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    An Apostille or Authentication certifies the authenticity of signatures and seals on public documents, enabling them to be recognized across countries. The Tennessee Secretary of State issues Apostilles for documents executed in Tennessee being sent to countries party to the Hague Convention, and issues Authentications for documents being sent elsewhere. To obtain one, a document must be notarized, certified by the county clerk, and submitted with a request form and $2 fee to the Secretary of State's office.

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    An Apostille or Authentication certifies the authenticity of signatures and seals on public documents, enabling them to be recognized across countries. The Tennessee Secretary of State issues Apostilles for documents executed in Tennessee being sent to countries party to the Hague Convention, and issues Authentications for documents being sent elsewhere. To obtain one, a document must be notarized, certified by the county clerk, and submitted with a request form and $2 fee to the Secretary of State's office.

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    An Apostille or Authentication certifies the authenticity of signatures and seals on public documents, enabling them to be recognized across countries. The Tennessee Secretary of State issues Apostilles for documents executed in Tennessee being sent to countries party to the Hague Convention, and issues Authentications for documents being sent elsewhere. To obtain one, a document must be notarized, certified by the county clerk, and submitted with a request form and $2 fee to the Secretary of State's office.

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    An Apostille or Authentication certifies the authenticity of signatures and seals on public documents, enabling them to be recognized across countries. The Tennessee Secretary of State issues Apostilles for documents executed in Tennessee being sent to countries party to the Hague Convention, and issues Authentications for documents being sent elsewhere. To obtain one, a document must be notarized, certified by the county clerk, and submitted with a request form and $2 fee to the Secretary of State's office.

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    Apostilles and Authentication FAQs

    WHAT IS AN APOSTILLE OR AN AUTHENTICATION?


    An Apostille or an Authentication certifies the authenticity of the signature, seal and
    position of the official who has executed, issued or certified a copy of a public
    document. An Apostille or an Authentication enables a public document issued in one
    country to be recognized as valid in another country. While they accomplish the same
    objective, there are differences between Apostilles and Authentications.
    An Apostille is a certification form set out in The Hague Convention abolishing the
    requirement of legalization for foreign public documents (1961).
    An Apostille may be obtained to transmit public documents executed in one signatory
    country to another signatory country in which the documents need to be
    produced. The Hague Convention defines a “public document” as:

    1. Those originating in a court, clerk of a court, public prosecutor or process server;


    2. Administrative documents;
    3. Notarial acts; and
    4. Official certificates placed on documents.

    An Authentication may be obtained to transmit public documents to countries which


    have not subscribed to The Hague Convention.
    WHO ISSUES AN APOSTILLE OR AN AUTHENTICATION?
    The Tennessee Department of State, Business Services Division, issues an Apostille or
    an Authentication under the authority of the Tennessee Secretary of State with respect
    to documents executed, issued or certified by Tennessee County Clerks, the
    Tennessee State Registrar, and the Tennessee Secretary of State.
    If a document needs an Authentication, the United States Department of State must
    also certify the Tennessee Secretary of State’s signature on the Authentication. This
    step is not necessary for an Apostille.

    HOW DO I GET AN APOSTILLE OR AUTHENTICATION FROM THE TENNESSEE


    SECRETARY OF STATE?
    Prior to submitting a document to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office for an
    Apostille or an Authentication certifying a notarized document, you must complete the
    following steps:

    1. Take the public document to a Notary Public At Large in Tennessee and have it
    notarized.
    2. Once the document has been notarized, take it to the County Clerk of the
    County where the Notary Public At Large was commissioned and have the Notary
    Public At Large’s signature certified by the County Clerk.
    3. Complete the Apostille or Authentication Request Form (ss-4504) and submit
    it either by mail or in person to the Tennessee Secretary of State, Business
    Services Division, ATS Section along with the public document you wish to
    have apostilled or authenticated, as well as a check, cashier’s check or money
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    order made payable to the Tennessee Secretary of State in the amount of
    $2.00 for each public document.

    If you are unsure which type of document certification you need, please contact
    the Consulate of the receiving country or contact the United States Department of
    State Authentication Office.

    4.
    5. Please mail or hand deliver the request form, the public document, and payment
    of the processing fee to the address listed below:

    Office of Authentications Tennessee Secretary of State


    Business Services Division
    ATTN: ATS Section
    312 Rosa L. Parks Ave – 6th Floor
    Nashville, TN 37243
    Customers may obtain Apostille or Authentication services in person during regular
    business hours which are Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Central Time, with
    the exception of state holidays. You must arrive in our office by 4:15 p.m. in order to
    receive same day service.
    The Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office will provide to the customer the executed
    Apostille or Authentication attached to the public document.
    In the case of an executed Authentication, the customer must then obtain certification of
    the Tennessee Secretary of State’s signature by contacting the United States
    Department of State by mail at:
    Office of Authentications
    U.S. Department of State
    CA/PPT/S/TP/AUT
    1st Floor
    1150 Passport Services PL
    Dulles, VA 20189-1150
    Telephone (202) 485-8000 Toll Free (800) 688-9889
    CONTACT INFORMATION
    Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you need additional
    information. You may contact us by telephone at (615) 741-0536.
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