Illinois Apostille Services
Easy steps to get Apostille for your Original Documents in the State of Illinois
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Mail the original document(s) to our NY headquarters:
TGM Global Inc. Apostille
122 E 42nd ST, FL 4
New York, NY 10168
(we strongly advise using delivery services that provide the tracking number for easy follow-up on a package)
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We will process Apostille in the Idaho Secretary of State Office.
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Receive your Original Apostille
What we will do:
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Review if your Original Document is acceptable to be presented for Apostille or Certification to the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State.
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Submit in Person Document to the Illinois Secretary of State in Springfield.
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Obtain an Apostille Directly from the Illinois Secretary of State Index Department within 2 business days
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Return the Original Apostille with FedEx Overnight, or International Priority to the provided address
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Upon request, we will email you the scanned copy of the ready Apostille
Apostille the Original Document is for you if:
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Your Original Document meets Secretary of State Requirements and can be accepted for an Apostille or Certification
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You can request a new Certified copy acceptable by the Secretary of State
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The Requesting Party will accept only an Apostille on the Original Document
Documents submitted for an Apostille or Certificate of Authentication must comply with the following guidelines:
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Documents must be and certified by a local/state registrar, notary public, or circuit or county clerk.
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When you need a vital record (birth/death certificate, marriage or dissolution of marriage certificate, etc.) authenticated, you should first get a certified copy of the record from the county clerk, local registrar or Illinois Department of Public Health / Vital Records Division. Divorce decrees must be a certified copy from the circuit clerk of the court where the divorce was granted. Do not notarize these types of documents.
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In order to be acceptable for apostille, divorce certificates need to be certified by the clerk of the Circuit Court.
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Academic records and documents must be officially issued by the school registrar’s office, signed by a school official and properly notarized, with a notary signature, affixed rubber stamp and an acknowledgment statement.
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Corporate business documents such as registration of trademarks, merger certificates, and business organization documents on file at the Illinois SOS need to be notarized in order to be submitted for apostille.
Easy steps to SAME-DAY Apostille for your Documents in the State of New York
1. Fill in the Order Form Online
2. Provide us with the document(s) needed to be Apostilled: upload your document(s) online or send us an email to info@tgmglobalapostille.com
3. We will process Apostille in the New York Department of State
4 Receive your Original Apostille
What we will do:
1. After we receive the scanned copies, we will prepare an original Notarized Affidavit for your document
2. Take it to the County Clerk’s Office to obtain Notary Public Authentication
3. Present the certified document to the New York Department of State Division of Licensing Services for an Apostille
4. Return the original Apostille via FedEx Overnight or International Priority to the provided address
5. Upon request, we will email you the scan copy of ready Apostille
Apostille on a Photocopy of the original is for you if:
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You cannot present your original documents
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You don’t have the ability to travel to the Secretary of State’s Office in person to present your document
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You are unable to provide the Secretary of State with the check or money order in U.S. Dollars to pay the government fees
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Your case needs instant attention / You need your Apostille urgently!
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You need your ready Apostille to be returned to the address outside the United States
*Please note Government Offices commonly do not ship documents overseas
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You want your Apostille to be mailed to a third party and would like to have a scanned copy of the original
* Please confirm with the corresponding foreign authority or foreign party that will receive your document, that they will accept a copy of your documents that will have an original seal and signature of a notary, an original County Clerk Authentication and an original Apostille attached.
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