# Апостил: Federal — U.S. Department of State

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> Наръчник за апостил за Federal — U.S. Department of State, САЩ: компетентният орган е U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications. Проверено на 2026-08-09.

Всичко по-долу е преписано от официалните източници на тази служба и представено с нейните собствени думи. Стойност, която не можахме да потвърдим спрямо официална страница, носи знак "непроверено" — но липсата на този знак не е гаранция, че фактът е бил проверен, а собствените съмнения на източника остават в бележките, възпроизведени тук дословно. Преди да изпратите документи или пари, потвърдете таксите, адресите и сроковете със службата.

- **Наръчник за апостил:** Federal — U.S. Department of State, САЩ
- **Проверено към** August 9, 2026

## Кой издава апостила

U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications

Issues apostilles (Hague countries) and authentication certificates (non-Hague countries) for documents issued by the U.S. federal government. State-issued documents (birth certificates, state notarizations, etc.) go to the state competent authority, NOT the federal office. The $8.00 fee figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED — the current fee is $20 per document. Fax on HCCH listing: +1 (202) 663-3636

## Какви документи приема тази служба

- **electronically/digitally signed federal documents (e.g., the digitally signed FBI eDO PDF):** no explicit policy published — travel.state.gov requires that "seals and signatures are originals" on an "original or certified copy" (unverified whether a printed digitally-signed FBI Identity History Summary is accepted; practitioners commonly submit the printed FBI PDF, but no official statement located on travel.state.gov) (непроверено)
- **От източника:** Document must be "an original or certified copy"; "seals and signatures are originals"; must include "legible signature of the official's name, printed name and title, and seal of the agency." Warning verbatim: "Do not notarize your document. Your document will no longer be valid if it is notarized." (applies to federal-agency documents; a translation, if needed, is what gets notarized)

## Заверки, които може да са необходими предварително

Преди апостила не се изисква допълнителна стъпка за заверка.

## Формуляр за заявка

Формуляр за заявка във формат PDF. Номер на формуляра: DS-4194 Откъде да го вземете: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds4194.PDF Form DS-4194, "Request for Authentications Service" — "Be sure to list the country in which you will use the document" (the destination country is required on the form)

## Подаване на заявка онлайн

Няма онлайн начин за подаване — тази служба приема заявки само на хартия. No online submission or tracking portal; status checks via the Contact Us web form or phone

## Къде да отидете лично

- **Washington, D.C.** — 600 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 Приема без предварителен час. Не се изисква уговорен час. Работно време: "7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except for federal holidays" Краен срок: Walk-in drop-off/pickup: NO appointment needed, but only "Mondays through Thursdays between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m." Same-day service exists ONLY via emergency (life-or-death) appointment, Mon–Thu 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (email authcert@state.gov)

## Колко струва

- **$20.00 USD** на документ — "$20 per document" — a "$20 nonrefundable fee for each document." (The $8.00 figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED.)

## Как да платите

- **По пощата:** чек или пощенски запис
- **На място:** плащане с карта
- **Изпишете като получател:** U.S. Department of State — Препишете точно както е изписано.
- Payment differs BY CHANNEL. By mail: "check or money order. Make them payable to the U.S. Department of State. Do not send cash or credit card information." In person: "credit card, debit card, or a contactless form of payment such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay. We do not accept cash, check, or money order."

## Къде да изпратите документите

- **Пощенски адрес (USPS — не FedEx / UPS / DHL):** Office of Authentications, U.S. Department of State, 44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1206, Sterling, VA 20166-1206
- Този адрес е пощенска кутия — куриерските компании (FedEx / UPS / DHL) не могат да доставят до пощенска кутия. За да изпратите чрез куриер, първо потвърдете уличен адрес със службата.

## Колко време отнема

- **По пощата:** Mail: "within five weeks from the date we receive it" (page banner: "5+ Weeks")
- **На място:** In-person walk-in drop-off: "seven business days" (banner: "2-3 Weeks") — documents are NOT processed while you wait (pick up ~7 business days later)
- **Експресно:** Emergency appointment: processed "same day as your appointment" (banner: "Under 2 Weeks") — life-or-death emergencies only: email authcert@state.gov with "Proof of international travel within two weeks" and "Proof that an immediate family member has died, is dying, or has a life-threatening illness or injury"

## Checking status and verifying an apostille

- За тази служба не е публикуван публичен регистър за проверка. Това не означава, че апостилът не подлежи на проверка — попитайте службата как го потвърждава.
- **Проверка на статус на заявка:** https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/contact-us/authentications.html — No online tracking portal. Status checks via the Contact Us web form ("We will respond to you within 7 days" / "via email or phone call in the next week") or phone 202-485-8000, hours "9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST Monday through Friday"

## Отдалечено онлайн нотариално заверяване

Този орган издава апостили, но не оправомощава лица за нотариални действия, затова на това ниво няма правила за отдалечено заверяване. Те принадлежат на щата или провинцията, в която съответното лице притежава такова правомощие.

## Какво друго посочва източникът

Documents that require the FEDERAL apostille are those signed by a "U.S. federal official," "U.S. consular officer," "Military notary or judge advocate," or "Foreign consul registered with the U.S. Department of State's Office of Protocol." Examples listed on travel.state.gov: "FBI background checks issued by U.S. Department of Justice" (FBI Identity History Summary) and "Federal court documents ... issued by U.S. Department of Justice" [sic]; "Certification of U.S. tax residency issued by Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" (Form 6166); USDA animal and plant certifications; USPTO patent and trademark applications; DHS certificate of naturalization; documents issued by the "Environmental Protection Agency, Social Security Administration, or Office of Personnel Management". FDA export certificates and DEA documents are federal-agency documents and follow the same route but are not itemized by name on the examples list (unverified as named examples — the "any U.S. federal official" rule covers them). E-register: no public online e-register for federal apostilles was located on travel.state.gov (unverified — no e-register page found as of Aug 2026); verification of an issued federal apostille is by contacting the Office of Authentications. Emergency appointments: authcert@state.gov

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** Не съм адвокат, лицензиран да практикува право в този щат. Нямам право да съставям правни документи, да давам съвети по правни въпроси, включително имиграционни, или да взимам такса за такива дейности.

## Other United States jurisdictions (Markdown)

- [Апостил: Federal courts](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/federal-courts/index.md)
- [Апостил: Consular records (CRBA)](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/consular-records/index.md)
- [Апостил: Alabama](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/alabama/index.md)
- [Апостил: Alaska](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/alaska/index.md)
- [Апостил: American Samoa](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/american-samoa/index.md)
- [Апостил: Arizona](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/index.md)
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- [Апостил: California](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Апостил: Colorado](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/colorado/index.md)
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- [Апостил: Delaware](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
- [Апостил: District of Columbia](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/district-of-columbia/index.md)
- [Апостил: Florida](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/florida/index.md)
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- [Апостил: Indiana](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/indiana/index.md)
- [Апостил: Iowa](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/iowa/index.md)
- [Апостил: Kansas](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/kansas/index.md)
- [Апостил: Kentucky](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/kentucky/index.md)
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- [Апостил: Mississippi](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/mississippi/index.md)
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- [Апостил: South Dakota](https://andrii.co/bg/handbook/apostille/us/south-dakota/index.md)
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