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Missouri City · Sugar Land · Southwest Houston
Apostille Facilitation,
guided with care.
Whether your documents are headed overseas or came from another country, we help you understand the process, notarize what's needed, and route your papers to the proper authority.
River Rock provides apostille facilitation and document handling services. Government authorities issue apostilles — not River Rock. We cannot guarantee issuance and do not provide legal advice.
The basics
Apostille & document authentication.
An apostille is a government-issued certificate that verifies the signature or seal on a public document so it is recognized in another Hague Convention country.
Authentication (also called legalization) serves the same purpose for countries outside the Convention, and often includes an embassy or consulate step.
River Rock handles the legwork: reviewing your documents, notarizing when needed, submitting them to the proper authority, and arranging their return.
Documents for international use
Documents we commonly help with.
- Birth certificates
- Marriage certificates
- Diplomas & transcripts
- Business & corporate documents
- Notarized documents (POA, affidavits)
- FBI background checks
Hague Convention
Which path does your country follow?
Hague Convention countries
Apostille
One certificate from the proper U.S. authority — the Texas Secretary of State, another state's office, or the U.S. Department of State — is generally all that is needed.
Non-Hague countries
Authentication / legalization
Usually a multi-step process: state certification, U.S. Department of State authentication, then the destination country's embassy or consulate. Tell us the country and we'll explain the general path.
U.S. to abroad
Sending a document overseas
We help identify which authority handles your document and whether notarization is needed first.
Abroad to the U.S.
Using a foreign document here
An apostille for a foreign document must come from the country that issued it. We can point you toward that process and notarize related U.S. paperwork.
How it works
Submitting your documents, step by step.
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Prepare & notarize
We review your documents. If notarization is required first, it is completed in person at an agreed location.
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Hand off your documents
Meet us in person, or send your originals by a tracked courier or overnight service we confirm with you.
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Submit to the authority
We route your documents to the proper office, such as the Texas Secretary of State or the U.S. Department of State.
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Return delivery
After the authority completes its review, your documents are returned by pickup or tracked delivery.
Delivery options
Courier, overnight & return delivery.
Options and carriers are confirmed with you in your written quote.
Local courier
Document pickup or drop-off within our Southwest Houston service area, arranged in advance.
Overnight shipping
Tracked overnight shipping when your deadline is tight. Carrier and options are confirmed in your quote.
Return delivery
Completed documents returned by tracked shipping or in-person handoff — your choice.
Pricing
Clear, itemized quotes.
Every quote separates the three cost types below. You approve the amount before paying.
Government fees
Set and collected by the issuing authority (for example, the Texas Secretary of State or U.S. Department of State). Passed through at cost.
Shipping & courier
Based on the carrier, speed, and return method you choose. Listed separately on your quote.
River Rock facilitation fee
Covers document review, handling, and submission. Notarization fees follow Texas law and are listed separately.
Questions
Apostille FAQs
General information only — not legal advice.
Get started
Tell us about your documents.
We'll reply with the likely path and next steps. Prefer to meet now? Book an appointment for the notarization step.
Request Apostille Assistance
Tell us about your documents and we’ll reply with next steps. Please don’t include Social Security, account, or ID numbers.