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Originally Posted by ackattacker (Post 1457842)

No, I have not done this. I just got curious and did a little googling and that's what I came up with.

You might want to find out if they really need an US Dept. of State Apostille or the NY State Apostille will suffice. It does appear that NY State will only Apostille things once the County Clerk has signed them, in that way it is different from Massachusetts (where they will directly Apostille things which are notarized). but I could be wrong about that. I would make some calls to the appropriate places before starting down this road.

At the time i did it, 2005, i was working for/with US State Dept. They would notorize but not apostille. The State dept did clearly point out, at one time, on their website that they did not apostille documents. I found it impossible to get a document apostilled if the said document did not originate in the court or state office where i was trying. My only alternative was the notary method. The receiving party was only concerned it was apostilled, not concerned about who did it.

YMMV.

An apostille is, by definition, a chain of authentication, in order, from notary, up to and including the state department. It has to start at the bottom. Each step authenticates the previous step.

The final step is embassy authentication, if required.

Depending on which state you are in, the hardest part might be getting a notary to stamp your logbook. If they won't, you might try writing an affidavit swearing the authenticity, sign in front of a notary, and have them notarize the affidavit.

Thank goodness the process is over as i have been employed overseas 9 years. I am still associated with the Embassy in the country I live and the Consular Officer, who is a Notary, still will not apostille any document.
I wish you luck!

Lifter