Is your destination a Hague member? Get the required chain, with dates.

State apostille guides

Fees, offices, processing times and the full mail procedure for every state.

All state guides →

Top destination countries

All countries →

Federal documents

FBI background checks, IRS letters, and naturalization certificates never go to a state. They go to the U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications — $20 per document.

The federal channel →

Start here