Name of the Organization : U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs
Type of Facility : Apply for Authentication Certificate
Country : United States of America
Website : https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal-considerations/judicial/authentication-of-documents/authentication-certificate-requirements.html
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/25846-form.pdf
Authentication Certificate :
Authentication Certificate Requirements :
Prior to submitting documents requiring authentication, certain requirements must be met and are as follows :
** All seals and signatures must be original and all the dates must follow in chronological order.
** All documents that in a foreign language must be accompanied with a certified (notarized) English translation.
Related : Application Procedure For U.S. Passport Card United States of America : www.statusin.org/82.html
** Please submit a completed Request of Authentications Service DS-4194 form with all of your requests.
** In Section 4 of the DS-4194, the Country of Use for each document must be specified before the document(s) can be processed.
** Online, editable version DS-4194 (for Internet Explorer use only)
** Printable, PDF version DS-4194 (for all web browsers)
Requirements for Documents :
** Specific requirements must be met before the document(s) can be authenticated, but those requirements can vary, depending on the type of document(s) requiring authentication services.
Select the type of document below to determine specific requirements for authentication services :
** General
** State and Local
** Federally Issued
** Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
General Documents :
Examples of general documents include :
** Affidavits
** Agreements
** Articles of Incorporation
** Bylaws
** Commercial Invoices
** Copy of a U.S. Passport (identification page only)
** Deeds of Assignment
** Diplomas
** Home Study
** Income Verification
** Powers-of-Attorney
** Single Status
** Transcripts
** Other business documents
State and Local :
Examples of State and Local documents include :
** Birth Certificates
** Marriage Certificates
** Death Certificates
** Divorce Decrees
** Probate Wills
** Judgments
Office of Authentications :
Physical Address :
Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State
600 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Mailing Address :
Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State
CA/PPT/S/TO/AUT
44132 Mercure CIR PO BOX 1206 Sterling, VA 20166 1206
Note :
** Effective October 6, 2014, all express mail air bill labels sent to the Office of Authentications for the use of returning documents must reflect the customer’s mailing address as both the sender and recipient.
Telephone : 202-485-8000
Note :
** During inclement weather conditions, please check the OPM Website to determine the open status of the Federal Government.
Schedule an Appointment :
To schedule an appointment or speak with an Authentications Specialist, please call the Office of Authentications :
Phone : 202-485-8000
Time :
** 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and
** 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
** Monday through Friday
Appointment Services :
** 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and
** 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
** Monday through Friday
Note : All Federal Holidays are excluded.
Telephone Inquiries :
To inquire about the status of your documents, please call the Office of Authentications :
Phone : 202-485-8000
Time :
** 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and
** 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
** Monday through Friday
When calling for a telephone inquiry, you must indicate whether a request form DS-4194 (PDF version) was submitted and provide the following :
** Full name and/or name of company
** Type of document(s)
** Country of use
** Number of document(s)
** Complete return address
** Type of mail service used to return the document(s) if applicable; include tracking number
** Type of payment submitted