You live in Texas and you have met the person you want to spend your life with in another country. Then you plan on getting married outside the country. The question comes in. What step must you take to make your documents be acknowledged by a foreign country? The only thing you need is a Texas Apostille.

Texas Apostille, a French word which means notation, is a small form with a size of 9 x 9 cm. Texas Apostille contains 10 items that will be filled in by the officials in Texas. Once a country is a member of Hague Convention, it is their obligation to accept apostille from another member like Texas Apostille.

You only have to pay a statutory fee of $15 every time you request for a Texas Apostille. But if the purpose of the Texas Apostille is for adoption, then you will a different statutory fee. A stamped envelope is also necessary in the request. The normal processing time of Texas Apostille is a day or two. For mail-in service, it will take less than 10 business days to process Texas Apostille.