美国

Federal — U.S. Department of State附加证明书办理指南

核实日期：August 9, 2026

以下内容均转录自该机关自己发布的官方资料，并按原文表述呈现。若某项内容无法在官方页面上得到确认，会标有未经核实标记——但没有该标记，并不代表该事实已经过核实；来源自身存疑之处也会照录于本页所附的说明中。发送文件或款项前，请务必向该机关确认费用、地址与截止日期。

由谁签发附加证明书

主管机关

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 The $8.00 fee figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED — the current fee is $20 per document.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

该机关接受哪些文件

来源原文: 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)

按文件类型

文件类型

该机关的具体要求

electronically/digitally signed federal documents (e.g., the digitally signed FBI eDO PDF) 未经核实

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)

“未经核实”标记指该项内容无法在官方页面上得到确认。没有该标记的内容也并不因此就是经过核实的——发送任何款项或文件前，请务必向该机关确认金额与地址。

可能需要先行办理的认证

申请附加证明书前，无需额外的认证步骤。

申请表

表格: PDF申请表。
表格编号: DS-4194
获取方式: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds4194.PDF
来源原文: 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)

在线申请

在线申请渠道: 没有在线申请渠道——该机关仅接受纸质申请。
来源原文: No online submission or tracking portal; status checks via the Contact Us web form or phone

现场办理地点

Washington, D.C.

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

办理方式

接受无需预约到访办理。

无需预约。

办公时间

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

当日办结服务

不提供此服务。

截止办理时间

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

来源原文

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)

费用

$20.00 USD 每份文件

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 (The $8.00 figure still shown on the HCCH authorities page is OUTDATED.)

如何付款

邮寄

支票或汇票.

现场办理

银行卡付款.

付款抬头（收款人）

U.S. Department of State

请按原文一字不差地抄写。

来源原文

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."

文件邮寄地址

邮寄地址

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

USPS 不 FedEx UPS DHL

该地址为邮政信箱——商业快递公司（FedEx / UPS / DHL）无法投递至邮政信箱。如需改用快递寄送，请先向该机关确认街道地址。

办理时长

邮寄办理: Mail: "within five weeks from the date we receive it" (page banner: "5+ Weeks")
现场办理: 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)
加急办理: 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"

查询状态与核验附加证明书

核验已签发的附加证明书

该机关未公布可供公众查询的核验登记系统。这并不代表附加证明书无法核验——请向该机关询问其核验方式。

查询申请状态

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"

远程在线公证

该机关签发附加证明书，但不委任公证员，因此在此层级不存在远程公证相关规则。相关规则属于该公证员所在的州或省。

来源中的其他信息

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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