Original Agency Execution
The Office of Authentications certifies only documents bearing live signatures and raised agency seals. Photocopies, uncertified clerk duplicates, or local state notarial acknowledgments are rejected at federal intake.
Direct Federal Jurisdiction
Department of State apostilles cover federal records including FDA certificates to foreign governments, USPTO trademark assignments, federal court orders, and USDA export health instruments destination-bound to Hague signatories.
Ten-Day Federal Sequence
Intake Audit
Counter Lodgement
Apostille Binding
Tracked Dispatch
Our Washington staff audits signing officer credentials, checks seal watermarks, and compiles Form DS-4194 before hand delivery.
Documents are physically delivered to the Office of Authentications counter at 600 19th Street NW, avoiding postal sorting room delay.
The federal officer affixes the serialized Hague Convention certificate, brass eyelet, and ribbon directly to the authenticated original.
Completed dossiers are retrieved by hand courier and dispatched worldwide via secured overnight courier with signature confirmation.
Secure Direct Counter Filing
Submit your federal records for preliminary document audit and receive a binding courier fee estimate within two business hours.