What is an Apostille for an academic document?
To have a seamless transition of your academic documents back to a foreign country, it is highly recommended to apostille the notarization or certification of your academic records from the United States.
An Apostille is a certification process that verifies that the public documents issued in the United States will be recognized as valid in another country that is a member of The Hague Convention.
Many countries may require academic documents to be apostilled in order to be accepted for education or employment proposes with The 1961 Hague Convention, many countries have agreed to recognize diplomas and transcripts issued by American Colleges and universities by the attachment of an internationally recognized form of certification known as an apostille.
The instructions are below.
1. Complete the Texas Secretary of State Form 2102.
2. Purchase a $15 money order made payable to: Texas Secretary of State, this is to cover the cost of the Apostille.
3. Purchase a pre-paid envelope mailer with tracking, addressed to: Texas Secretary of State, Authentications Unit, P. O Box 13550, Austin, TX 78711-3550. We will use this envelope to mail your documents to the Texas Secretary of State.
4. Include a self-address stamped envelope or prepaid overnight airbill/envelope. Your apostilled documents will be mailed back to you by the Secretary of State after processing.
4. To have the Registrar send an Official Transcript to the Secretary of State’s office on your behalf you must bring the following to the school front office: the prepaid Fedex or UPS envelope, completed Form 2102, and a $15 money order. Do not seal the envelopes.
5. The Registrar will add the signed and sealed Official Transcript to the envelope, along with notary acknowledgment and school letter.
6. The Registrar will close the mailer envelope and mail it from GOHS.
Please allow 3-5 business days for processing before mailing.
