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Apostille for Philippines · from California documents
Philippines.
Philippines.
Hague since 2019.
No red ribbon.
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco states that apostilled documents no longer need its authentication: once apostilled, a document may be used in the Philippines and given legal effect. U.S.-issued public records must be apostilled; only a document you sign yourself can be acknowledged at the consulate. We check the certified copy underneath before the fee.
At a glance
RouteHague apostille · California Secretary of State
ConsulateConsular authentication no longer needed once apostilled (PCG San Francisco)
DocumentsBirth, marriage, death certificates · divorce judgments · special powers of attorney · degrees and transcripts · FBI background checks (federal route) · corporate documents
TranslationDocuments are in English. The consulate and the DFA publish no translation rule for apostilled U.S. records; if a receiving office asks for one, we confirm its standard.
Price$180 mail-in · $450 same-day · $650 for 3
Before you send anything
What the counter accepts for the Philippines.
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.
04Signed by you? Notarize here or appear at the consulate. A special power of attorney or affidavit is a private document: either sign it before a California notary and we apostille it, or appear in person at the consulate for consular acknowledgment, which the consulate requires in person. Public documents issued by U.S. authorities cannot be acknowledged at the consulate; the consulate states they must be apostilled.
$6503 documents · one emergency trip · filed together
Property and family sets
Special powers of attorney, marriage and birth records for filings in the Philippines, filed together in one Sacramento trip.
Returned tracked, with status updates, to the Philippines or wherever you are. Price confirmed before any work begins.
Asked on nearly every the Philippines call.
01Do I still need the red ribbon from the consulate?
No. The Philippines became a party to the Hague Apostille Convention on 14 May 2019. The Consulate General in San Francisco states that apostilled documents no longer need additional authentication by the consulate and, once apostilled, may already be used in the Philippines and given legal effect.
02Can the consulate handle my special power of attorney instead?
The consulate can acknowledge a document you sign in front of it, and it requires your personal appearance to do so. It states that public documents issued by the U.S. government or private entities must be apostilled. Signing the SPA before a California notary and having the Secretary of State apostille it avoids the trip to the consulate; we handle both the notarization and the apostille.
03My FBI background check is in the same file. Does it go to Sacramento too?
No. An FBI Identity History Summary is a federal record, so its apostille comes from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, not the California Secretary of State. We run both routes in parallel and assemble the finished set for the Philippines, so one shipment leaves with everything in it.
04I live in the Philippines 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 the Philippines. International delivery is quoted per destination before we start, and we can keep you updated by WhatsApp if you prefer.