Massachusetts apostille by mail
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What it costs
$129for the first document, all-in
- Each additional
- $59
- Included
- Our service, the $6 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts fee per apostille, and return shipping within the United States.
How it works
- You send
A photo of each document, then the original by mail.
- We do
Check the original against the photo, prepare the request with the $6 fee, and send it to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each step shows on your tracking page.
- You get back
Your original with the apostille attached, after we check that the name, country and signing official match your order.
How long it takes
- Our part
- We send your document to the authority within 1 business day of receiving it, and ship it back within 1 business day of getting it back.
- The state, by mail
- We do not publish a processing time for the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, because we do not have one current figure from it to show, and we cannot promise one.
What can go wrong
Massachusetts has its own rules for what it will apostille, listed below. Our check looks at each document before you pay.
An incomplete notary section
We will review it by hand. If it needs a new notarization, you can add notarization arranged by us.
A document from another state
An apostille has to come from the state that issued the document, and we do not take Nevada orders online yet. Change the issuing state and we will take a quote request.
If an authority still rejects a document, we resubmit it at no service charge. Refund policy
What Massachusetts asks for
- Massachusetts apostilles the signature of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, a Massachusetts notary public or justice of the peace, a city or town clerk or assistant, a court clerk or assistant, or the Registrar of Vital Records.
- A birth certificate must come from the Office of Vital Records or the city or town clerk, a marriage certificate from the city or town clerk, and a divorce record from the court clerk.
- A notarized copy of a government-issued document is not accepted.
- For school records, the registrar certifies the record in front of a notary, who notarizes the registrar's signature.
From the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s own pages, read November 13, 2026.
Or do it yourself
If your document is ready and you are not in a hurry, doing it yourself costs less: the $6 fee per apostille plus postage.
| Compared on | Yourself | With us |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $6 per apostille, plus postage both ways | $129 all-in for the first document |
| You prepare | The request form or letter, a check or money order, a return envelope, and the original | A photo and the original |
| Before you send | No check; problems show up when the state reviews it | Each document is checked before you pay |
| If it is rejected | You fix it and send it again | We resubmit at no service charge |
What a mailed request needs
The fee is $6 per apostille, by check or money order payable to “Commonwealth of Massachusetts”.
- The original document.
- The completed request form.
- A check or money order only.
- For return by First Class Mail, a self-addressed stamped envelope; for Express Mail, a prepaid label and envelope.
Mail it to
Secretary of the CommonwealthCommissions SectionOne Ashburton Place, Room 1719Boston, MA 02108Questions
How much does an apostille cost in total?
A state apostille by mail costs $129 for the first document and $59 for each additional one, for every state we take orders for. For California documents, the same-day Los Angeles counter costs $249. A federal apostille costs $149. Each price includes our service, the government fee and return shipping within the United States. There are no other fees.
How long does it take?
We send your document to the authority within 1 business day of receiving it, and ship it back within 1 business day of getting it back. The authority's time is separate and we cannot promise it. Where a state publishes a figure, that state's page here shows it with the day we read it. For example: On November 12, 2026 the California Secretary of State reported it was processing mailed apostille requests received on November 3, 2026. In-person requests at the Los Angeles office are typically processed within 30 minutes.
What do I need to send?
You send the original document, not a copy. Before you pay, you upload a photo or scan of it so we can check it. For a birth, death or marriage certificate, that means the certified copy you were issued.
Do you check my document before I pay?
Yes. You upload a photo or scan of each document, and the check tells you in plain language whether it looks ready or what needs attention and how to fix it. A needs-attention result does not stop the order; it explains what we will do or what you need to do.
What happens if the authority rejects my document?
If an authority rejects a document, we tell you why and what is needed, and we resubmit it at no service charge.
Which states do you take orders for?
We take online orders, at an instant all-in price, for documents from Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas, and for federal documents. An apostille has to come from the state that issued the document, so we send each one to its own state. For a document from any other state, request a quote in the order form and we reply by email with a price.