- California apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State in Sacramento for Northern California documents.
- Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada each issue their own apostilles.
- Hawaii and Alaska files need extra shipping time in both directions — we build it into the schedule.
Declaration of Value for the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco
The Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco issues the Declaration of Value for Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii. We manage the file end to end — school certification, notarization, the correct state apostille, certified Italian translations, and consular submission in San Francisco — no matter how far your campus is from our Philadelphia office.
- Consular district
- 8 jurisdictions
- Office location
- San Francisco, CA
- Typical timeline
- 4–8 weeks
Commonwealth of Virginia
The Honorable Candi Mundon King — Secretary of the Commonwealth
Document revised February 2, 2024
This Apostille only certifies the authenticity of the signature and the capacity of the person who has signed the public document, and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the public document bears.
This Apostille does not certify the content of the document for which it was issued.
Esta Apostilla certifica únicamente la autenticidad de la firma y la calidad en que el signatario del documento haya actuado. No es válido el uso de esta Apostilla en Estados Unidos de América.
I, Margaret A. Whitcomb, Registrar of Keystone Institute of Technology, hereby attest that I personally signed the diploma and official transcript issued to Jane Doe, and that both are authentic records of this institution.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · County of Philadelphia
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of March, 2026, by Margaret A. Whitcomb, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who appeared before me.
Consolato Generale d'ItaliaSan Francisco
Consolare e Sociale
Where this office has jurisdiction.
The issuing school—not your current address—determines the Italian office that reviews your file.
Academic records issued here route to the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco for Declaration of Value review.
District boundaries, clarified
San Francisco serves Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and most of Nevada. Clark County, Nevada and Southern California belong to Los Angeles.
San Francisco’s Seven Pieces of a Complete File
A DoV is issued only when the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco sees all seven together. Move through the descending steps — we build the pieces marked we prepare it for you.
What is a Double Statement Letter?
It is one letter from your school making two statements the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco must see before it can value your degree. It is the single most common reason a file is returned.
A student-signed copy or personal affidavit cannot replace this registrar-issued letter.
This letter certifies that the attached diploma and transcript are authentic records issued by this office.
The completed program consisted of 4 academic years · 120 credits · Bachelor level under the United States academic system.
We handle the whole San Francisco filing
School certification, notarization, state apostille, certified Italian translations, submission to the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco, and tracked return shipping — one order, one team, one tracking link.
Translation Only
Italian translation of academic documents prepared for Declaration of Value use.
Standard DOV
Apostilles, double statement letter preparation, up to five pages of Italian translation, scans and live tracking.
Concierge DOV
Everything in Standard plus full consular submission management, dedicated case manager and overnight return shipping.
Government and consular processing times are outside our control. Requirements at the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco can change; we confirm current requirements before your file is submitted.
Local knowledge. One connected file.
Select how our Philadelphia team connects your school, state authority, and Italian consular office.
12 E Highland Avenue, Suite 203
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Your consular district, handled remotely
Distance is handled with tracked shipping and secure remote online notarization: a registrar in Berkeley, Seattle, Portland, or Honolulu can sign without an in-person visit, and originals travel by courier with full tracking in both directions.
San Francisco Declaration of Value questions
Order your San Francisco Declaration of Value
Upload your diploma and transcript, tell us your school, and we build the complete file for the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco.