by Eliza Bethalper | June 5, 2026 6:53 pm
East County News Service
June 5, 2026 (San Diego) – Jordan Z. Marks, San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk (ARCC), in partnership with California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber, will host a one-day Apostille Pop-Up Shop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, at the ARCC Downtown office, County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego. Free underground parking at the entrance on Ash Street. No appointment is necessary.
Apostille is the process that certifies the authenticity of various documents for international use, including birth, death and marriage certificates, educational documents for university students’ international travel, military documents and other documents required for business on the border. The authentication involves a signature by a public official. Officials with the California Secretary of State will attend the event to certify documents.
Currently, in-person apostille services are available only at state offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles. Marks said the San Diego apostille pop-up shop saves local residents from traveling to state offices in Sacramento or Los Angeles for in-person apostille processing. Apostilles can be requested by mail, but processing typically takes four-to-six- weeks. Plus, there’s a chance of not filling out documents correctly without review by a government worker.
At previous apostille events, Marks said services have been provided for a variety of documents for international use. Individuals who have been helped have included a military member getting a driver’s license certified for a deployment overseas, several marriage certifications and international students getting diplomas verified before returning to their home countries.
Also available on June 17 from the California Secretary of State’s Office will be California domestic partnership registration services, which is a voluntary legal status couples can choose to formalize their relationship.
State officials said domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring. Under California law, registered domestic partners generally have the same rights, protections, and benefits, and are subject to the same responsibilities, obligations and duties under law as are granted to and imposed upon spouses.
Documents for apostille services must be originals, no photocopies. Fees charged by the Secretary of State include $20 for processing each apostille document, plus $6 special handling fee for each public official’s authentication signature. Non-cash payments can be made with Visa or MasterCard, personal check or money order.
“As your elected advocate, I sought this partnership to bring a Sacramento service directly to San Diego and save residents the time and expense of traveling out of town,” Marks said. “San Diego is an international community, and these events help our military families, students, businesses, and residents cut through red tape and get the services they need quickly. Our Apostille Pop-Up Shop shows there is strong demand for this service in San Diego. Working with Secretary of State Dr. Weber, we will continue advocating to make this a permanent local option.”
“These apostille events have been very successful, and we’re grateful for Jordan Marks and his staff who have helped us serve the people of California in the best way possible,” said Weber.
For more information about the June 17 apostille event, call 619-236-3771 or visit www.sdarcc.gov/apostillepopup.
The June 17 apostille event will be second Pop-Up Shop of 2026. In April, the Apostille Pop-Up Shop served 726 customers, issuing 1,885 apostilles and 32 domestic partnerships, helping San Diegans complete important documents for international use.
About ARCC
The San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk (ARCC) Office, with more than 450 employees and five offices in San Diego County, oversees assessing the value of real estate and personal property, which in San Diego includes planes and boats. Property taxes constitute the largest share of revenue for the county. San Diego is the fifth largest Assessor jurisdiction in the U.S. Since his November 2022 election to a four-year term, Marks has ushered in an award-winning, marriage appointment service and systems that provide record-high, property tax relief for veterans, homeowners, and seniors. He also has modernized systems leading to more online services and reducing paper waste. Marks was awarded the 2024 San Diego County Taxpayer Watchdog award for saving taxpayers millions of dollars in property taxes. Marks is a California Certified Property Tax Appraiser, a California licensed attorney and a certified cybersecurity executive from the University of San Diego. To contact the ARCC office, visit www.sdarcc.gov, or call 619-236-3771.
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