Apostilles for a Bulgarian Adoption

How To Apostille a Document for Adoption in  Maine?

The green documents are “green” because I want to help you group them together in the sense that they will all be going together to get an “Apostille” from the Secretary of State in Maine.

In order to get an Apostille a document in Maine, you need to mail the documents to the Secretary, along with the cover letter below, to: 

Secretary of State
Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
111 Sewall St., 4th Floor, Burton Cross Bldg.
Augusta, ME 04333

Maine Charges $10 per Apostille.  

Please make sure that check is made out to “Maine Secretary of State” for the fees owed for the apostilles. 

Please include a pre-paid self addressed envelope for ME to return the apostilled docs to you.  (Please have a tracking number) 

207 624 7752  – please call to verify that nothing has changed since these instructions were written.  Please ask them if there are any changes due to COVID19? (Double check fees, location, and ask if they have a preferred mail courier) 

Click below to get the form you’ll need as a “cover letter” to request an Apostille from ME.  

Additional Notes:

Now, keep in mind, just because all the “green” documents will go together, that does not mean that they are all prepared in the same way.  

On the contrary there are quite a few differences in the steps you have to take with each in order to get them eligible for an apostille.  

One quick example is the Medical form.  It is signed by your doctor, and a notary notarizes his/her signature.  So you don’t have to do much but send it.  

However, the passport copies is something you make copies of and implement the affidavit/oath legalization before sending it – so you have more work there.  

Different forms will need different things done to them.  So please make sure to take the time and read the individual steps within each different document.  For some that are more challenging to prepare, there are videos of me explaining things.  Hope that helps.   At the end of the day, remember, I am here to help, so if somethings isn’t clear – pick up the phone and call me! 704 527 7673. Or text, or skype me, or email me. Lets do this thing!

(Below is an FAQ directly from ME Secy of State, if you’d like to check it out – but you don’t have to, and we always link to our Bulgaria page – as it is always changing with its new blogs and adoption stories)