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Declaration of Value Assistance for the Italian Consulate in Boston.

Prepare your U.S. academic documents for submission to the Italian Consulate in Boston. You don't have to work out the whole Declaration of Value process on your own.

America's college capital — we know these registrars by name.

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From your school to the consulate
  1. 1School coordination
  2. 2Notarization
  3. 3Apostille
  4. 4Italian translation
  5. 5Application preparation
  6. 6Consular submission assistance

One coordinated service for your Declaration of Value documents.

Jurisdiction

Boston consular district

Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

The consulate is decided by where the school that issued your degree is located, not where you live now.

How Boston handles DoVs

About this office

The Italian Consulate General in Boston serves New England, one of the densest clusters of colleges and universities in the country. Many Boston applicants hold degrees from schools with their own registrar procedures, which makes preparing the school documents the key step.

Getting a Declaration of Value Involves More Than Filling Out a Form.

A DoV application can involve several separate parties, and without help you may have to coordinate each one yourself.

Your schoolRegistrarNotary PublicSecretary of StateTranslatorYouCourierItalian ConsulateDeclaration of Value Assistance

We bring all these moving parts together into one organized workflow.

How it works

From Your School to the Italian Consulate.

We help coordinate each stage of your file, so you aren't left working out notarization, apostilles, translations and application preparation on your own.

Step 1 of 7

Start With the Right Consulate.

Before any document preparation begins, we identify the right DoV workflow based on your school, degree and intended use.

Your schoolYour consulateYour requirements
  • School / university
  • State where degree was issued
  • Degree type
  • Applicable office (Italian Consulate in Boston)
  • Document requirements
  • Translation requirements
  • Apostille requirements
  • Intended purpose
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One dashboard

One Case. One Place to Track It.

Instead of wondering where your documents are, follow your case's progress in one dashboard.

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  • Documents received
  • Registrar documents reviewed
  • Notarization complete
  • Apostille processing
  • Translation
  • Application preparation
  • Consular submission
  • Completed
DocumentsInvoicesUploadsTrackingChecklistMessagesTo-Dos

You Can Coordinate Every Step Yourself — Or Have One Team Help Manage the Process.

Do it yourself

  1. Research the right consulate
  2. Contact your registrar
  3. Explain the requirements
  4. Find a notary
  5. Work out the apostille process
  6. Submit for the apostille
  7. Find a translator
  8. Check translation requirements
  9. Find the DoV application
  10. Check the consular fee
  11. Prepare shipping
  12. Check the package
  13. Submit

Declaration of Value Assistance

  1. Case review
  2. School coordination
  3. Notarization coordination
  4. Apostille coordination
  5. Italian translation
  6. Application preparation
  7. Consular submission assistance
  8. Tracking

If you prefer to handle the process yourself, our consulate guides explain the requirements. If you'd like help coordinating it, our DoV assistance service brings every stage together.

Boston-specific

Why Boston Cases Need Their Own Workflow

  • The district covers six New England states, each with its own Secretary of State apostille process.
  • Large universities often route document requests through a central registrar office with its own forms and timelines.
  • Boston's published instructions set out its own document and translation list. We follow those, not another office's.
  • Applicants with degrees from Boston-area and out-of-district schools may need to file separately.
Our role

How We Help With Boston

  • District check across New England
  • University registrar coordination
  • Notarization coordination
  • MA, ME, NH, VT, RI or CT apostille coordination
  • Italian academic translation
  • Application checklist
  • Payment and return-shipping instructions
  • Final package review

More than one degree?

A PhD DoV also requires separate Bachelor's and Master's DoVs. If the schools fall under different consulates, each degree may need separate processing.

Boston Declaration of Value FAQs

Which schools fall under the Italian Consulate in Boston?

Schools in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut (except Fairfield County, which is generally New York) are usually in the Boston district. Check the consulate's current list.

My university has a strict registrar process. Can you help?

Yes. We explain to the registrar what the Boston procedure requires, so the documents come back ready for notarization and the apostille.

Does the apostille need to be translated for Boston?

We confirm this against the Boston consulate's current instructions for each case. Requirements differ between consulates.

Does my diploma need an apostille for a Boston DoV?

Generally yes. The notarized school-official attestation for your diploma is apostilled by the competent state authority. We check the exact sequence against the Boston Consulate's current instructions.

Does my transcript need an apostille?

Transcripts are usually prepared and apostilled along with the diploma. The exact handling follows the Boston Consulate's current instructions.

Can I apostille a photocopy of my diploma?

No. A photocopy by itself cannot be apostilled. The signature of an authorized school official must be properly notarized first, and that notarization is what gets apostilled.

Can I translate my own documents?

We don't recommend it. Consulates expect accurate, consistent academic translations, and the Boston Consulate's own translation rules apply. We coordinate professional Italian translations.

I have a PhD. Do I need other DoVs?

A PhD DoV also requires your Bachelor's and Master's DoVs. If those schools fall under different consulates, each degree may need separate processing.

How do I pay the Boston Consulate?

Fees and payment methods are set by the consulate and can change. We review its current fee instructions when preparing your case.

Do I need a return envelope?

Return-shipping requirements follow the Boston Consulate's current instructions. We prepare the return shipping as part of the package review.

Can you help coordinate the entire process?

Yes. We can coordinate school documents, notarization, apostilles, Italian translation, application preparation and, where included, forwarding and tracking. The Italian consular authority alone decides whether to issue the DoV.

How long does the process take?

It depends on your school, the state apostille office, translation volume and the consulate's own processing time, which we do not control. We give you an estimate for your case.

Are you the Italian Consulate?

No. We are Philadelphia Notary & Apostille, a private document-preparation service. The Declaration of Value is issued only by the competent Italian diplomatic or consular authority.

Official Consulate Resources

For the current DoV instructions, application form, fee schedule, jurisdiction and translation rules, go directly to the official website of the Italian Consulate in Boston:

consboston.esteri.it

Consular requirements can change. We review the current published instructions when preparing each case. The Declaration of Value is issued only by the competent Italian diplomatic or consular authority. Our role is to help prepare, coordinate, authenticate, translate, organize and facilitate your file. We are not the Italian Consulate, and we cannot guarantee that a DoV will be issued.

Last reviewed: September 2026

Your School Has the Degree.
Italy Needs the Documentation.

We help connect everything in between.

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