Apostille: Federal — U.S. Department of State
Jakie dokumenty przyjmuje ten urząd
- Ze źródła
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)
Według rodzaju dokumentu
| Rodzaj dokumentu | Czego wymaga ten urząd |
|---|---|
| electronically/digitally signed federal documents (e.g., the digitally signed FBI eDO PDF) niezweryfikowane | 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) |
Poświadczenia, które mogą być potrzebne wcześniej
Przed apostille nie jest wymagany żaden dodatkowy etap poświadczenia.
Formularz wniosku
- Formularz
Formularz wniosku w formacie PDF.
- Numer formularza
DS-4194
- Gdzie go zdobyć
- Ze źródła
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)
Składanie wniosku online
- Ścieżka online
Nie ma możliwości złożenia wniosku online — ten urząd przyjmuje wnioski wyłącznie w formie papierowej.
- Ze źródła
No online submission or tracking portal; status checks via the Contact Us web form or phone
Dokąd zgłosić się osobiście
Washington, D.C.
600 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006- Dostęp
Przyjmuje bez wcześniejszego umawiania się.
Umówienie wizyty nie jest wymagane.
- Godziny pracy
"7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except for federal holidays"
- Obsługa tego samego dnia
Niedostępne.
- Godzina graniczna
Walk-in drop-off/pickup: NO appointment needed, but only "Mondays through Thursdays between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m."
- Ze źródła
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)
Ile to kosztuje
- Opłata
$20.00 USD za dokument
"$20 per document" — a "$20 nonrefundable fee for each document." (The $8.00 figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED.)
Jak zapłacić
- Pocztą
Czek lub przekaz pieniężny.
- Osobiście
Płatność kartą.
- Wystaw na
U.S. Department of State
Przepisz dokładnie tak, jak jest napisane.
- Ze źródła
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."
Dokąd wysłać dokumenty
- Adres korespondencyjny
- Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1206
Sterling, VA 20166-1206USPS nie FedEx UPS DHL
Ten adres to skrytka pocztowa — kurierzy komercyjni (FedEx / UPS / DHL) nie dostarczą przesyłki na skrytkę pocztową. Aby wysłać przesyłkę kurierem, najpierw potwierdź w urzędzie adres przy ulicy.
Ile to trwa
- Pocztą
Mail: "within five weeks from the date we receive it" (page banner: "5+ Weeks")
- Osobiście
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)
- Ekspresowo
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"
Sprawdzanie statusu i weryfikacja apostille
- Zweryfikuj wydaną apostille
Dla tego urzędu nie podano publicznego rejestru do weryfikacji. Nie oznacza to, że apostille nie da się zweryfikować — zapytaj urząd, w jaki sposób to potwierdza.
- Sprawdź status wniosku
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"
Zdalne poświadczenie notarialne online
Ten organ wydaje apostille, ale nie nadaje uprawnień do poświadczeń notarialnych, więc na tym poziomie nie ma zasad dotyczących zdalnego poświadczania. Należą one do stanu lub prowincji, w której dana osoba posiada takie uprawnienia.
Co jeszcze podaje źródło
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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