Massachusetts Apostille Service — All-In from $149.95

✓ $6 MA State Fee Included

✓ Hand-Delivered to Boston SOS

The Real Numbers

What a Massachusetts Apostille Actually Costs

Most apostille services advertise one price and charge another. The state fee and return shipping get added at checkout. Here’s the honest math for a standard MA birth certificate apostille on Economy service.

How to verify any apostille service’s real cost: Ask two questions before paying: “Does your price include the MA state apostille fee?” and “Does it include domestic return shipping?” A yes to both means it’s truly all-in. Any service that bills those separately is more expensive than our $149.95 quote — every competitor we’ve reviewed does.

Document Types

Every Massachusetts Document We Apostille:

Each document type follows a different path. Vital records go direct to the MA SOS. Documents you sign—powers of attorney and affidavits—need notarization first. Federal documents go to the U.S. Department of State. We handle all three routes.

Document not listed? Call (978) 424–4629 for a free 5-minute consultation. We confirm the correct route, notarization requirement, and all-in cost for any document type before you ship anything.

Community Knowledge

Massachusetts Communities We Serve

Apostile needs in Massachusetts cluster around specific immigrant and expat communities. We know the Italian Consulate’s requirements, what OCI applications need since the 2024 rule change, and what Portuguese property buyers need in New Bedford. That local knowledge matters.

The Process

How Our Massachusetts Apostille Service Works

Four steps from your document to an internationally authenticated apostille — without parking at One Ashburton Place or waiting in the state office queue.

Apply Online or Call

Tell us your document type, destination country, and deadline. We confirm the correct route, notarization requirement, and all-in cost in one conversation—free, no commitment.

Send or Bring Your Document

Mail your document to 1215 Main St. #115, Tewksbury, MA 01876 via FedEx or UPS with a tracking label. If you need notarization, our mobile notary comes to you first.

We Audit & Submit

Our team reviews your document before submission—catching anything that would cause rejection. We then hand-deliver to the Boston SOS. Rush orders received before 11AM are submitted same-day.

Receive & Ship Worldwide

Apostilled documents return via USPS First Class (Economy), Priority Mail (Express), or FedEx Overnight (Rush). International shipping via FedEx International or UPS Worldwide to 80+ countries.

Transparent Pricing

Three Tiers — One Standard of Service

Every order gets the same document audit, dedicated case manager, and 24/7 tracking portal. The only difference is how fast you need your apostille back. The $6 MA state fee is included in every tie

✉ USPS First Class · 2–3 Weeks

• ✓MA state apostille fee ($6)
• ✓Free document audit before submission
• ✓Professional processing & case manager
• ✓24/7 online tracking portal
• ✓USPS First Class domestic return
• ✓Free phone consultation
• +Notarization (if required)
• +International shipping

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📦 USPS Priority Mail · 3–7 Days

• ✓MA state apostille fee ($6)
• ✓Free document audit before submission
• ✓Priority queue processing
• ✓Dedicated case manager direct contact
• ✓24/7 real-time tracking portal
• ✓USPS Priority Mail domestic return
• +Notarization (if required)
• +International shipping

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🚀 FedEx Overnight · 2–3 Days

• ✓MA state apostille fee ($6)
• ✓Free document audit before submission
• ✓ Same-day SOS hand-delivery (docs before 11AM)
• ✓MA/NH/RI/CT same-day processing
• ✓Real-time status updates
• ✓FedEx Overnight domestic return
• +Notarization (if required)
• +International shipping

✓ items are included in every quoted price. · Plus items are add-ons quoted separately before payment · We are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice

Client Reviews

What Massachusetts Clients Say

“I needed apostilles for my Italian citizenship application—three generations of birth and marriage certificates. They submitted all the documents at once and sent the entire package to my attorney in Rome. The Italian Consulate accepted it on the first submission.”

“OCI renewal for my son needed an apostilled birth certificate after the December 2024 rule change. They knew exactly what VFS Global required and had the document ready in Express time. No rejections, no back-and-forth. Genuinely the easiest part of the whole OCI process.”

“Real estate closing in Portugal. Needed a POA apostilled fast. Rush service—a mobile notary came to my Framingham office at 9AM, documents were at One Ashburton Place by 10:30, apostilled same day, and FedEx had it in Lisbon two days later. My attorney was genuinely impressed.”

Common Questions

Massachusetts Apostille — Frequently Asked Questions

Does the $149.95 price include the Massachusetts state fee? +

Yes — completely. The $6 Massachusetts Secretary of State's apostille fee is built into every tier we offer. You will not see it as a separate line item at checkout. The state fee, our service fee, document audit, and domestic return shipping are all inside the quoted price. The only add-ons ever quoted separately are notarization (if your document requires it before apostille) and international shipping.

Can I get a same-day apostille in Massachusetts? +

Yes. With our Rush service, documents received at our Tewksbury office before 11AM are hand-delivered to the Massachusetts Secretary of State at One Ashburton Place the same morning. The SOS processes up to three documents the same day at the walk-in counter. Your apostilled document returns via FedEx overnight—total end-to-end: 2–3 business days. Rush service is available for Massachusetts documents; some out-of-state SOS offices may not offer same-day processing.

Does my Massachusetts document need to be notarized before an apostille? +

It depends on the document type. Massachusetts birth certificates, marriage certificates, and death certificates are government-issued vital records—they go directly to the MA SOS, no notarization needed. Documents you generate privately—powers of attorney, single status affidavits, university diplomas, and CORI reports—must be notarized by a licensed Massachusetts Notary Public before the SOS will apostille them. Never notarize a vital record; that creates a chain-of-authority problem and the SOS will reject it.

What if my document was issued in a different state, not Massachusetts?

The apostille must come from the Secretary of State in the state where the document was issued — not Massachusetts. A Connecticut birth certificate needs a Connecticut SOS apostille. A Florida death certificate needs a Florida SOS apostille. We handle all 50 states from our Tewksbury office—you mail us one package and we manage submissions to every relevant state authority simultaneously. See our all-50-states service →

Which countries does a Massachusetts apostille work for? +

A Massachusetts apostille is valid in all 125+ Hague Apostille Convention member countries, including Italy, Portugal, France, Germany, Spain, the UK, India, Japan, China (since November 2023), Brazil, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Greece, and South Korea. Countries that are not Hague members—UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Pakistan—require a different process called "embassy legalization." We handle both through our Department of State authentication service →

Where is your office and how close are you to the Massachusetts SOS? +

Our office is at 1215 Main St, Suite 115, Tewksbury, MA 01876, approximately 20 minutes from the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Commissions Section at One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, MA 02108. This proximity is the practical foundation of our Rush same-day service—we physically walk documents to the counter, something a national service based in Washington, DC cannot do.

Ready to Start?

Massachusetts Apostille — Done Right, Done Fast

Apply online for an instant quote, or call for a free 5-minute consultation. We confirm your document type, routing, and all-in cost before you commit to anything. Hanson Webb, MA Commissioned Notary, personally oversees every submission.

Economy $149.95 · Express $199.95 · Rush $375 · All tiers include MA $6 state fee. · 5.0★ · 47 Google reviews · Since 2011

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