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Authentication and Apostille services at the US State Department

The fastest way to authenticate or apostille your
documents at the U.S. State Department without
going there yourself is to send them to Best
Messenger.

Best Messenger walks your documents into the

State Department immediately, with no advance
notice required. We process and return them to
you or forward them to the embassy if you wish,
as soon as they are ready for pickup.

We can also retrieve your documents from the

embassy and return them to you as soon as they
are ready for pickup.

The authentications office at the U.S. State

Department closes daily at 9:00am. We will file any documents that arrive before 8:00am on the same day; others will
be processed by the next business day.

ATTENTION (by order of the U.S. State Department)

An original DS-4194 form will be required when requesting authentication services.

Fill out form DS-4194 (U.S. Department of State Request for Authentications Service)

View sample DS-4194

Be sure to enclose your payment for the US State Department and, if applicable, the embassy. Our prices do not
include the fees charged by the State Department and embassies.

The State Department charges $8.00 per document, and accepts personal checks. Embassies charge different
amounts and accept different forms of payment.

Some embassies require copies of all documents submitted for processing. If we are to forward your documents to
an embassy after authentication at the State Department, please include copies of all documents to be submitted, to
avoid extra charges.

We are couriers, not paralegals or a visa/passport service. The customer is responsibile for determining whether the
documents submitted will be accepted by the U.S. Secretary of State. For further information, check with the U.S.
Secretary of State, your state government's Secretary of State or with the embassy.

Pricing
90.00 Authenticate one document and return using your prepaid return airbill or envelope

36.00 Forward to any embassy (excluding China)

125.00 Forward to the embassy of China

10.00 Extra charge for each additional document to be authenticated at the State Department

36.00 Retrieve your documents from any embassy (excluding China) and return to you, using your overnight mail airbill

125.00 Retrieve your documents from the embassy of China and return to you using your prepaid return airbill or envelope

(plus $2.00 per document) Fill out State Department form DS-4194 for presentation with your documents to the State
10.00
Department

10.00 (for the first plus $1.00 for each additional) If copies of your documents are not provided but are required by the embassy.

DC sales tax to be added to any of the above charges, except for organizations who certify that they are exempt from DC sales
6%
tax requirements
 * Extra charges may apply for email scans and other additional services requested by the embassy or the customer

Place Order for State Department Authentications and Apostilles

 I will send my documents by overnight mail to:

Best Messenger Inc.
1513 P Street NW #200
Washington DC 20005
(202) 986-0100

 Please schedule a pickup from within the DC Metro area

 Enter pickup address here:

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 Company Name: 
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Email: 

PAYMENT INFORMATION:
(enter info exactly as it appears on card)

Name:  Billing
Address: 
Number: 
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-- include zip
Expiration Date:                                         code) 
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We will send an immediate confirmation to the email address you provided above.
If you do not receive an immediate confirmation email, call (202) 986-0100.
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