You don't have to pay for an urgent service to get your apostille, you can do it yourself. The State of North Carolina processes all documents on a first-come, first-served basis. apostille nc may only be issued in the state of North Carolina by the North Carolina Secretary of State's office.

We recommend that you call the Apostille Office and describe your document to ensure that you are ready for the apostille. The Apostille certificate only certifies the capacity of the person who signed the public document and the authenticity of the signature.

An apostille certificate does not certify the content of the public document to which it refers. Documents issued by another state cannot be apostilled by the state of North Carolina. They must be apostilled from the same issuing country. Documents issued by the federal government to individuals or businesses based in North Carolina must obtain the apostille from the U.S. Department of State.