Embassy of Australia

United States of America

Embassy address: 1601 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington DC 20036 - Telephone: (202) 797 3000 - Fax: (202) 797 3168

Notarial Services

Notarial acts that can be performed by consular officials are listed below:

You must appear in person for these acts	There is a charge for this service under the Consular Fees Act
1. Witnessing Commonwealth statutory declarations	USD21
2. Witnessing application forms for Certificates of No Impediment	USD21
3. Witnessing Notices of Intended Marriage	USD21
4. Issuing Certificates of No Impediment	USD94
You may send these documents to us or bring them with you	There is a charge for this service under the Consular Fees Act
1. Certifying copies of documents *	USD31 USD2 for each additional page
2. Performing authentications**	USD21

* You must present original documents. We will make and certify the copies. We cannot certify copies of copies.

** For further information see www.smartraveller.gov.au/authen.html

We are able to make and certify a copy of an original passport biodata page with the certificate, “This is a true copy of the document presented to me”. However, we cannot certify photographs.

You can visit the Embassy in Washington, or our Consulates-General in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Honolulu, San Francisco and Atlanta. You will find contact details here.

By law, our Honorary Consuls in Denver and Houston are not able to perform notarial services.

If you want us to return your documents by Federal Express, then there is an additional charge of USD15 for each outbound shipment up to 8 ounces. If you prefer, you can provide a prepaid letter-sized envelope with the courier company of your choice.

If you send your documents to the Embassy, address them to:

Consular Affairs
Embassy of Australia
1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036-2273

During business hours, we can be contacted at +1 202 797 3000.

You may pay for notorial services by credit card using the authorization form on the next link.

Credit Card Authorization Form