Ohio
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The state of Ohio, along with its capital and most populous city, Columbus, is located in the Midwestern region of the country and requests more than 700 apostilles of documents each month.
Here you will find what type of documents you can apostille in the state of Ohio and the requirements for both original documents and scanned copies of these.
What are the requirements for apostilling a document in Ohio?
The following are the requirements necessary to apostille or legalize a document in the state of Ohio. Also listed are the types of documents that can be apostilled.
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Original Document
You will need to make sure of the following:
- You have an original document or duplicate issued by the State
- Appropriate signature is provided
- Original document was recently issued
- The apostille of the original takes anywhere from 4-10 business days.
The Ohio Secretary of State apostilles public and private documents if the following applies:
- Birth and death certificates are certified copies from the Ohio Department of Health or from Vital Statistics and they have a raised, embossed seal and signature from the registrar from the correct state agency
- Certified copies of the marriage license or certificate have the seal of the probate court and respective signature of the judge
- Certified copies of divorce decrees, probated wills and judgements have the seal of the county clerk of the court
- Other documents like adoption papers, diplomas, transcripts, power of attorney, etc., have the seal and signature of a commissioned Ohio Notary public making sure the Notary’s signature was certified by the County Clerk of the court of common pleas in the county where the Notary is commissioned; said certification has the County Clerk’s signature and seal
Please note:
- Photocopies of the documents mentioned above, EXCEPT birth and death certificates, are acceptable for an apostille as long as they were notarized correctly in an Ohio Notary Public and were certified by the county clerk of the court or an active Ohio attorney notary
- To obtain a certified copy of a birth or death certificate, you may call the Ohio Department of Health at (614) 466-2531 or contact the Department of Health or Vital Statistics in the county where the event took place
- For certified copies of a marriage records, contact the probate court where the marriage took place
- For divorce decrees, you can visit the Clerk of Court’s office where the divorce took place
- If you want to order online visit: www.vitalchek.com
Scanned Photocopy of Original Document
You will need to make sure of the following:
- Appropriate signature is NOT provided
- Original document is damaged
- Original document was issued over 10 years ago
- Destination country ACCEPTS apostilles of the scanned photocopy of the original document; most countries do accept an apostille of the scanned photocopy.
- You need the apostille within 24 hours.
Please note:
- Because the notary and the apostille are required to be issued from the same state, the scanned photocopy of the original document that you provide will be notarized and apostilled in New York City.
- To obtain a certified copy of a birth or death certificate, you may call the Ohio Department of Health at (614) 466-2531 or contact the Department of Health or Vital Statistics in the county where the event took place
- For certified copies of a marriage records, contact the probate court where the marriage took place
- For divorce decrees, you can visit the Clerk of Court’s office where the divorce took place