Nevada Apostille and Authentication
State authentication
Apostille and Authentication in Nevada
What Nevada requires before a document issued or notarised there can be authenticated, and what happens after.
- Issued by
- Nevada Secretary of State
- County step
- Not required
- State fee
- $20.00 per document. Expedite options: 24 hour $75, 4 hour $125, 2 hour $500, 1 hour $1,000
- Typical time
- About four to six weeks for regular processing
- Federal fee
- $20 per document
What Nevada requires of the document
- Nevada has the longest standard turnaround of any state, so the expedite tiers matter here more than elsewhere.
Where to send it
By post: Nevada Secretary of State, Copies Division. Telephone 775-684-5708 for current submission instructions
Timing: About four to six weeks for regular processing
Nevada 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 Nevada require a county clerk certification first?
No. Nevada 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 Nevada. Where does it go?
To Nevada. Authentication follows the document, not the person. Where you live has no bearing on it.
Can Nevada 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 Nevada charge?
$20.00 per document. Expedite options: 24 hour $75, 4 hour $125, 2 hour $500, 1 hour $1,000 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.
