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You must request authentication services by mail. We will process your request in 4 weeks from the date we receive it.
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What to include when you request authentications by mail:
Fees are payable to the U.S. Department of State, and by check or money order. We cannot accept temporary, starter, or bank fill-in checks. All check numbers must be over 100, and dated within the last six months.
Mail your packet to the following address:
Office of Authentications
U.S. Department of State
44132 Mercure Circle
P.O. Box 1206
Sterling, VA 20166-1206
Use trackable mail from USPS. You'll receive an update when your mail has reached our mail distribution center in Sterling, VA but not our physical office location in Washington, DC.