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What a Federal Apostille obtained recently looks like
If your document is signed by a Federal official/institution and the country-of-use is party to the 1961 Hague Convention, you must get a Federal apostille certificate
OR
If the Federal document is to be used in a country NOT a party to the Hague Convention, a Federal Authentication certificate is needed.
The U.S. Department of State is the Government entity that issues Federal Apostilles
We can obtain them on your behalf! Processing time is roughly 5 weeks.
Sample list of documents that would require a Federally-issued Apostille or Authentication Certificate
Documents issued by:
1. U.S. Federal Official
2. Foreign Consul Foreign consul registered with the U.S. Department of State's Office or Protocol
3. Military Notary or Judge Advocate
Additional Federal documents examples:
Animal and plant certifications, or animal health certifications (issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Federal court documents, and FBI background checks (issued by U.S. Department of Justice)
Certificate of naturalization (issued by U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Certificate of foreign governments (issued by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS)
Certificate of pharmaceutical product or export (issued by HHS)
Patent and trademark applications (issued by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
Certification of U.S. tax residency (issued by Internal Revenue Service)
Other documents issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, Social Security Administration, or Office of Personnel Management
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