[Julaine]

What documents have to be authenticated by the state you live in ? Just birth certificates and such or does everything thing in your dossier have to be done ? I have not gotten my dossier packet from my agency yet but thought I would get a jump start on some of this stuff so I can be ready when I get the dossier packet !

[Disneycrazed]

For us in NY state we had to have all of our documents county certified and then authenticated at the Guatemalan consulate.

[nattyloo]

Everything in my dossier except photos and the I-171H had to be authenticated by the state. Notarized docs also go to the county clerk first. In NYC, BC and MC have to be specially ordered and go to the clerk too but that is only for the 5 boros. HTH!

[Tiggysgirl]

A lot is dependant upon by State. Some require going to the county clerk first, others don't. But, at the end of the day, everything that is notarized and/or issued by a public office (birth cert etc) is sent in for authentication.

What you might be able to take care of are any out of state certificates you have. I sent our birth certificates off right away. Check also to see what turn around times are. I had to send one to CA and times have been awful, so I went with a courier. Mine went to WI and no problems with time there.

You may want to check with your agency (remind me to tell Kelly this LOL) and see if they'll email your dossier packet to you. I ended up faxing a copy of my contract to my agency and they emailed me the dossier packet that day. Shaves off a few days of waiting on the mailman.