Do you require an apostille on a California death certificate?

A death certificate is an official registration of the cause, place, and date of death, signed by a physician. An apostille on a death certificate is typically required for:

- Settling an inheritance 
- Selling a property in another country                                                                                                             
- Various legal reasons     
                                                                                                                               
In California, you can obtain an original death certificate directly from the State of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in person or by mail. Please note that death records are only available from CDPH Vital Records after they have been recorded by the County Recorder's Office. Due to the delays resulting from this process, CDPH Vital Records recommends that death certificate certified copies be requested from the County Health Department or the County Recorder's Office for the first 3 months after the event of death.

You can also obtain certified copies of California death certificate online via online services like VitalChek or VitalRecordsGov.

How can I obtain an apostille on a California-issued death certificate?

You will need to mail to our office an original or a certified copy of a California-issued death certificate and we will process an apostille on it. Remember that an apostille is always processed in the same state that issued the document, so a death certificate issued in California will receive California apostille.  Our apostille service includes complimentary second-day shipping within the United States. If you need to have your document shipped internationally, we will be happy to arrange the shipping for you for an additional fee. 

Obtaining a death certificate apostille can be confusing. If you need California Apostille on your death certificate, please choose our apostille services. Global Apostille has been assisting clients with document authentication for use abroad since 2004. We will save you from the complex and dreary job of getting your documents authenticated while you could focus on other things. We apostille California death certificates, birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, background checks, an FBI apostille, and much more. Global Apostille is your unbeatable source for apostille service in California!

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