Apostille: Federal — U.S. Department of State
Welche Dokumente diese Behörde akzeptiert
- Laut der Quelle
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)
Nach Dokumentart
| Dokumentart | Was diese Behörde verlangt |
|---|---|
| electronically/digitally signed federal documents (e.g., the digitally signed FBI eDO PDF) ungeprüft | 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) |
Beglaubigungen, die vorher nötig sein könnten
Vor der Apostille ist kein zusätzlicher Beglaubigungsschritt erforderlich.
Das Antragsformular
- Formular
Ein PDF-Antragsformular.
- Formularnummer
DS-4194
- Wo Sie es erhalten
- Laut der Quelle
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)
Online beantragen
- Online-Weg
Es gibt keinen Online-Antragsweg — diese Behörde nimmt Anträge nur auf Papier entgegen.
- Laut der Quelle
No online submission or tracking portal; status checks via the Contact Us web form or phone
Wohin Sie persönlich gehen
Washington, D.C.
600 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006- Zugang
Ohne Termin geöffnet.
Es ist kein Termin nötig.
- Öffnungszeiten
"7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except for federal holidays"
- Service am selben Tag
Nicht angeboten.
- Annahmeschluss
Walk-in drop-off/pickup: NO appointment needed, but only "Mondays through Thursdays between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m."
- Laut der Quelle
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)
Was es kostet
- Gebühr
$20.00 USD pro Dokument
"$20 per document" — a "$20 nonrefundable fee for each document." (The $8.00 figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED.)
So bezahlen Sie
- Per Post
Scheck oder Zahlungsanweisung.
- Persönlich
Kartenzahlung.
- Zahlbar an
U.S. Department of State
Übernehmen Sie das genau in der geschriebenen Form.
- Laut der Quelle
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."
Wohin Sie Ihre Dokumente senden
- Postanschrift
- Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1206
Sterling, VA 20166-1206USPS nicht FedEx UPS DHL
Diese Adresse ist ein Postfach — kommerzielle Kurierdienste (FedEx / UPS / DHL) können nicht an ein Postfach zustellen. Um stattdessen per Kurier zu senden, bestätigen Sie zunächst eine Straßenadresse bei der Behörde.
Wie lange es dauert
- Per Post
Mail: "within five weeks from the date we receive it" (page banner: "5+ Weeks")
- Persönlich
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)
- Beschleunigt
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"
Status prüfen und eine Apostille verifizieren
- Eine ausgestellte Apostille verifizieren
Für diese Behörde ist kein öffentliches Verifizierungsregister veröffentlicht. Das bedeutet nicht, dass eine Apostille nicht überprüfbar ist — fragen Sie die Behörde, wie sie eine solche bestätigt.
- Status eines Antrags prüfen
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"
Online-Fernbeglaubigung
Diese Behörde stellt Apostillen aus, bestellt aber keine Notare, weshalb es auf dieser Ebene keine Regeln zur Fernbeglaubigung gibt. Sie fallen in die Zuständigkeit des Bundesstaats oder der Provinz, in der der Notar sein Amt innehat.
Weitere Angaben der Quelle
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
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