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Apostille for Argentina · from California documents
Argentina.
Argentina.
Hague since 1988.
No consulate step.
The Argentine consulate directs U.S. documents to the Hague apostille rather than consular legalization. For citizenship it wants the U.S. birth certificate issued within the last six months, apostilled, with a professional Spanish translation. We time the order and check the certified copy underneath before the fee.
At a glance
RouteHague apostille · California Secretary of State
ConsulateConsulate refers U.S. documents to the Hague apostille; consular legalization only for commercial and customs papers
DocumentsBirth, marriage, death certificates · FBI background checks (federal route) · degrees and transcripts · powers of attorney · corporate documents
TranslationSpanish translation. For citizenship the consulate asks for a professional translation; for residency, Migraciones requires a traductor público under Law 20.305, legalized by the Colegio de Traductores. Whether the apostille itself is translated is set by the receiving office; we confirm.
Price$180 mail-in · $450 same-day · $650 for 3
Before you send anything
What the counter accepts for Argentina.
Each line is a real rejection we screen for in the $45 Document Check.
01Certified copy from the county recorder or CDPH, not a hospital or informational copy.
02Current signing official. The Secretary of State authenticates only signatures it has on file.
03Notarized first if it is a power of attorney, affidavit or copy certification.
04Issued within six months for citizenship. For Argentine nationality the consulate states that the applicant’s birth certificate must have been issued in the last six months, carry the Hague apostille of the issuing state, and be accompanied by a professional Spanish translation; a marriage certificate in the file needs the apostille and translation too. We order and file so the six-month window still holds when the consulate opens the envelope.
$6503 documents · one emergency trip · filed together
Citizenship and residency sets
Birth and marriage certificates for nationality and DNI, apostilled and timed, filed together in one Sacramento trip.
Returned tracked, with status updates, to Argentina or wherever you are. Price confirmed before any work begins.
Asked on nearly every Argentina call.
01Does the Argentine consulate still need to legalize it?
No. Argentina has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since 18 February 1988. The Consulate General’s legalization page states that for U.S. documents, other than commercial or customs papers such as certificates of origin and invoices, the applicant goes to the local authority responsible for applying the Hague apostille; the consular visa or legalization survives only for that commercial class.
02Who has to translate it into Spanish?
It depends on the office. For nationality, the consulate asks for a professional Spanish translation. For permanent residency, Migraciones states that all foreign-language documents need a Spanish translation by a traductor público under Article 6 of Law 20.305, legalized by the Colegio de Traductores. We confirm which standard your office applies and arrange the translation to match. Translation is Quoted per document by page and language before anything starts; delivered certified with a signed certificate of authenticity.
03Does my birth certificate expire?
For the nationality application, the consulate states the applicant’s birth certificate must have been issued within the last six months, and the same window applies to the Argentine parent’s record. The residency rules we could verify publish no expiry. Because a certified copy can take weeks to arrive from the county, we time the order against the date you will file.
04I live in Argentina already. Can you do the whole thing without me?
Yes. Order the certified copy from the county or the state and have it shipped to our office at 416 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, or mail us what you already hold. We check it, file it, and ship the finished apostille tracked to your address in Argentina. International delivery is quoted per destination before we start, and we can keep you updated by WhatsApp if you prefer.