美利坚合众国（United States of America）海牙认证
美国（United States of America）海牙认证
美利坚合众国（United States of America）于1981年加入了《关于废除外国公共文件合法化要求的海牙公约》。因此，与《公约》其他成员国进行成功的法律沟通不需要美利坚合众国文件的外交认证或领事合法化。这些文件只需要由签发国当局出具的加盖“加注”印章的加注证明即可在目的地国有效。海牙认证又称“阿波斯蒂尔”（Apostille），是根据1961年《公文出国法律效力公约》（Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents）设立的。这是一个简化文件认证程序的国际公约，使得公文可以在公约国家间直接得到承认，无需进一步的领事或大使馆认证。
美国的海牙认证。首先，你可能想知道，海牙认证是什么鬼？好问题！简单来说，这是一个让你的文件在国际上被广泛接受的过程。想象一下，你可能在美国有份很重要的文件，比如出生证明、结婚证书，或者是大学文凭。现在，如果你需要拿这些文件去国外，比如说你要在法国工作，或者在日本结婚，你就需要一种方法来证明你的文件是真实的，不是伪造的。这就是海牙认证发挥作用的地方。在美国，获取海牙认证通常是通过州政府的秘书处进行的。这个过程会在你的文件上加盖一个特殊的印章，看起来很正式，但实际上步骤挺简单的。你只需要提交你的文件，填写一些表格，支付一定的费用，然后等着就行了。当然，重要的是要记得，不是所有的文件都需要海牙认证。通常来说，只有当你要把文件用在签署了海牙公约的国家时，才需要。幸运的是，有超过100个国家签署了这个公约，所以这个认证在很多情况下都是必需的。那么，为什么这个认证这么重要呢？首先，它简化了文件认证过程。没有海牙认证，你可能需要通过一连串的官方机构去验证文件，这既费时又费力。其次，它提供了一种安全保障，让其他国家知道你的文件是真实有效的。不过，也有些挑战。比如说，不同的州可能有不同的规定和流程，而且费用和处理时间也各不相同。所以，在你开始之前，最好先做点研究，确保一切按计划进行。总之，虽然海牙认证听起来可能有点复杂，但它实际上是一个非常实用的工具，可以帮你的文件在全球范围内获得认可。所以，如果你计划在国外使用重要文件，记得提前准备，获取海牙认证哦！
美国贸易国家：
美国贸易国家是指那些与其他国家有大量经济和贸易往来的国家。这些国家可能是因为他们拥有丰富的资源、强大的制造能力、先进的技术或其他因素而成为主要的贸易参与者。
主要的贸易国家包括（但不限于）：
- 中国
- 日本
- 德国
- 英国
- 法国
- 印度
- 俄罗斯
- 巴西
- 南韩
- 以及其他许多工业化和发展中的国家。
海牙认证机构
Designated Competent Authority (ies):
The United States of America has competent authorities to issue the apostille certificate. The US Department of State Authentication Office affixes apostles to documents issued by Federal agencies of the United States.
The US Department of State, Office of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Vital Records Section affixes apostles to Consular Reports of Birth, Death and Marriage or US Citizens and Government.
The Clerks and Deputy Clerks of the United States of America are authorized to issue apostles on documents issued by those courts. As an alternative, the US Department of Justice may authenticate the US Department of State’s Authentications Office for an apostille on that seal.
Public documents issued by US states, the District of Columbia and other US jurisdictions may be legalized with an apostille by designated authorities in any jurisdiction, generally the state Secretary of State’s office.
I. Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer, United States Department of State.
Contact details:
| Address: | Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer, United States Department of State:
518 23rd Street NW |
| Telephone: | +1 (202) 485-8000 |
| Fax machine: | +1 (202) 663-3636 |
| E-mail:
General website (see also “Practical Information”) : |
Department of State: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/internl-judicial-asst/authentications-and-apostilles/requesting-authentication-services.html National Association of Secretaries of State, Notary Public Administrators Section ( www.nass.org) . |
II. All clerks and deputy clerks for the following:
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Claims
US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
United States Court of International Trade
United States Courts of Appeals for the following circuits:
District of Columbia Circuit
First Circuit
Second Circuit
Third Circuit
Fourth Circuit
Fifth Circuit
Sixth Circuit
Seventh Circuit
Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
Tenth Circuit
Eleventh Circuit
United States District Courts for the following districts:
Middle District of Alabama
Northern District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
District of Alaska
District of Arizona
Eastern District of Arkansas
Western District of Arkansas
Central District of California
Eastern District of California
Northern District of California
Southern District California
District of Colorado
District of Connecticut
District of Delaware
District of Columbia
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Florida
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Georgia *
Northern District of Georgia *
Southern District of Georgia *
District of Hawaii
District of Idaho
Central District of Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
Southern District of Illinois
Northern District of Indiana
Southern District of Indiana
Northern District of Iowa
Southern District of Iowa
District of Kansas
Eastern District of Kentucky
Western District of Kentucky
Eastern District of Louisiana
Middle District of Louisiana
Western District of Louisiana
District of Maine
District of Maryland
District of Massachusetts
Eastern District of Michigan
Western District of Michigan,
District of Minnesota
Northern District of Mississippi
Southern District of Mississippi
Eastern District of Missouri
Western District of Missouri
District of Montana
District of Nebraska
District of Nevada
District of New Hampshire
District of New Jersey
District of New Mexico
Eastern District of New York
Northern District of New York
Southern District of New York
Western District of New York
Eastern District of North Carolina
Middle District of North Carolina
Western District of North Carolina
District of North Dakota
Northern District of Ohio
Southern District of Ohio
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Northern District of Oklahoma
Western District of Oklahoma
District of Oregon
Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Western District of Pennsylvania
District of Puerto Rico
District of Rhode Island
District of South Carolina
District of South Dakota
Eastern District of Tennessee
Middle District of Tennessee
Western District of Tennessee
Western District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Western District of Texas
District of Utah
District of Vermont
Eastern District of Virginia
Western District of Virginia (W)
Eastern District of Washington
Western District of Washington Western
District of Western Virginia
Southern District of Western Virginia
Western District of Wisconsin
Western District of Wisconsin
District of Wyoming
District Courts for the following territories:
The
District Court of Guam
District Court District Court of Guam District Court
District Court of the Virgin Islands
A short, all-encompassing and more manageable description for II would be:
“Clerks and deputy clerks of the
United States : the Supreme Court of the United States, the Courts of Appeals for the First through the Eleventh Circuits and the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States District Courts, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Court of Appeals, the United States Court of International Trade, the United States District Court of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. ”
Contact details:
| Full contact details: | All the designated clerks and deputy clerks http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html |
III. Officers of the individual States and other subdivisions as indicated:
States :
Other Subdivisions:
| American Samoa: | Secretary of American Samoa; Attorney General of American Samoa |
| District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.): | Executive Secretary; Assistant Executive Secretary; Mayor’s Special Assistant and Assistant to the Executive Secretary; Secretary of the District of Columbia https://os.dc.gov/service/notary-and-authentication-services |
| Guam (Territory of): | Director, Department of Administration; Acting Director, Department of Administration; Deputy Director, Department of Administration; Acting Deputy Director, Department of Administration |
| Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the): | Attorney General; Acting Attorney General; Clerk of the Court, Commonwealth Trial Court; Deputy Clerk, Commonwealth Trial Court |
| Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of): | Under Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State for External Affairs; Assistant Secretary of State; Chief, Certifications Office; Director, Office of Protocol; Assistant Secretary of State for International Affairs, Chief, Certification Office |
| Virgin Islands of the United States | no authority designated”. |
* By Note dated 12 December 1997, the Embassy of the United States of America in The Hague informed the depositary that in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2, the Legislature of the State of Georgia has designated the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority as the only appropriate entity to issue apostilles in the state of Georgia effective 1 February 1998.
By communication dated 2 November 2006, the State Department informed the Permanent Bureau that for New Jersey, the competent authority is now the New Jersey Division of Revenue.
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/dcr/programs/apostilles.htm
By communication dated 3 August 2009, the Embassy of the United States of America in The Hague informed the depositary of additional competent authorities for the state of Connecticut.
Contact details:
| Full contact details: | Competent authorities – Secretary of State (NASS website) http://www.nass.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262&Itemid=484 |
Practical Information:
| Price: | The US Department of State Authentication Office charges $ 8.00 per document.
The US Department of State, Passport Services, Vital Records Office charges no fee for issuance or an apostille on a document bearing the seal of a US embassy or consulate. The fees charged by individual US states vary, ranging from US $ 3 to US $ 20. |
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