Kentucky Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in Kentucky for official use abroad.

Isarey offers specialist assistance obtaining Kentucky Apostilles and Authentications for documents needed for formal use outside the United States and for submission to foreign embassies and consulates.

The Kentucky Secretary of State issues apostilles and authentications to certify Kentucky public documents for use outside the United States. Kentucky apostilles can normally be processed in Frankfort within 2-3 business days.

Kentucky Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Kentucky Vital Records

    We obtain authentications and apostille stamps for Kentucky birth, death and marriage certificates from the Kentucky Secretary of State. For a free document check and assistance obtaining copies of Kentucky Vital Records, please contact us.

  • University and School certificates

    Apostilles on Kentucky University diplomas and High School certificates are obtained from the Kentucky Secretary of State upon presentation of the original certificate certified by a Kentucky notary public. We can also obtain apostille stamps on good-quality scans of academic certificates and degrees by making notarized copies.

  • Documents certified by a Kentucky notary

    Documents such as powers of attorney, affidavits contracts and certified copies (including notarized true copies of U.S. passports and other ID documents), can be authenticated with a Kentucky Apostille, provided that they have been properly certified by a Kentucky notary public with a correctly worded certificate of acknowledgement or Jurat.

  • Divorce Certificates and Judgements

    Kentucky divorce certificates and judgements can be certified with an Apostille when certified by a Kentucky court or issued by Kentucky Vital Records. For assistance obtaining certified judgements from Kentucky divorce courts, please contact us.

  • Incorporation Documents

    We obtain Apostilles for Kentucky Certificates of Incorporation, Certificates of Good Standing and other corporate documents.

  • State Police and Local Police Records

    Kentucky Apostilles and Authentications can be obtained for State Police and Local Police criminal record certificates. Apostilles on FBI certificates must be obtained from the U.S. Department of State.

  • Certified translations

    Certified translations of Kentucky documents required for submission abroad can be notarized and certified with an Apostille from the Kentucky Secretary of State or in Washington DC (where it is often cheaper). We also provide certified translation services locally in all major jurisdictions, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, France and Mexico.
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  • Other Kentucky Documents

    Other documents are eligible for an apostille stamp, including certificates of no impediment to marriage and single status, court and probate documents, medical certificates and driving licence certificate, when issued and/or certified by a Kentucky official or notary public.

Kentucky Apostille stamps are recognised directly by the consulates and authorities of countries that are members of the Apostille Convention without the need for any further authentication.
See list of Apostille Countries

Documents needed for submission to non-apostille countries require additional authentication by the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC and then finally attestation by the embassy of the recipient country (Some embassies have waived the requirement for authentication by the U.S. Department of State).
Non-apostille countries include:QA QatarQatar - KW KuwaitKuwait - AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

Federal documents, including FBI Background Checks and documents signed by U.S. Consular officials, should be submitted for apostille certification or authentication directly to the U.S. Department of State. State documents issued outside of Kentucky require authentication in the state of issue.

As well as Kentucky documents, we apostille Federal documents and state-issued documents issued across the United States:

Isarey assists private and corporate clients worldwide with the certification of documents in Kentucky. We manage each process individually, starting with a free pre-check of your documents to confirm that everything meets the requirements of Kentucky Apostille and Authentication.

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    Free pre-check of your Kentucky documents to ensure eligibility before submission;
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    Secure international collection of original documents by insured courier for presentation in Kentucky;
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    Additional authentication at the U.S. Department of State and attestation at foreign embassies and consulates (where required);
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    Certified translations valid for submission to Spain, Italy, Brazil, Portugal, France, Germany etc.
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    International delivery of certified documents by courier;
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    Assistance with notarization and county certifications in Kentucky, and with obtaining new originals

For further information about authenticating Kentucky documents and a free quotation, please contact us:

Kentucky Documentation

External resources and news about Kentucky documents, apostilles and certification procedures.

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Kentucky Document Resources
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
Kentucky birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates
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Order certified copies of Kentucky birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.
Corporate documents
Business Entity Search
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Obtain certified copies of corporate documents on file with the Secretary of State, including Articles of Incorporation and Organization, Certificates of Good Standing (Certificates of Existence may be relied on as conclusive evidence that a domestic corporation or domestic limited liability company is in existence).
Notary Services
Kentucky County Clerks
Kentucky County Clerks
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County Clerk certify court documents, including divorce decrees, and notarized documents before submission to the Secretary of State for Kentucky Apostille or Authentication

The above links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; Isarey bears no responsibility for the accuracy, content or policies of external websites.

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files ( PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
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For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
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