# Apostille sa Federal — U.S. Department of State

- **Source:** https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/federal/
- **Title:** Apostille sa Federal — U.S. Department of State — Estados Unidos | Andrii Co.
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> Gabay sa apostille para sa Federal — U.S. Department of State, Estados Unidos: ang nararapat na awtoridad ay ang U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications. Na-verify noong 2026-08-09.

Ang lahat ng nasa ibaba ay hango mula sa mga opisyal na pinagmulang inilathala ng opisinang ito mismo, at isinulat gamit ang sarili nitong mga salita. Ang halagang hindi namin nakumpirma laban sa isang opisyal na pahina ay may markang "hindi pa na-verify" — ngunit ang kawalan ng markang iyon ay hindi garantiya na na-check na ang isang katotohanan, at ang sariling pag-aalinlangan ng pinagmulan ay nananatili sa mga tala na muling isinulat dito nang salita-sa-salita. Kumpirmahin ang mga bayad, address, at deadline sa opisina bago magpadala ng mga dokumento o pera.

- **Gabay sa Apostille:** Federal — U.S. Department of State, Estados Unidos
- **Na-verify noong** August 9, 2026

## Sino ang nagbibigay ng apostille

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 The $8.00 fee figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED — the current fee is $20 per document.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

## Aling mga Dokumento ang Tinatanggap ng Opisinang Ito

- **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) (hindi pa na-verify)
- **Mula sa pinagmulan:** 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)

## Mga Sertipikasyong Maaaring Kailanganin Muna

Walang dagdag na hakbang ng sertipikasyon na kailangan bago ang apostille.

## Ang Form ng Kahilingan

Isang PDF na form ng kahilingan. Numero ng Form: DS-4194 Saan Makukuha: 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)

## Paghiling Online

Walang online na paraan ng paghiling — tumatanggap lamang ang opisinang ito ng mga kahilingan sa papel. No online submission or tracking portal; status checks via the Contact Us web form or phone

## Saan Pupunta Nang Personal

- **Washington, D.C.** — 600 19th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 Bukas para sa walk-in na serbisyo. Walang kailangang appointment. Oras: "7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except for federal holidays" Huling Oras: 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)

## Magkano ang Gastos

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

## Paano Magbayad

- **Sa koreo:** tseke o money order
- **Personal:** pagbabayad gamit ang card
- **Babayaran Kay:** U.S. Department of State — Kopyahin nang eksakto tulad ng nakasulat.
- 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."

## Saan Ipadadala ang Inyong mga Dokumento

- **Address na Padadalhan (USPS — hindi FedEx / UPS / DHL):** Office of Authentications, U.S. Department of State, 44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1206, Sterling, VA 20166-1206
- Ang address na ito ay isang P.O. Box — hindi makapaghahatid ang mga komersyal na courier (FedEx / UPS / DHL) sa isang P.O. Box. Kung gusto ninyong magpadala sa pamamagitan ng courier, kumpirmahin muna ang isang address sa kalye mula sa opisina.

## Gaano Katagal

- **Sa koreo:** Mail: "within five weeks from the date we receive it" (page banner: "5+ Weeks")
- **Personal:** 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)
- **Pinabilis:** 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

- Walang nailathalang pampublikong rehistro ng pag-verify para sa opisinang ito. Hindi ito katumbas ng hindi mave-verify ang isang apostille — tanungin ang opisina kung paano nila ito kinukumpirma.
- **I-check ang Status ng Isang Kahilingan:** 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"

## Serbisyong Notarial Online na Malayuan (Remote Online Notarization)

Ang awtoridad na ito ay naglalabas ng apostille ngunit hindi nagbibigay ng komisyon sa sinumang Notary Public, kaya walang mga patakaran sa remote notarization sa antas na ito. Nasa estado o probinsiya ang mga ito kung saan hawak ng Notary Public ang kanilang komisyon.

## Iba Pang Sinasabi ng Pinagmulan

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):** Hindi ako abogado na lisensyadong magpraktis ng batas sa estadong ito. Hindi ako pinahihintulutang gumawa ng mga legal na dokumento, magbigay ng payo sa mga usaping legal, kabilang ang imigrasyon, o maningil ng bayad para sa mga gawaing iyon.

## Other United States jurisdictions (Markdown)

- [Apostille sa Federal courts](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/federal-courts/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Consular records (CRBA)](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/consular-records/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Alabama](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/alabama/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Alaska](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/alaska/index.md)
- [Apostille sa American Samoa](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/american-samoa/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Arizona](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/arizona/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Arkansas](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/arkansas/index.md)
- [Apostille sa California](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/california/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Colorado](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/colorado/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Connecticut](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/connecticut/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Delaware](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/delaware/index.md)
- [Apostille sa District of Columbia](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/district-of-columbia/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Florida](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/florida/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Georgia](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/georgia/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Guam](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/guam/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Hawaii](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/hawaii/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Idaho](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/idaho/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Illinois](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/illinois/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Indiana](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/indiana/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Iowa](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/iowa/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Kansas](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/kansas/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Kentucky](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/kentucky/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Louisiana](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/louisiana/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Maine](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/maine/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Maryland](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/maryland/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Massachusetts](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/massachusetts/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Michigan](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/michigan/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Minnesota](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/minnesota/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Mississippi](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/mississippi/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Missouri](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/missouri/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Montana](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/montana/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Nebraska](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/nebraska/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Nevada](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/nevada/index.md)
- [Apostille sa New Hampshire](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/new-hampshire/index.md)
- [Apostille sa New Jersey](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/new-jersey/index.md)
- [Apostille sa New Mexico](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/new-mexico/index.md)
- [Apostille sa New York](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/new-york/index.md)
- [Apostille sa North Carolina](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/north-carolina/index.md)
- [Apostille sa North Dakota](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/north-dakota/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Northern Mariana Islands](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/northern-mariana-islands/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Ohio](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/ohio/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Oklahoma](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/oklahoma/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Oregon](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/oregon/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Pennsylvania](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/pennsylvania/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Puerto Rico](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/puerto-rico/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Rhode Island](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/rhode-island/index.md)
- [Apostille sa South Carolina](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/south-carolina/index.md)
- [Apostille sa South Dakota](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/south-dakota/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Tennessee](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/tennessee/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Texas](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/texas/index.md)
- [Apostille sa U.S. Virgin Islands](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/us-virgin-islands/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Utah](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/utah/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Vermont](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/vermont/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Virginia](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/virginia/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Washington](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/washington/index.md)
- [Apostille sa West Virginia](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/west-virginia/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Wisconsin](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/wisconsin/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Wyoming](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/wyoming/index.md)

## Browse the handbook (Markdown)

- [Mga Kailangan sa Apostille sa Estados Unidos](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/us/index.md)
- [Mga Kailangan sa Apostille, Ayon sa Bawat Hurisdiksyon](https://andrii.co/tl/handbook/apostille/index.md)

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- [Lahat ng serbisyo para sa mga internasyonal na dokumento. Isang lugar lang sa Washington state.](https://andrii.co/tl/index.md)
- [Mobile Notary Public at pinabilis na apostille para sa Greater Seattle](https://andrii.co/tl/notary/index.md)
- [Mag-book ng appointment sa Notary Public o apostille](https://andrii.co/tl/notary/booking/index.md)
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- [Sertipikasyong notarial ng screenshot ng website](https://andrii.co/tl/notary/screenshot/index.md)
- [Apostille sa Washington State](https://andrii.co/tl/apostille/index.md)
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