APOSTILLE FOR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
IN NEW YORK CITY

No time to get the Apostille yourself

OUR SERVICE: You must get your own marriage certificate or any other vital record document (see below for instructions), but we can get the Apostille for you. Contact us about the cost and procedure.

An apostille is a form of authentication issued to documents for use in countries that participate in the Hague Convention of 1961. The convention is in force with the United States of America. The official list of all participating countries can be found at The Hague Conference on Private International Law’s website:
http://hcch.e-vision.nl/index_en.php?act=conventions.status&cid=41

 For marriages in NYC, you must get a copy of a marriage certificate from the city clerk’s office in the borough where the marriage took place:
http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/records.shtml

To request by mail download this form:
https://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/assets/cityclerk/downloads/pdf/mail_in_request_form%20final.pdf

Walk-in:

IMPORTANT: See this link for proper identification required:
http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/about/identification.shtml

Manhattan Office
Marriage Bureau Hours: 8:30 am to 3:45 pm, Monday through Friday
Lobbying Bureau Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday Through Friday
(Walk-in hours until 3:45pm)

141 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
Subway: Brooklyn Bridge Station on the 4, 5, & 6 lines; Park Place Station on the 2 & 3 lines; City Hall Station on the N & R lines; Chambers Street Station on the A & C lines
Buses: M1, M6, M15, M22, M103, B51, & express buses serving City Hall area

Bronx Office
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday
Supreme Court Building
851 Grand Concourse, Room B131
Bronx, NY 10451
Subway: 161st Street-Yankee Stadium Station on the 4, B, & D lines
Buses: Bx1, Bx6, Bx13

Brooklyn Office
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday
Brooklyn Municipal Building
210 Joralemon Street, Room 205
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Subway: Borough Hall (Court Street) Station on the 2, 3, 4, 5, M, & R lines
Buses: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B54, B57, B61, B65, B67, B75, B103
Get a map of the Brooklyn office

Queens Office
Hours: 8:30 am to 3:45pm, Monday through Friday
Borough Hall Building
120-55 Queens Boulevard, Ground Floor, Room G-100
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Subway: Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike Station on the E & F lines
Buses: Q10, Q37, Q46, Q60, Q74
Get a map of the Queens office

Staten Island Office
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday
Borough Hall Building
10 Richmond Terrace, Room 311, (please enter at the entrance located at the intersection of Hyatt Street and Stuyvesant Place).
Staten Island, NY 10301
Subway: St. George Station on the Staten Island Railway
Buses: Across from the Staten Island Ferry & served by all buses serving the ferry

See also:
https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/marriage.htm
http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/records.shtml

You obtain a copy of the marriage certificate with the original signature of the City Clerk. To get the Apostille, you must then go with the marriage certificate to: 

Walk-in only:

New York Department of State
Certification Unit
123 William Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10038 
(212) 417-5747 (when we tried this number there was no answer)

> Price: $10 per apostille payable (check or money order only) to the "NY DOS"
> Processing time: Same-day counter service or 4 days for mailed orders.
> Website: http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/apostille.html
> Download: New York order form PDF

I you don't have time to get the Apostille yourself, we can do it for you. Contact us about the price and procedure.