Authentications

Fees

The Authentication Fees page lists the fees for adoption, apostille, authentication and authority.

Adoption related Apostille, Authentication or Authority

• Fee for Original - $10.00 (U.S.)

• $5.00 (U.S.) for each original duplicate original ordered at the same time as the 1st original.

• $10.00 for each duplicate original ordered at a different time than the 1st original.

• If you are requesting duplicate original authentications, you need to include all original documents for processing, we don’t authenticate copies of an original for duplicate purposes.

• Makes checks payable to "North Carolina Secretary of State.”

Non-Adoption related Apostille, Authentication or Authority

• Fee for Original - $10.00 (U.S.)

• $10.00 (U.S.) for each original duplicate

• Makes checks payable to "North Carolina Secretary of State.”