Apostille for Spain in San Jose
visas, study & nationality
Our Spanish-speaking team notarizes, apostilles, and arranges the sworn Spanish translation Spain requires — for digital-nomad and visa files, same-day available.
Spain has been part of the Hague Apostille Convention since 1978, so a single California Secretary of State apostille makes your U.S. documents valid there — no Spanish consulate legalization needed. Our Spanish-speaking team notarizes, apostilles, and arranges the sworn Spanish translation Spain requires for birth, marriage, FBI, degree, and power-of-attorney documents in San Jose.
Every document Spain asks for
handled in one place
Whatever you’re doing in Spain, the document needs a California apostille first. Here’s what we apostille most — tap one for details.
Single Status Affidavit
Proof you’re free to marry — for getting married or registering a marriage in Spain.
Single status apostille →Birth Certificate
For Spanish nationality, family records, and visa applications.
Birth certificate apostille →Marriage Certificate
To register or recognize a U.S. marriage with the Spanish registry.
Marriage certificate apostille →FBI Background Check
For the digital-nomad and non-lucrative visas and residence files. We handle the federal apostille for you.
FBI apostille for your visa →Power of Attorney
To manage property, a pension, or banking on your behalf in Spain.
Power of attorney apostille →Diploma & Degree
For the digital-nomad visa, degree recognition, and study in Spain.
Diploma apostille →For Spain, you need an apostille
not consulate legalization
Spain has been part of the Hague Apostille Convention since 1978 — which decides your whole process: U.S. documents need one authentication, a California apostille, to be accepted across Spain. There’s no second trip to a Spanish consulate for legalization.
Documents headed to a non-Hague country need a longer consular-legalization chain. Because Spain is a member, an apostille for Spain is faster, cheaper, and final. Most Spanish offices want a sworn Spanish translation (traducción jurada) — our Spanish-speaking team prepares your documents and arranges the sworn translation Spain requires.
Not sure which path your country needs? See our guide to apostille vs. legalization.
Spain = apostille. One California Secretary of State apostille (or a federal apostille for your FBI report), with the sworn Spanish translation Spain requires, and your document is ready for any Spanish consulate, registry, or office — no extra legalization.
Four steps to a document
Spain will accept
Bring or prepare the document
We notarize affidavits and powers of attorney on site, or you bring certified vital records and your FBI report.
Sworn Spanish translation
Spain usually requires a sworn translation (traducción jurada). Our Spanish-speaking team prepares your documents and arranges it, kept with your original.
Apostille it
State documents go through the California Secretary of State; FBI reports get a federal apostille. You handle neither.
Pick up or ship
Collect in San Jose the same day on rush, or we ship it tracked to you or to Spain.
Common reasons you’ll need
a Spain apostille
Getting married in Spain
Single-status affidavit and birth certificate apostilled for the marriage registry.
Spanish nationality by descent
Apostilled U.S. birth and marriage records to support a Spanish nationality claim.
Digital Nomad Visa
FBI background check and birth certificate apostilled and translated for your DNV application.
Property, pension & banking
Power of attorney apostilled so someone can sign, sell, or claim a pension for you.
Non-lucrative visa
Income, bank, and FBI records apostilled and translated for a non-lucrative (retirement) visa.
Working or studying there
Diploma and transcripts apostilled for employers, universities, and degree recognition.
Standard apostille from $85
call or come in for the rest
Every order includes a document reviewed for the receiving office and the California Secretary of State authentication. For priority, rush, same-day, sworn Spanish translation, and notarization, call or visit for an exact price — no surprises.
Prefer mail? Order an apostille online and ship your documents to us.
One office for
the whole document
Most services authenticate the paper and stop — you still hunt for a notary, then a translator. We do all three in San Jose — in Spanish — and partner with TruPoint Legal for deeper legal needs.
Notarize, translate & apostille in one place
No running between a notary, a translator, and Sacramento — built right the first time.
Same-day when you can’t wait
Same-day California apostille keeps tight travel and consulate dates on track.
Real Spanish-speaking help
We explain every step in Spanish, prepare your documents, and arrange the sworn Spanish translation Spain requires — our staff speaks English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Bonded California notary in-house
Quinnie Do reviews each document for the receiving office, which means fewer rejections in Spain.
“My Spain Digital Nomad Visa needed my FBI check and birth certificate apostilled and translated. They handled the sworn Spanish translation and apostilles in one visit — no consulate.”
— Álvaro G., San Jose
Quinnie Do
Bonded & commissioned California Notary Public, IRS Certifying Acceptance Agent, and registered California Immigration Consultant. Quinnie and her trilingual team have handled Bay Area apostilles for marriages, visas, and nationality since 2019.
Apostille for Spain
questions, answered straight
Is Spain part of the Hague Apostille Convention?
Do I need a Spanish consulate to legalize my documents?
Do my documents need to be translated into Spanish?
What documents do I need apostilled to get married in Spain?
What documents do I need for the Spain Digital Nomad Visa?
How fast can I get a Spain apostille?
How much does an apostille for Spain cost?
Get your documents ready
for Spain, in San Jose
Walk into our San Jose office to notarize, translate, and apostille in one visit, or order online and we’ll ship it back — same-day available.
California Secretary of State apostille service by Fingerscan Digital Inc. · 434 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA 95123 · (408) 766-3528 · Serving San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas and the Bay Area. For business and bulk document authentication, visit fingerscan-digital.com. Last updated June 2026.