Certificate of Amendment Apostille
A Certificate of Amendment records a change to a company's founding documents. It closes the gap when your current name no longer matches older papers.
What this document is
Amendments can change the company name, its purpose, its authorized shares or its management structure. Foreign reviewers use them to trace the company's history from formation to today.
Where it is used
If a Spanish or Portuguese registry sees one name on your articles and another on your good standing certificate, the amendment is what explains the difference.
How to prepare it
- Send each amendment in date order.
- Highlight which change the office needs to see.
- Pair it with the original formation document.
Check this first
Ordering the amendment alone can leave the file incomplete. Most reviewers want the original filing and every amendment after it.
How the apostille is obtained
- We review the document and check whether a notarized copy meets the request.
- A Maryland notary performs the notarization.
- The Circuit Court clerk certifies the notary where required, and the Maryland Secretary of State issues the apostille.
- We scan the apostilled document and email you a high-resolution PDF.
A common question
We changed our name twice. Do we need both?
Usually yes, because the reviewer needs an unbroken chain of names.