Business & Commercial Services (BCS)

In this Section:

Forms / Fees / Records Requests
Franchise Tax / Annual Report Forms
Annual Reports (for Domestic / Foreign LP. LLP. LLLP)
Nonprofit / Charitable Entities
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Notary
Approved Electronic Solution Providers
eNotary
Apostille / Certification
Trademark / Service Mark
Student Exchange
FAQs

Apostille / Certification

Business and Commercial Services (BCS) facilitates the use of State Documents in Foreign Countries.

To facilitate the acceptance of these documents they must be authenticated or certified in some way. The Arkansas Secretary of State provides this service. Apostille and authentication certificates can be added to documents to verify their authenticity and add to their validity as legal documents. For more information about apostilles or certifications for elected officials please contact our Elections Department at 501-682-5070 or BCS at 501‐682‐3409.

Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request Form (PDF)
Apostilles & Certifications brochure (PDF)
Authentication of Documents General Information and US Department of State Contact Info. (PDF)
Online Authentication Request Form
Verify Certificate of Authentication

List of Countries in Hague Convention

Documents to be used in a country that is a party of the Hague Convention must request the apostille from the Secretary of State where the document was executed. This apostille certification then eliminates the need to send the document to the US Department of State. Once an individual receives an apostille on a document and the document is going to be used in the Hague Convention country, the document is ready for that country.

View list of the countries / territories which are a party to the Convention HERE