New Jersey Apostille and Authentication
State authentication
Apostille and Authentication in New Jersey
What New Jersey requires before a document issued or notarised there can be authenticated, and what happens after.
- Issued by
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
- County step
- Not required
- State fee
- $25.00 per document standard, $40.00 per document expedited
- Typical time
- About twenty business days standard; expedited within roughly 8.5 business hours
- Federal fee
- $20 per document
What New Jersey requires of the document
- Every order must be placed and paid for through the state online portal first. Documents posted without a portal order are not processed. This catches people out more than any other state rule.
Where to send it
By post: NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services, PO Box 452, Trenton, NJ 08646
Timing: About twenty business days standard; expedited within roughly 8.5 business hours
New Jersey 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 New Jersey require a county clerk certification first?
No. New Jersey 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 New Jersey. Where does it go?
To New Jersey. Authentication follows the document, not the person. Where you live has no bearing on it.
Can New Jersey 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 New Jersey charge?
$25.00 per document standard, $40.00 per document expedited 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.
