Traveling internationally? San Diego County offers apostille services at pop-up event
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — People have a chance to certify documents for international use during a single-day apostille pop-up event hosted by the San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk's Office Wednesday.
An apostille is used to authenticate signatures on official documents to use for international travel. The process typically involves San Diegans having to drive up to Los Angeles, pay fees and send documents through the mail to Sacramento.
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San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/Clerk Jordan Marks said the apostille service is intended for military families, students spending a summer abroad, people who work internationally or residents trying to get dual citizenship.
'The problem is, in order for a San Diegan, a Baja business border region, to access the service, you have to drive to Los Angeles, pay your fees there, or mail it to Sacramento and wait a number of weeks,' he said. 'Then, you don't even know if you did it right and they mail it back and you have to do it again.'
To make it easier for people to access the service, several other pop-up events are being hosted in other cities as part of a partnership with the California Secretary of State's Office.
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This is the third time San Diego County is hosting the apostille pop-up event. Marks said the process is more streamlined this time around, and people can expect to be in and out of the office in less than an hour with certified documents.
The apostille pop-up event takes place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the San Diego County Administration Center located at 1600 Pacific Hwy. in Room 273.
People do not need to make an appointment to attend.
Marks added he is working to convince the Secretary of State's Office to bring apostille services to San Diego permanently due to the high demand.
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