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Apostille in Delaware
Issued by Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations.
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How to apply
| Ways to apply | By mailWalk-inExpedited |
|---|---|
| Office | Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations |
| Walk-in address | Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 (hand delivery by appointment, call (302) 739-3077) |
| Mailing address | Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 |
| Notarization or prior certification | Documents must be signed by a Delaware notary or Delaware Public Official. "We will not accept documents that are notarized remotely or electronically for apostille." Foreign-language documents need an English translation and "Both the foreign language and the English versions must be notarized." Publicly recorded documents must be official copies from the issuing Delaware state or county official (never notarized). Secretary of State filed documents must each be certified separately (one-cover certifications not accepted). The Division does not provide notarial or translation services. |
| Common documents | documents filed with the Delaware Secretary of State (certified separately), documents notarized by a Delaware notary, documents bearing a Delaware Public Official's signature, official copies of publicly recorded Delaware documents |
| Fee details | Commercial / non-personal documents: "subject to a fee of $30.00 per document," with expedited processing available for an additional (unstated) fee. For personal-use documents, "the Division discounts its fees to $30.00 for any documents that are presented simultaneously." |
| Processing time (official wording) | Personal-use documents and mailed requests "are typically processed on the same business day." |
| Phone | (302) 739-3073 (questions); (302) 739-3077 (in-person appointments) |
Source
https://corp.delaware.gov/apost/
Editor's note
Fee, processing time, address and phone come from the companion official page corp.delaware.gov/submitting-non-commercial-documents-for-apostille-or-authentication/. The personal-use fee wording ("discounts its fees to $30.00 for any documents that are presented simultaneously") is ambiguous as to whether $30 covers a bundle or each document; left as stated. Expedited fee amounts are on the Corporate Fee Schedule PDF, which could not be retrieved. Payment methods and email not stated on either page. Mailed requests need a cover memo stating purpose and destination country.