Instructions for requesting Document Authentication and Apostille Service:
- Visit the CT Secretary of State website and review information.
- Download and fill out the Authentication Order Form.
- Download and fill out the Credit card and Debit Card form.
- Send both forms via email or fax to: Lorea Kulesa, Registrar (Email: lkulesa@taftschool.org / Fax: 860-945-7905)
- Your completed Authentication Order Form and Credit Card and Debit Card Form will be submitted with your notarized transcript by Taft's Registrar directly to the Secretary of the State. (All documents must be submitted together at the same time.)
Fees
- Regular Documents: $40.00 per document
- Expedited: Additional $50.00 per document.
***You are responsible for paying these fees via credit card directly to the State of CT.***
Courier Service
If you need your apostilled documents to be couriered both from Taft to the Secretary of State and then from the Secretary of State to you--please note that you are responsible for the shipping charges. You must provide a prepaid shipping label for either FedEx, DHL, or the US Postal Service (links below). You will be required to set up your own shipping account, set up the shipment(s), and print a pdf of the shipping label, which must be emailed to the Registrar's Office with your completed forms. If you do not provide prepaid shipping, your documents will be mailed via regular first-class mail.
The shipping address is:
Secretary of the State
Authentications and Apostilles
165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000
Hartford, CT 06106
Telephone: 860-509-6002
www.fedex.com
www.dhl.com
www.usps.com
Please call the Registrar's Office (860-945-7811) should you have any questions.