Settling an estate or family matter abroad? We get the right certified death certificate with the Letter of Exemplification, handle the county clerk and the New York Department of State apostille, then ship it anywhere in the world.
Foreign courts, banks, and government offices only accept a U.S. death certificate once it’s authenticated. For Hague Convention countries, that’s an apostille from the New York Department of State.
Common reasons families apostille a death certificate:
A certified copy from the issuing office. NYC certificates also need a Letter of Exemplification.
The county clerk authenticates the registrar’s signature when required.
We submit it to the New York Department of State for the apostille.
Collect it in person, or we ship it by courier anywhere in the world.
Don’t notarize the death certificate. It’s a public record, so it must be a certified copy from the issuing office, not a notarized photocopy. Notarizing it can get your apostille rejected.
1. Country: United States of America
This public document has been signed by a New York official
Certified by: New York Department of State
Attached to your original document ✓
NYC death certificates can’t be apostilled without it. Ask for it when you order by choosing “Apostille/Authentication” as the reason for your request.
Choose “Apostille/Authentication” as the reason for your request.
Request the Letter of Exemplification on the application and have it notarized. We can notarize it for you.
Choose “Apostille/Authentication” at the customer kiosk.
Only certain family members, the informant, or someone with a documented legal right can order the certificate. Already have a certificate without the letter? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you what to do next.
Deaths in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island are recorded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene:
Most common mistake: ordering the certificate without the Letter of Exemplification. Choose “Apostille/Authentication” as the reason when you order.
Not sure which office issued it? Send us a photo of the certificate and we’ll tell you the exact route.
Living outside New York or abroad? Mail us your certified copy. We handle the rest and ship it back worldwide.
Tell us where the death was recorded and the destination country. We reply with your total and the fastest route.
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Order a certified copy with a Letter of Exemplification from the NYC Department of Health, have it authenticated by the New York County Clerk, then submit it to the New York Department of State. We can handle every step.
A letter from the NYC Department of Health that verifies the certificate. NYC death certificates need it to be apostilled. Request it when you order by choosing “Apostille/Authentication” as the reason.
Close family such as a spouse or domestic partner, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild, plus the informant listed on the certificate. Others must document a legal right, such as an executor. An attorney can order for an entitled party.
Usually not. Most foreign offices only need the standard certificate. Check with the receiving office if you’re unsure, and tell us what they asked for.
No. The apostille is issued on a certified copy from the issuing office. A photocopy or notarized copy won’t be accepted.
Certificates from a local registrar or town clerk need county clerk authentication first. Certificates issued by the NYS Department of Health in Albany go straight to the Department of State.
Once we have the right certified copy, processing starts the same business day for orders confirmed before the 11:00 AM ET cutoff. We confirm timing with your quote.
Many countries require one. We can add a certified translation so the apostilled certificate and translation are accepted together.
You’ll need authentication and embassy or consulate legalization instead of an apostille. We handle that route too.
Request a quote or call. We handle every step from the county clerk to the destination country, with care.
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