Below are some of the requirements from Kentucky Secretary of State to Apostille documents or provide a Certificate of authority:
Vital Records: Must be issued by Kentucky Department of Vital Statistics and signed by the current state registrar. Older certified copies may bear signatures that can’t be authenticated, it is recommended to get freshly certified copy. A notary public may not certify a photocopy of a document that is a vital record or a public record.
Court Documents from circuit clerk or circuit judge (e.g., divorce decrees): must be signed by a judge and/or circuit clerk, certified by the county clerk in the county where the circuit court is located. If the county clerk is not available, please confirm with the county clerk’s office that the deputy clerk is authorized to sign for documents going outside the country.
Educational documents: (e.g., grade transcripts/diplomas) must be signed by a notary registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the notary’s signature must be certified by the county clerk in the county where the notary took the oath of office. If the county clerk is not available, please confirm with the county clerk’s office that the deputy clerk is authorized to sign for documents going outside the country.
All other documents (such as a power of attorney, affidavit, authorization letter etc…) must be signed by a notary registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the notary’s signature must be certified by the county clerk in the county where the notary took the oath of office. If the county clerk is not available, please confirm with the county clerk’s office that the deputy clerk is authorized to sign for documents going outside the country.
Foreign Language Documents: Documents in foreign language can be Apostilled as long as the Notarial wording is in English.