How To Apostille
A GED Diploma
GED diploma example
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If you’re looking for a GED apostille near me look no further because we only need three things from you to complete the expedited Texas apostille GED diploma process.
First, mail us or drop off at our office your original Texas GED diploma but only after a school admin or registrar official has signed it and it has been properly notarized by a Texas notary public (you cannot use a notary public from any other state or country).
A Texas notary public must watch a school official sign your original GED diploma. The school official that signs your original GED diploma cannot also be the notary who notarizes it, you need two different people.
A Texas notary public must sign and print their name on your original GED diploma exactly how it appears on their commissioned notary stamp, they must place their notary stamp and the date on the document, and write this exact notary jurat verbiage on the same page (it cannot be spread across two different pages) that is listed below on the backside of your original GED diploma or attach a separate piece of paper (the high school can also use it’s own letterhead to write a letter) to your original GED diploma after they witness a school official sign your original GED diploma.
If the Texas notary public does not do all of these things listed above on your original GED diploma it will get rejected by the Texas Secretary of State. You will then have to redo it, mail it back to us, and pay us our full service fee a second time to attempt to apostille your original GED diploma for a second time.
The actual notarization also cannot be done on or under/over any type of adhesive sticker, laminate, or anything else that can be removed from the GE diploma by simply peeling it off. If the notary and/or school make this mistake on your original GED diploma it will be denied by the Texas Secretary of State. You will then have to redo it, mail it back to us, and pay us our full service fee a second time to attempt to apostille your original GED diploma for a second time.
The school admin or registrar official must write a statement to this effect below on your original GED diploma and then sign their name on it.
Click on the big PDF icon below that says, “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD” to instantly download a copy of the GED diploma registrar/admin official sworn statement verbiage that you must put on or attach to original GED diploma after it’s been notarized.
“I certify that this GED diploma of ____________________________________ (print student’s name) is the true, exact, complete and unaltered original document.”
_____________________________________
School officials signature
State of Texas
County of
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day of (month) (year),
by (print school officials name).
Texas notary public signature
Or…
The faster and easier second option way is you can make a color photocopy of your original GED diploma then attach and sign a certified copy affidavit in front of a Texas notary public who will then notarize the document.
The Texas Secretary of State office will reject any non-recordable document (GED diploma copies) if the notarization was not completed by a Texas notary public and if the GED diploma holder (you) does not make and sign a certified copy affidavit statement like the example template to use below.
The Texas Secretary of State will reject any non-recordable document (such as a GED diploma) if the notarization on the non-recordable document is not a physically wet ink signed and stamped by a Texas notary public or signed and stamped electronically by a licensed Texas e-notary, virtual notary, remote notary, or online notary services company.
Click on the big PDF icon below that says, “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD” to instantly download a copy of the GED diploma certified copy affidavit that you print out, sign, and get notarized to apostille general educational development diplomas.
Certified Copy Affidavit
On this ________ day of ______________________ , 20____,
I _________________________________ (print GED diploma holders name) swear and attest that the attached document is a true, correct, and unaltered copy of my original GED diploma, to which I am the documents custodian, named therein; and that I presented the original of the attached document (s) to the undersigned notary public as satisfactory evidence.
_____________________________________
(GED diploma holders signature)
State of Texas
County of ______________________
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the _______ day of _____________________________, 20____,
by _________________________________________ (print GED diploma holders name).
___________________________________
(Texas notary public signature)
The above Texas notary jurat and Texas notary acknowledgment verbiage must be written in all English on your GED diploma. The actual GED diploma content can be in any non-English language (say you got it translated) but the entire Texas notary acknowledgment or Texas notary jurat text cannot be in a different or translated language other than English.
If the Texas notary jurat or Texas notary acknowledgment verbiage that is used on your GED diploma is not 100% in English your GED diploma will be rejected by the Secretary of State of Texas.
A Texas authentications unit staffer will use a magnifying glass and/or a smudge test to verify that all GED diplomas presented to them properly used original wet ink signatures. So don’t think you can sneak this past them
Second mail or drop off at our office a prepaid FedEx or UPS return shipping label (we do not accept air waybills) that you can create and purchase online at FedEx.com or UPS.com from anywhere in the world without needing to create or have an existing account set up with them. You can also visit any UPS Store or FedEx Office location to purchase a prepaid return shipping label as well.
DO NOT use the United States Postal Service (USPS) because they lose things constantly
(potentially your GED diploma) and are completely unreliable and slow.
The reason we require a prepaid return shipping label is so we can mail your GED apostille back to you or to wherever and whomever in the world that you want it shipped to.
On the prepaid return FedEx or UPS shipping label that you must provide us please list the senders (from) mailing address as your name/address or any U.S address because you cannot list our company name or address as the from/sender for liability reasons. Then for the receiver’s address (to) just list the name/address of where and who you want your GED apostille mailed back to.
Click on the below links for easy step-by-step screenshot directions on how to create a prepaid FedEx or UPS shipping label online in only a few minutes.
If it’s an international shipment (USA to another foreign country) please also provide us with a customs invoice (also called a commercial invoice). See the two links below to download custom prefilled out for you templates that shipping companies (FedEx, UPS) will normally require you to include whenever you ship documents internationally to certain countries.
If you or someone on your behalf will be returning to our office to pick up your diploma GED apostille you of course won’t need to provide us with a prepaid return shipping label.
For the fastest possible turnaround time, we can hand deliver your GED diploma apostille right to your home, office, business or hotel the very same day that we apostilled it for an additional courier fee.
The courier cost will depend on what city and zip code in Texas you need us to travel to. This is for situations where you don’t have the time to travel back to our office to pick up your GED diploma apostille or you don’t want it mailed anywhere.
Third, you will need to download, sign, and mail or drop off at our office our rush Texas apostille service order form that can be instantly downloaded by clicking on the blue Texas apostille services order button below.
We cannot accept or process your GED apostille request by mail or drop off until we receive a properly completed Texas apostille service order form from you.
If you will be dropping your GED diploma off at our office in person you must bring this completed Texas apostille services order form in with you along with any other documents that you want us to rush Texas apostille for you.
When you arrive at our office walk up to our front lobby receptionist desk area and tell them that you have a GED diploma to dropoff for Apostille Texas. Detailed directions and pictures of our office and office building are on our contact us page as well for you to view.
Please also understand your GED diploma will not and cannot be apostilled onsite at our office so this isn’t apostille walk-in service.
The only legal and government entity in Texas or in the world that can issue Texas apostille certificates is the Texas Secretary of State which is where we will rush file your GED diploma at on your behalf.
We must receive your GED diploma by mail or dropped off at our office by noon CST Monday-Friday (excluding all federal and state holidays) to be able to provide you with same day Texas apostille services. If we receive your GED diploma after that cutoff time don’t worry we’ll simply attempt to file it with the state on the next business day.
Lastly, we do not have these Texas apostille services order forms available at our front desk receptionist area.
So if you choose to drop off your GED diploma at our office please make sure to print out and bring this Texas apostille services order form in with you.
Texas Apostille
Services Pricing
All Texas Secretary of State government filing fees are included in the $95 price.
Money back guarantee if we don’t attempt to file your GED diploma in the stated time.
Your GED apostille couriered to any shipping center (return shipping costs not included).
GED diploma apostille filing status updates by email or text.
We’re based in Austin, TX, so no Texas apostille services middleman for you to go through.
Phone and email support seven days a week.
Additional TXSOS documents filed at the same time only $75 each.
Same Business Day
Apostille Service
All Texas Secretary of State government filing fees are included in the $95 price.
Money back guarantee if we don’t attempt to file your GED diploma in the stated time.
Your GED apostille couriered to any shipping center (return shipping costs not included).
GED diploma apostille filing status updates by email or text.
We’re based in Austin, TX, so no Texas apostille services middleman for you to go through.
Phone and email support seven days a week.
Additional TXSOS documents filed at the same time only $75 each.
