Apply In Person

1. To Get Apostille Specimen Signature Card, the applicant has to approach the United States Court link

   NOTE: Search by address, city, state or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. After completing the form take a print-out in stock paper and cut into (3” ×5”)
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the nearest court.
8. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. Once all the verification process is completed, the applicant will get the card through mail.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 days.

Apply by mail

1. To Get Apostille Specimen Signature Card, the applicant has to approach the United States Court link

   NOTE: Search by address, city, state or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. After completing the form take a print-out in stock paper and cut into (3” ×5”)
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the office mail address.
8. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
9. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
10. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
11. Once all the verification process is completed, the applicant will get the card through mail.
12. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 days.

• The Apostille only certifies the origin of the official document to which it refers:
• The authenticity of the signature certificate.
• Official sealed document
• Application form link

United States Court
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, D.C. 20544
Contact link
Federal court finder link

NOTE: Search by address, city, state or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

U.S State court details link

• Any person who intends to get Apostille Specimen Signature Card is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Signature
• Date
• Capacity or title
• Affix seal/stamp

• Specimen signature card provides the documentary evidence for signing the particular documents and performing particular jobs. And it also provides traceability of the documents signed by that particular personnel.

For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

• An Apostille is a type of attestation in which documents are legalised in a particular format, that is acceptable in all nations that belong to The Hague Convention. Essentially, apostille is an international attestation that is acceptable in about 92 countries, and most of the western world recognises Apostille.