Need a document issued in Iowa apostilled for use overseas? You don’t have to be in Iowa — or visit us in California — to get it done. Orange County Apostille handles Iowa documents by mail for clients in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport, and everywhere else in the state. Send your documents in and we manage the entire authentication process.
How it works for Iowa: A Iowa document is apostilled by the Iowa Secretary of State. We prepare and submit your document to that office for you, so you never have to navigate the process yourself.
Iowa documents we apostille
Vital records
Iowa birth, marriage, and death certificates and divorce decrees.
Education
Diplomas, degrees, and transcripts from Iowa schools and universities.
Legal & business
Powers of attorney, affidavits, articles of incorporation, and certificates of good standing filed in Iowa.
Background checks
Iowa background checks, and federal FBI identity history summaries.
How mail-in Iowa apostille works
- Start your order online and tell us the document type and the destination country.
- Mail your Iowa documents to us (or upload them where allowed).
- We submit to the Iowa Secretary of State — or to the U.S. Department of State for federal documents.
- We return your apostilled documents by tracked, secure shipping to any address, in the U.S. or abroad.
Federal documents from Iowa
Some documents issued to Iowa residents are federal — such as FBI background checks, IRS Form 6166, and documents signed by a U.S. federal official. These are not apostilled by the Iowa Secretary of State; they’re authenticated by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. We handle those too. See our federal apostille page.
Going to a non-Hague country?
If your Iowa document is destined for a country that isn’t part of the Hague Apostille Convention, it needs full embassy or consulate legalization rather than an apostille. We manage that multi-step process from start to finish.
Apostille your Iowa document
Mail it in from anywhere in Iowa — we handle the rest.
Frequently asked questions
I live in Iowa. Do I have to come to California?
No. Mail your documents to us from anywhere in Iowa and we return them to any address you choose.
Which office apostilles Iowa documents?
The Iowa Secretary of State. We prepare and submit your document to that office on your behalf, and obtain federal authentication separately when a document requires it.
Can you apostille documents from more than one state together?
Yes. We can process Iowa documents alongside documents from other states in a single order and coordinate one return shipment.
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