How to get an apostille?
The procedure for getting an apostille varies depending on the document and the state or county of issue. The four offices involved, the Bureau of Vital Records, the Marriage Bureau, the County Clerk’s Office and the New York Department of State accept walk-ins and provide service by mail. To obtain an apostille for a birth or a death certificate in New York (all five boroughs), you must first request a long form copy of the vital record with a letter of exemplification. ( Application for a Birth Record)( Application for a Death Record). See sample: ( Letter of Exemplification for New York). You then bring or send the document to the County Clerk’s Office where the signatures are verified. Finally, go (or mail the document) to the Department of State where the apostille is issued for a fee of $10. For an apostille of a marriage certificate, you must obtain a certified copy of the vital record with an original signature of the City Clerk, then bring or send the document to the County Cl
