This website is provided by the US Arab Chamber of Commerce USACC in Washington DC to facilitate the process of document legalization and certification from the Embassy of Libya. The USACC has a long experience dealing with foreign embassies and legalized hundreds of documents from embassy of Libya in the United States, which enable us to stay up to date on the latest rules and regulations in regard to document legalization for use in Libya.
Libya is not a member to the Hague Apostille Convention and still requires embassy legalization on documents to be valid for use in Libya. We provide expedite document legalization service from the embassy of Libya for federal, legal or commercial documents issued in the United States and destined for use in Libya.
The stamp of the U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce is available upon request in charge of $35.00 per stamp
The US Arab Chamber of Commerce can handle steps 1, 2, and 3. We can also provide the stamp of USACC upon Request. We cannot process any personal documents. Please see the complete details below.
| Examples | Power of Attorney, affidavit, agreements, certificate of Origin, commercial Invoice, Packing list, Article of Incorporation, certificate of Information, Quality assurance certificates such as TUV, ISO…etc | |
| Procedure | 1. | We will certify the document from DC government. |
| 2. | We will authenticate the document from the U.S. Department of State in Washington DC. | |
| 3. | We will legalize the document from Libya embassy in Washington DC. | |
| Approximate turnaroundtime | 16 business days. | |
| Charges for a single document and Payment methods | Send company check or money order for $223.00 to the order of "US Arab Chamber of Commerce" This amount covers the following fees: |
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| 1. | Our service fee . {$100.00} | |
| 2. | DC government certification fee {$15.00} | |
| 3. | Department of State fee . {$8.00} | |
| 4. | Libya Embassy fee {$100.00}
Note: The embassy of Libya may charge $300.00 for an agency agreement. |
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| Charges for additional documents | Each additional document costs $173.00 |
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| 1. | Our service fee . {$50.00} | |
| 2. | DC government fee {$15.00} | |
| 3. | Department of State fee . {$8.00} | |
| 4. | Libya Embassy fee {$100.00}
Note: The embassy of Libya may charge $300.00 for an agency agreement. |
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| Examples | Certificate to Foreign Government, Certificate of Pharmaceutical Products, COPP- Foreign manufacturer, Phytosanitary certificate, Animal health Certificate, FBI background Check, Patent and Trademark….etc | |
| Procedure | 1. | We will authenticate the document from the U.S. Department of State. |
| 2. | We will legalize the document from Libya embassy in Washington DC. | |
| Approximate turnaroundtime | 14 business days. | |
| Charges for a single document and Payment methods | Send company check or money order for $208.00 to the order of "US Arab Chamber of Commerce" This amount covers the following fees: |
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| 1. | Our service fee . {$100.00} | |
| 2. | Department of State fee . {$8.00} | |
| 3. | Libya Embassy fee {$100.00} | |
| Charges for additional documents | Each additional document costs $158.00 |
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| 1. | Our service fee . {$50.00} | |
| 2. | Department of State fee . {$8.00} | |
| 3. | Libya Embassy fee {$100.00} | |
It is Preferable for corporations to Certify your documents from the local Secretary of State office, In Urgent case, US Arab Chamber of Commerce may obtain the certification of DC Government.Call:(410) 349 - 4900 for more information.
| Procedure | 1. | We will certify your documents from DC Government. |
| 2. | We will authenticate the document from the U.S. Department of State. | |
| 3. | We will legalize the document from Libya embassy in Washington DC. | |
| Approximate turnaroundtime | 14 business days. | |
| Charges for Certifying both CO and CI | Send company check or money order for $246.00 + the calculate embassy fee to legalize (CI) .Make it payable to: "US Arab Chamber of Commerce". This amount covers the following fees: |
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| 1. | Our service fee . {$150.00} | |
| 2. | DC Government fee {$30.00} | |
| 3. | Department of State fee {$16.00} | |
| 4. | Libyan embassy first fee to legalize the invoice and certificate of origin {$80.00} | |
| 5. | The calculated Libyan embassy second fee to legalize the certificate of invoice (C/I)- see table below | |
Calculate the required embassy fee for your Commercial Invoice
| From | To | The Calculated Embassy Fee |
|---|---|---|
| $1 | $50,000 | $50 |
| $50,001 | Above | Calculated |
Many companies only require the stamp of the US Arab chamber of commerce without the need for legalization from the embassy of Libya. If this is the case, your documents must be signed and notarized and sent to:
US Arab Chamber of Commerce
1330 New Hampshire Ave. B1
Washington D.C. 20036
Please include a pre-paid return envelope. You may either request billing, or include a check for $35.00 per document
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