Getting an Apostille for Marriage Certificate
What To Do With Birth Certificates?
Good news! Your birth certificates DO NOT need to be apostilled.
They still need to be included in your dossier, just don’t need an apostille. Please include 2 certified originals in each set of your dossier. (Your dossier is in 2 sets).
As your place of birth is Washington DC, here is DC’s government site where you can order birth certificates.
https://dchealth.dc.gov/vital-records/
On that site, they say you can use “Vitalchek” which appears to be an authorized expeditor. Here is Vitalchek’s site:
Order 4 Certified Copies of Birth Certificate
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Please order 4 certified copies of your birth certificate total. 4 is overshooting it, but it is better to have one extra on hand. 2 of these will go with your dossier. One will go for USCIS (even though they don’t require a certified copy).
Mail 2 certified copies to our office physically
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Mail 2 certified copies to our office in Charlotte, via snailmail, physcially to our office, along with other dossier documents. Mail all documents for the dossier ALL at ONCE. Please do not mail them separately. (other then your doctor’s office mailing the medical form to our office).
Upload All Certificates to Portal please
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Please upload all certificates to Portal.
What About Any Divorce Certificates?
For any divorces, the divorce certificates need to be presented with the adoption dossier. Only photocopies of these divorce certificates/degrees are required. No apostilles. Just copies of each one.
Please upload to portal.
Upload All Certificates to Portal please
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Please upload all certificates to Portal.