All birth, marriage, and divorce records issued outside of the five counties of New York City can be obtained from the New York State Department of Health.
Some records issued by local registrars can go directly to the county clerk.
Please contact the county clerk to determine if his or her office can certify your records. All other documents submitted for authentication must first be notarized and then have the notary's signature certified at the county clerk's office where the notary is qualified. The county clerk's office will affix its seal and signature. Applicants for an apostille must provide the country for which authentication is desired in order to apply the appropriate authentication. We will provide the appropriate forms via first class mail or see the forms on-site .