San Diego residents needing to authenticate documents for international use can skip the long trek to Sacramento or Los Angeles, thanks to an Apostille Pop-Up Shop Wednesday.
The San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, in partnership with the California Secretary of State, will host the one-day certification opportunity from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ARCC offices downtown.
Apostille is the process that certifies the authenticity of documents for international use, including birth, death and marriage certificates, educational documents for university students’ international travel, military documents and other documents required for business on the border.
The authentication involves a signature by a public official. Officials with the California Secretary of State will attend to certify documents.
Original documents are required and fees include $20 per apostille document plus a $6 special handling fee for each public official’s authentication signature. Non-cash payments can be made using Visa or MasterCard, personal check or money order. Notary services will also be available from the Clerk of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for $15 per signature, payable by personal check or cash only.
This marks the second year the ARCC Downtown San Diego office has hosted an apostille event. In 2024, over 2,800 apostilles were issued, saving residents thousands of dollars in travel expenses, officials said.
Among those helped last year include a military member getting a driver’s license certified for deployment in Italy, several marriage certifications and international students getting diplomas verified before returning to home countries, according to the county assessor.
For more details, go to www.sdarcc.gov/apostillepopup.
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