Saudi Arabia Apostille From Washington, D.C.

Saudi Arabia is a Hague participating country. You must obtain the Apostille stamp on your document to use it in Saudi.

You must fulfill the below requirements in order to get the Saudi apostille authentication from the Secretary of State.

• Full Notarial statement from State Notary public (if required according to the document type).
• Complete the Apostille Request form on the Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Website.

Washington, D.C. Notary Public mustn’t attest the following documents:

• Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
• Death Certificate
• Documents filed in a court proceeding
• Documents recorded by the Clerk of the Court
• Federal or state income tax forms, already filed
• Marriage Certificate
• Professional licenses issued by the State of Washington, D.C.
• Public records maintained in government offices
• Student records

Choose the document to be authenticated from the following table:

Vital RecordsOther personal documents

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How to obtain the Washington, D.C. State Apostille for use in Saudi?

• Filling the Department of State’s Apostille and Notarial certificate Request form on the official Washington, D.C. State website.
• Must attach the document to be certified and it has to be an original copy as the Department of State in Washington, D.C. doesn’t accept a photocopy of the document.
• Must add a self-addressed stamped envelope with your name and address listed as both sender and recipient.
• Fees, it could be $10 or $20 per document depending on the document type:
  • $10 as a standard per document.
  • $20 for documents certified from court clerks.
    • Note that you will need to submit a check or money order payable for the Washington, D.C. Department of State as they DON’T accept cash or credit cards.

How much does it take to get you documents certified?

• It takes 7 Business Days to receive your documents when you send them by mail.
• There aren’t expedited services, however they offer walk-in service, where you can head to their office at 2415N. Monroe St., Suite 810 Tallahassee, FL 32303. Usually you get your documents authenticated within the same day.

What are the documents that can be authenticated by the Washington, D.C. Secretary of State?

Indeed, many governmental documents require Apostille Stamp in order to use them in a foreign country.
There’re a few however which doesn’t require the stamp

There are two types of documentations:

• Corporate documents.
• Federal documents.

*Federal Documents are submitted to the US Department of State.

Here are some of the documents that require the Apostille seal:

• Circuit Court documents.
• Birth and death documents.
• School transcripts.
• Marriage and divorce certificates.
• Warrants.
• Trademarks.
• State criminal background checks.
• Power of attorney.
• Vehicle titles.
• Distributor agreements.

Note* Federal documents need to be submitted to the US Department of State.

How to authenticate State of Washington, D.C. birth and death certificates?

• First submit birth or death certificate from the Washington, D.C. Bureau of Vital Statistics OR County health department, and it has to be signed by the State Registrar.
• Fees required from getting the certificate is separate from fees required by the Washington, D.C. Department of State.

What kind of documents should be notarized by Washington, D.C. Notary Public?

• Full notarial statement is required.
• Notarial have to be written in English.

The following documents can’t be attested by Washington, D.C. Notary Public:

• Any document for which photocopying is prohibited
• Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
• Death Certificate
• Documents filed in a court proceeding
• Documents recorded by the Clerk of the Court
• Federal or state income tax forms, already filed
• Marriage Certificate
• Professional licenses issued by the State of Washington, D.C.
• Public records maintained in government offices
• Student records (transcripts, etc.) kept in public education offices.

Certificates that is requested from the Department of State with an apostille seal:

Including various certificates such as Certificate of Status and corporate document, so how to obtain those documentations?

You’ll need to submit an apostille request the fixed cost for it is $10. In addition to a separate request and fee for the certified copy that you want, the cost of the document depends upon the type of certificate required.

Note*: Fees must be submitted using two separate checks or money orders.

Obtaining Certificate of Status and a certified document from Washington, D.C. Department of State is requested written by mail, and you need to fill out the below information in both cases.

• Your entity’s name.
• Washington, D.C. Document or registration number.
• Clarify document type.
• Date the document was filed by the Division of Corporations.
• Payment must be in form of a check or money order payable to the Washington, D.C. Department of State in U.S. currency and from a U.S. Bank.

Request it from Division of Corporation, you will need document number to request it

Click here to find your document or registration number. And Here for the mailing address.

• Certificate of Status fees differ according to kind of service, you will find the official fees in the table below.

Certificate of Status ServicePricePrice of getting Certified Copy

Marriage certificate and dissolution of marriage certificate

In the beginning we need to contact the desired embassy or consulate in order to know their certification requirement.

• Submit marriage or dissolution of marriage certificate from Washington, D.C. Bureau of Vital Statistics, and make sure that it’s signed by the State registrar or Clerk from the county court.

Note*: Fees from Washington, D.C. Bureau of Vital Statistics are separate from the fees required by the Washington, D.C. Department of State.