Alaska Apostille and Authentication
State authentication
Apostille and Authentication in Alaska
What Alaska requires before a document issued or notarised there can be authenticated, and what happens after.
- Issued by
- Alaska Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Authentications. Alaska has no Secretary of State
- County step
- Not required
- State fee
- $5.00 per apostille
- Typical time
- Same day at the counter; about fourteen days for mailed orders
- Federal fee
- $20 per document
What Alaska requires of the document
- Like Utah, Alaska routes authentications through the Lieutenant Governor rather than a Secretary of State.
Where to send it
By post: Office of the Lt. Governor, Authentications, 240 Main Street, Room 301, Juneau, AK 99801
Timing: Same day at the counter; about fourteen days for mailed orders
Alaska Secretary of State: apostilles and authentications
Checked against the state's own page on 8 September 2026.
After the state
If the destination is in the Hague Apostille Convention, the state apostille ends the chain. If it is not, the document then needs U.S. Department of State authentication and legalisation by that country’s mission.
Questions people actually ask
Does Alaska require a county clerk certification first?
No. Alaska is not among the seven states that insert a county-level step, so a properly notarised document goes directly to the Secretary of State.
I live elsewhere but my document is from Alaska. Where does it go?
To Alaska. Authentication follows the document, not the person. Where you live has no bearing on it.
Can Alaska authenticate my FBI background check?
No. An FBI Identity History Summary is a federal document and no state can certify a federal signature. It goes straight to the U.S. Department of State.
What does Alaska charge?
$5.00 per apostille This was checked against the official page for that state on 8 September 2026. Fees change without notice, so confirm before filing.
This guide is published by a private document processing service. It is not legal advice and we are not a government agency. Requirements change without notice, so confirm anything critical with the mission before you post documents.
