Texas apostille, handled from San Jose. No trip to Austin.
Only the Texas Secretary of State can apostille a Texas birth certificate, marriage record or Texas-notarized document, and California sends Texas records back unprocessed. Bring or mail yours to our San Jose office. We check the copy, our Austin filing partner submits it in person, and it comes back to you ready for the consulate.
We review your document and confirm it qualifies before we send a payment link.
To apostille a Texas document while living in California, the certified copy or Texas-notarized original must be filed with the Texas Secretary of State in Austin. Fingerscan Digital in San Jose reviews the document, files it through a filing partner in Austin and returns it to you on a 10-business-day expedited service, for $450 per document including the state fee and tracked shipping.
Why Texas documents get stuck or sent back
An apostille can only come from the state that issued the record, or the state where the notary was commissioned. These are the problems we fix most often for Texas documents.
Sacramento sent it back
The California Secretary of State only apostilles California records. A Texas birth certificate is returned unprocessed, often weeks later.
Your Texas copy is too old
Texas has to verify the signature of the registrar who issued your copy. Older certified copies from a city or county registrar are a common reason Texas refuses an apostille.
The consulate date is already set
Your appointment is booked and Austin is far away. Mailing it yourself and waiting for an answer eats the time you have.
Signed before a Texas notary
A power of attorney or affidavit notarized in Texas can only be apostilled by Texas, even though you now live in California.
Texas documents we handle for you
Tell us what you have and where it is going. We confirm it qualifies before anything is sent to Austin.
Texas birth and death certificates
Certified copies from Texas Vital Statistics or a Texas local registrar. We tell you if a newer certified copy is needed.
Marriage and divorce records
Certified marriage records from the Texas county clerk and divorce decrees certified by the Texas district clerk.
Texas notarized documents
Powers of attorney, affidavits, travel consents and sworn statements signed before a Texas notary, with a complete notarial certificate.
Diplomas and transcripts
Texas school records, prepared and notarized the way the Texas Secretary of State requires before filing.
Texas court and business records
Court orders certified by a Texas court clerk and company records certified by the Texas Secretary of State.
Not a Texas document?
California records: same-day California apostille. FBI reports and naturalization: federal apostille. Another state: documents from another state.
The Texas rule that sends documents back
Texas apostilles only documents issued by the State of Texas or notarized by a Texas notary public, with no exceptions. For a birth certificate from a local registrar, Texas must be able to verify that registrar's signature, so a recently issued certified copy is the safest choice. We check this before your document leaves our office.
A local office that deals with Austin for you
We check your copy before you pay
The wrong copy is the most common reason an apostille is refused. We confirm the issuing office, seal and signature first.
You never call Austin
Forms, the state fee and tracked shipping to the Texas Secretary of State are handled for you, start to finish.
Apostille experience since 2020
Rated 4.9 stars from 119 Google reviews. If a mistake is ours, we redo the apostille at no charge.
One office for the whole packet
California and federal apostilles and certified translation under one roof. Service in English, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Spanish.
From San Jose to Austin, and back to you
Start your order
Start online or call. Choose Texas, the document and the destination country.
We check the copy
We confirm the Texas Secretary of State will accept it, before any payment.
Drop it off or mail it
Bring it to our San Jose office on a weekday, or mail it to us with tracking.
Filed and returned
We file it in Austin, track it both ways and return it by pickup or tracked shipping.
Ready to start your Texas apostille? It takes about five minutes.Texas is already selected on the order form. We review it and email a secure payment link once everything is confirmed.
Start my Texas orderOne price per Texas document, no surprise fees
- Texas state fee included
- Document review before you pay
- Filing with the Texas Secretary of State
- Tracked shipping to and from Austin
- Expedited: 10 business days
- Free pickup in San Jose
10 business days are counted from the day we receive your document. Tracked return shipping can be chosen on the order form. Documents from more than one state? See apostille for documents from another state.
Live in Texas and need a California document apostilled? A California birth certificate, marriage record or diploma can only be apostilled in Sacramento. Mail it to us from Texas and we handle it.
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Other states we handle from San Jose: New York apostille · Florida apostille · Oregon apostille · Maryland apostille · Delaware apostille · Nevada apostille
Official Texas sources: Texas Secretary of State · Texas DSHS: records for foreign governments
Stop chasing Austin. We will handle it.
Start your Texas order today. We check your document free, confirm the price and timing, and send a payment link only when everything is right.