Estados Unidos

Apostilla: Federal — U.S. Department of State

Verificado el August 9, 2026

Todo lo que figura a continuación está transcrito de las fuentes publicadas propias de esta oficina y reproducido con sus propias palabras. Un valor que no pudimos confirmar en una página oficial lleva la marca sin verificar — pero la ausencia de esa marca no garantiza que un dato haya sido verificado, y las dudas expresadas por la propia fuente permanecen en las notas reproducidas aquí textualmente. Confirme las tasas, direcciones y plazos con la oficina antes de enviar documentos o dinero.

Quién emite la apostilla

Autoridad competente

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 The $8.00 fee figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED — the current fee is $20 per document.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

Qué documentos acepta esta oficina

Según la fuente: 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)

Por tipo de documento

Tipo de documento

Qué exige esta oficina

electronically/digitally signed federal documents (e.g., the digitally signed FBI eDO PDF) sin verificar

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)

La marca «sin verificar» indica un valor que no pudimos confirmar en una página oficial. Los datos sin esa marca no están por ello auditados — confirme siempre los importes y las direcciones con la oficina antes de enviar cualquier cosa.

Certificaciones que podría necesitar antes

No se requiere ningún paso de certificación adicional antes de la apostilla.

El formulario de solicitud

Formulario: Un formulario de solicitud en PDF.
Número de formulario: DS-4194
Dónde conseguirlo: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds4194.PDF
Según la fuente: 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)

Solicitar en línea

Vía en línea: No existe una vía de solicitud en línea — esta oficina tramita las solicitudes en papel.
Según la fuente: No online submission or tracking portal; status checks via the Contact Us web form or phone

Dónde acudir en persona

Washington, D.C.

600 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006

Acceso

Atención sin cita previa.

No se necesita cita previa.

Horario

"7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except for federal holidays"

Servicio el mismo día

No se ofrece.

Hora límite

Walk-in drop-off/pickup: NO appointment needed, but only "Mondays through Thursdays between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m."

Según la fuente

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)

Cuánto cuesta

Tasa

$20.00 USD por documento

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

Cómo pagar

Por correo

Cheque o giro postal.

En persona

Pago con tarjeta.

A nombre de

U.S. Department of State

Cópielo exactamente como está escrito.

Según la fuente

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."

Dónde enviar sus documentos

Dirección postal

Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1206
Sterling, VA 20166-1206

USPS no FedEx UPS DHL

Esta dirección es un apartado postal — las empresas de mensajería (FedEx / UPS / DHL) no pueden entregar en un apartado postal. Para enviar por mensajería, confirme antes una dirección física con la oficina.

Cuánto tiempo tarda

Por correo: Mail: "within five weeks from the date we receive it" (page banner: "5+ Weeks")
En persona: 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)
Acelerado: 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"

Comprobar el estado y verificar una apostilla

Verificar una apostilla emitida

No hay ningún registro público de verificación publicado para esta oficina. Eso no equivale a que una apostilla no se pueda verificar — pregunte a la oficina cómo la confirma.

Comprobar el estado de una solicitud

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"

Notarización remota en línea

Esta autoridad emite apostillas pero no habilita a ningún notario, por lo que no existen reglas de notarización remota a este nivel. Corresponden al estado o provincia donde el notario posee su nombramiento.

Otros datos que indica la fuente

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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