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Which Consulate Legalises Your Document?

Which Consulate Legalises Your Document?

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Find the Consulate That Handles Your Document

Consular districts are assigned by the state your document came from, not by where you live, and missions enforce them. Sending a package to the wrong office is the most expensive routine mistake in this process: it comes back weeks later, unlegalised, with the fee gone.

Choose a destination and a state to see which mission is competent.

Destinations with verified district data

We publish a district map only where we have checked it against the mission’s own published listing. Where we have not, the country page links you to the mission instead of guessing, because a wrong answer here costs more than no answer.

Egypt consular districts

Which mission covers your state The district follows the state where the document was issued or notarised, not where you live.
AK — Los Angeles, CA AK ME — New York, NY ME VT — New York, NY VT NH — New York, NY NH WA — Los Angeles, CA WA ID — Los Angeles, CA ID MT — Los Angeles, CA MT ND — Chicago, IL ND MN — Chicago, IL MN IL — Chicago, IL IL WI — Chicago, IL WI MI — Chicago, IL MI NY — New York, NY NY MA — New York, NY MA OR — Los Angeles, CA OR NV — Los Angeles, CA NV WY — Los Angeles, CA WY SD — Chicago, IL SD IA — Chicago, IL IA IN — Chicago, IL IN OH — New York, NY OH PA — New York, NY PA NJ — New York, NY NJ CT — New York, NY CT RI — New York, NY RI CA — Los Angeles, CA CA UT — Los Angeles, CA UT CO — Houston, TX CO NE — Chicago, IL NE MO — Houston, TX MO KY — Chicago, IL KY WV — Washington, D.C. WV MD — Washington, D.C. MD DE — Washington, D.C. DE AZ — Los Angeles, CA AZ NM — Houston, TX NM KS — Houston, TX KS AR — Houston, TX AR TN — Houston, TX TN NC — Washington, D.C. NC VA — Washington, D.C. VA DC — Washington, D.C. DC OK — Houston, TX OK LA — Houston, TX LA MS — Houston, TX MS AL — Houston, TX AL SC — Washington, D.C. SC HI — Los Angeles, CA HI TX — Houston, TX TX GA — Washington, D.C. GA FL — Washington, D.C. FL PR — New York, NY PR
  • Washington, D.C. 9 states
  • New York, NY 11 states
  • Chicago, IL 10 states
  • Houston, TX 11 states
  • Los Angeles, CA 11 states

Nigeria consular districts

Which mission covers your state The district follows the state where the document was issued or notarised, not where you live.
AK — not listed AK ME — not listed ME VT — not listed VT NH — not listed NH WA — not listed WA ID — not listed ID MT — not listed MT ND — not listed ND MN — not listed MN IL — not listed IL WI — not listed WI MI — not listed MI NY — not listed NY MA — not listed MA OR — not listed OR NV — not listed NV WY — not listed WY SD — not listed SD IA — not listed IA IN — not listed IN OH — not listed OH PA — not listed PA NJ — not listed NJ CT — not listed CT RI — not listed RI CA — not listed CA UT — not listed UT CO — not listed CO NE — not listed NE MO — Atlanta, GA MO KY — Atlanta, GA KY WV — Atlanta, GA WV MD — not listed MD DE — not listed DE AZ — not listed AZ NM — Atlanta, GA NM KS — Atlanta, GA KS AR — Atlanta, GA AR TN — Atlanta, GA TN NC — Atlanta, GA NC VA — not listed VA DC — not listed DC OK — Atlanta, GA OK LA — Atlanta, GA LA MS — Atlanta, GA MS AL — Atlanta, GA AL SC — Atlanta, GA SC HI — not listed HI TX — Atlanta, GA TX GA — Atlanta, GA GA FL — Atlanta, GA FL PR — Atlanta, GA PR
  • Atlanta, GA 17 states

Questions people actually ask

Why does the consulate depend on the state and not on where I live?

Consular districts are drawn around the origin of the document and the jurisdiction of the certifying authorities. Missions enforce this strictly because it mirrors which Secretary of State signed the document.

What if I moved states after the document was issued?

The district follows the document, not you. A Michigan marriage certificate stays in Michigan's district however far you have moved.

Can I just use the embassy in Washington?

Only if your state falls in the embassy's own district. Several countries have no consulates at all and the embassy covers everything, but where consulates exist the embassy will usually refuse out-of-district work.

The country is not listed here with districts. What do I do?

We only publish district data we have verified against the mission's own listing, because sending documents to the wrong office is expensive. Where we have not verified it, the country page links to the mission so you can confirm directly.

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.

The rest of the paperwork

Legalisation is one stage of a longer file. These cover the stages either side of it.

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