Apostille by State
Apostille Services in Maryland
A Maryland document can only be apostilled in Maryland — by the Maryland Secretary of State. RL Notary handles the full process for you: document review, submission to the issuing authority, and return of the finished document.
Maryland is home base: Ronit is commissioned here, so Maryland clients get in-person service — at your home, office or wherever the document is signed — and Maryland documents go straight into the local authentication chain, from the county Clerk of the Circuit Court to the Maryland Secretary of State in Annapolis. Maryland clients can also complete many signings by secure video through Maryland Remote Online Notarization (RON).
Who issues apostilles in Maryland?
Apostilles for Maryland documents are issued by the Maryland Secretary of State. Send us the document and we prepare and submit it there — and if your document turns out to be federal rather than state-issued, we route it to the U.S. Department of State instead: see federal apostille services.
Documents we apostille from Maryland
- Birth, marriage and death certificates issued in Maryland
- Diplomas, degrees and school transcripts
- Powers of attorney and affidavits
- Corporate and business documents
- Court documents and judgments
- Notarized personal documents — signatures, statements and authorizations
At a Glance
- Issuing authority: Maryland Secretary of State
- Maryland clients: in-person service
- Everywhere else: by mail or courier
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How it works
Send or hand us the document
Call, text or use the form below. We confirm the document is in apostille-ready shape — the right original or certified copy, notarized where it needs to be.
We submit it to the Maryland Secretary of State
Your document goes to the issuing authority in Maryland with everything it requires. We track it the whole way and keep you updated.
Your apostilled document comes back
The finished document, with its apostille attached, returns to you — ready for the embassy, employer, school or authority abroad that asked for it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who issues an apostille for a Maryland document?
The Maryland Secretary of State. An apostille can only come from the jurisdiction that issued the document — a document from Maryland cannot be apostilled in Maryland or in any other state, which is exactly why the submission has to go to the right office the first time.
I don't live in Maryland. Can you still handle my apostille?
Yes. Most clients start by phone or through the form below and send their documents by mail or courier; clients in Maryland can also meet Ronit in person. Your documents are tracked at every step and returned to you when the apostille is attached.
My document is federal — an FBI background check. Does it go to Maryland?
No. Federal documents — FBI background checks, federal court papers and anything issued by a U.S. federal agency — are authenticated by the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC instead. See our federal apostille service; we handle those too.
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We come to you — home, office, hospital, anywhere in Maryland. Same-day visits are often available.