1. Commercial Documents
All commercial documents, i.e. shipment of goods certificates, certificates of
origin, invoices, vessels navigation certificates, bills of lading, insurance
certificates, market price certificates of the various goods that are in accordance
with the export market price, must be authenticated in the following order:
a)
Documents should be first sent to:
U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council
c/o the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
601 New Hampshire Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20037.
The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council certifies
these documents for $15.00 per page.
b)
The documents will then automatically be forwarded to
the Consulate Section of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
The Embassy requires $8.00 per page
for certification.
Notes: Certification and authentication fees
must be in the form of a money order or company check. An E.I.S. (Export
Information Sheet) must be included for embassy records (This
can be obtained from www.saudicommercialoffice.com)
2. Company and Corporation Documents
a)
All documents, i.e. power of attorney, commercial and
incorporation agreements, licenses, marriage certificates,
birth and death certificates, diplomas from commercial
institutes, medical certificates, authorization by proxy
certificates and others, must be notarized by:
A notary public (usually available at banks).
The county clerk of the respective county where the
notary public is commissioned; the county clerk
is usually stationed in the court of the specific county
where the notary public is commissioned.
b)
Documents must then be certified under the seal of the
local state department.
c)
After
the above has been completed, the documents must be sent
to:
State Department Authentication Division
Columbia Plaza
518-23rd Street , NW Washington, DC 20520
Phone: 202-647-5002
Fee: $5.00 per set of documents
d)
Finally, documents should be forwarded to the following
location:
Consular Section of The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
601 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington , DC 20037
Phone: 202-9443126
Fee: $8.00 company check or money
order for each set of documents that has to be legalized.
3. Islamic Certificates and Other
Documents Issued in Washington DC
All documents which are issued in Washington DC i.e. power of attorney, Islamic
documents (marriage and declaration of Islam), medical, agreements, marriage
certificates, etc., must be processed as follows:
a)
Notarized by a notary public in Washington DC.
b)
Certified by Office of the Secretary of State,
District of Columbia
Authentication Division
441 - 4th St. NW #810-A South
Washington, DC 20001
c)
Certified by State Department Authentication Division
(address as above).
d)
Sent to The Consular Section of the Royal Embassy of
Saudi Arabia (address and fees as above).
4. University Degrees
For verification of university degrees, the following
should be sent to:
Saudi Cultural Mission
2600 Virginia Ave. Suite # 800
Washington, D.C. 20037
Name of applicant & S.S#.
Name of Employer.
Name of the Courier Agency.
A letter stating the reasons of for requiring Authentication.
A copy of the employment contract.
A copy of the applicant's passport.
A certified copy of the applicant's college/university
degree.
Updated official transcript (in a sealed envelope).
Name of the college/university and telephone number
of the registrar or the records office.
Verification letter from the registrar's office
including applicant's SS#. (School ID number), and
the telephone number and the contact person in the
registrar's office.
Written consent to allow the Saudi Cultural Mission
to verify the degrees.
Notes
Nurses and physicians are required
to provide a copy of their practice license, and
the telephone number, for confirmation of the validity
of license.
For any other certificate or diploma,
the place of training and the telephone number of
the contact person is required.
For more information please call
Mr. Raddah Otaibi at (202) 298-8840 or send a fax
at (202) 298-8886.
5. Islamic marriage certificates and the Islamic
declaration certificates
Islamic marriage certificates and the Islamic declaration
certificates ["Al-Shahada"]
needed for a Saudi Arabian marriage to a foreign wife must first be authenticated
by an Islamic center of the respective county or state and then by:
The Islamic Center
2551 Massachusetts Ave, N.W.
Washington DC 20008
tel (202)332-8343
And then by:
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Consular Section
601 New Hampshire Ave. N.W.
Washington DC 20037
FEE: $8.00 for each document in
money order made out to The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
6. Authentication of Health Certificates
For Pets
For those who are planning to work and reside in Saudi Arabia and wish to take
their pets with them, the following procedures should be followed:
The veterinary Health Certificate
a)
Must indicate that the pet was examined and has been
vaccinated against all possible diseases, and that it is
in good condition.
b)
Must be authenticated by the Department of Agriculture
in applicants county or state.
c)
Must be authenticated by the State Department Authentication
Division (address as above)
tel: (202)-647-5002.
d)
Must be certified by the Consular Section of the Royal
Embassy of Saudi Arabia (address as above).
FEE: $ 8.00 Per set of documents,
payable to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. Company
checks and money orders only.
