ApostillUS

What ApostillUS does

ApostillUS (legally operating as Visa Express, Inc., a privately held District of Columbia corporation) is a document authentication service provider founded in 1998 that helps individuals and businesses obtain apostille certifications and consular legalization for US documents intended for international use. The company is an officially registered hand-carry expeditor with the U.S. Department of State's Passport Agency and also offers US passport obtainment/renewals, travel visa acquisition for American citizens, and certified translations in 250+ languages. Service coverage spans all 50 US states and federal documents processed through the US Department of State in Washington, D.C.

The technology layer is a modest web-based platform: an online application form, free document review, real-time order tracking, and email/phone/chat support staffed by specialists seven days per week. The company's primary differentiator is human expertise accumulated over 25+ years — particularly in navigating state-by-state Secretary of State requirements and country-specific consulate processing details — rather than proprietary software. Production offices are located in Washington, DC (registered entity), Atlanta, GA, and San Francisco, CA. Lifetime disclosed volumes include over 10,000 apostilled documents, 70,000+ expedited passports, and 85,000+ visas processed since inception.

ApostillUS monetizes via transactional per-document fees: $135 for the first apostille document, $70 for each additional, $50 per page for certified translations, with most government fees included and no charge until an order is reviewed and confirmed. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through apostillus.com with strong SEO emphasis on state-specific and document-type landing pages, supported by Google Business Profile and Trustpilot social proof and 7-day live phone/chat sales. Customer segments are primarily long-tail individuals (immigration, marriage, education, inheritance use cases) and a growing book of professional-services firms (law firms, immigration attorneys, process servers) that refer or use the service for client matters. The company is founder-led by Alex Khodorkovsky with no disclosed institutional investment or external ownership structure.

Name

ApostillUS

Legal name

Visa Express, Inc

Website

https://apostillus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ApostillUS is a 1998-founded, founder-led document authentication service that issues apostilles and consular legalization across all 50 US states and the federal level for individuals and businesses, also offering expedited passports, travel visas, and certified translations in 250+ languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Authentication and Apostille Services

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (561410), Document Preparation Services (56141)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHACAKAE

Consular Appointment, Document Legalization & Attestation Services (Apostille)

Travel & Hospitality/Business Travel & Corporate Travel Management/Visa, Immigration & Work Permit Services

SECONDARYEDAIADAD

Visa Documentation, Translation, Notarization & Apostille Services

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Student Visa, Immigration & Compliance Services

SECONDARYTHALAMAM

Travel Document, Visa & Compliance Management

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Technology & Distribution Services/Travel Management Software

SECONDARYTHACAKAH

Immigration Support Services (Translations, Certified Copies, Biometrics, Medicals)

Travel & Hospitality/Business Travel & Corporate Travel Management/Visa, Immigration & Work Permit Services

SECONDARYHSACAKAH

Visa, Passport & Travel Documentation Support

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Travel & Itinerary Concierge Services

Keywords

• Apostille services
• Document authentication
• Consular legalization
• Certified translation services
• Passport expediting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Apostille Service Fees: Core revenue from processing apostille documents for US federal and state documents. Charges per document with discounts for additional documents. Includes notary certification and government fee handling.
2. Translation Services: Certified translations in 250+ languages at $50/page, in-house certification for all documents requiring translation for international use.
3. Passport Services: US Passport obtainment and renewals as officially registered hand-carry expeditor with U.S. Department of State's Passport Agency.
4. Visa Services: Travel visa acquisition services for business or leisure trips for American citizens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ApostillUS provides U.S. document apostille certification and consular legalization services for personal, academic, and corporate documents intended for international use across all 50 states and the U.S. Department of State. The company also delivers expedited U.S. passport acquisition and renewals, business and tourist travel visa services, and certified translations in 250+ languages, with customers applying online, submitting documents via tracked shipping, and receiving authenticated documents returned by mail. As a registered hand-carry expeditor with the U.S. Department of State's Passport Agency, ApostillUS can complete document processing as fast as 3 business days.

Product overview

ApostillUS operates as a document authentication and legalization service platform rather than a traditional software product. The core offering is the Apostille Service, which processes documents for international use through certification with Secretary of State offices across all 50 US states and the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. Supporting modules include US Passport Processing (as an officially registered hand-carry expeditor with the U.S. Department of State's Passport Agency), Travel Visa Services for business and leisure trips, and Certified Translations in 250+ languages. The service also offers Consular Legalization for non-Hague Convention countries. Customers apply online, submit documents via tracked shipping, and receive completed apostilled documents by mail. The company claims processing of over 70,000 urgent passports, over 85,000 visas, and more than 10,000 apostilles since inception, with document turnaround times as fast as 3 business days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apostille Service Core document authentication service that processes U.S. personal, academic, and corporate documents for international recognition through apostille certification via Secretary of State offices across all 50 states and the U.S. Department of State, intended for use in Hague Convention countries.
• Consular Legalization Authentication service for documents intended for use in non-Hague Convention countries, requiring embassy certification and U.S. Department of State authentication in addition to state-level processing.
• US Passport Processing Expedited U.S. passport acquisition and renewal service performed under ApostillUS's status as a registered hand-carry expeditor with the U.S. Department of State's Passport Agency.
• Travel Visa Services Business and tourist travel visa acquisition services for American citizens traveling internationally.
• Certified Translations In-house certified translation services covering more than 250 languages at $50 per page, typically bundled with apostille processing for international document use.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same or Next Day Processing available for urgent requests
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• One Source Process: Specialized apostille, document authentication, and legalization service operating across multiple U.S. states. Comparable to ApostillUS on the core apostille and consular legalization service line with similar B2B professional referral channels.
• The Apostille Group: Apostille and document legalization services for personal and corporate documents. Comparable to ApostillUS on the core apostille and translation offering, focused on similar individual and enterprise customer use cases.
• iVisa: Online-first travel visa and passport service provider with strong digital ordering experience. Directly comparable to ApostillUS on visa and passport services, with a more technology-led, online-only customer experience and similar individual customer base.
• Travel Visa Pro: Travel visa, passport, and document authentication service with both online and physical office presence. Comparable to ApostillUS across visa, passport, and apostille service lines with similar target customer mix.
• VisaHQ: Online visa, passport, and document legalization service for individuals and corporate clients. Directly comparable to ApostillUS across visa acquisition, passport expediting, and document authentication, with similar pricing structure.
• RushMyPassport: U.S. passport expediting service that submits applications to the U.S. Department of State on behalf of customers. Comparable to ApostillUS's passport line as a registered hand-carry expeditor serving urgent individual and business travelers.
• US Authentication Services: Document apostille and authentication services for state and federal documents. Comparable to ApostillUS's core apostille offering with similar multi-state coverage and pricing model.

Broad incumbents

• Visa Central (CIBT): Corporate-focused travel visa, passport, and document services provider, now part of CIBT. Comparable to ApostillUS across visa and passport service lines with stronger enterprise and corporate mobility positioning.
• CIBTvisas: Global visa, passport, and document authentication service provider serving corporate travel, immigration, and individual customers. Comparable to ApostillUS across its visa, passport, and apostille lines but operates at significantly larger enterprise scale with corporate mobility focus.

Others

• National Visa Center: U.S. government-operated visa information and processing service. Comparable to ApostillUS only in the visa services category; operates as the authoritative source rather than a competing intermediary, but relevant as a potential disintermediation threat.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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