DOCUMENTS
Tunisia requires shipping documents to be legalized.
The minimum requirements for any shipments to Tunisia are that a Commercial Invoice and Certificate of Origin must be legalized at the Consular Section of the Embassy here in Washington DC. In order for the document to be recognized by the Embassy, it first needs to be certified by the National US Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC).
PROCEDURE
Please complete the attached order form and send along with your documents to WCS.If you have filed a power of attorney with us you may send documents to us electronically as attachments through our on-line ordering system.
If you are sending us the originals they must be signed or notarized, please also include 3 copies of each.
The Legalization process at the Embassy usually takes about 3 business days.
Customers should include their own return airway bill or account number issued by DHL, UPS or FedEx with the document, along with a check or credit card information for payment of legalization fees. For individual orders please complete your credit card number on the form.
FEES
The fees for obtaining legalization are as follows:
Tunisia Embassy Fees - (Charged by the Embassy for legalization)
All documents - $5 per document
NUSACC Fee
Certification by NUSACC - $25 per document
Additional Fees
WCS Notary - $5 if necessary
WCS Fee - $40
Copy fee - $1 per page if we need to make copies
Messenger - $20
Total Charges per set (CO & CI) - $130 with Notary
PLEASE CALL IF YOU NEED CLARIFICATION OR FURTHER DETAILS
WCS Processing Center.
20 Courthouse Square #219
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 202-822-9060
Fax: 202-223-2606
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
Washington Consular Services specializes in assisting corporate customers in obtaining Consular Legalization of their documents from the Embassy community in Washington, D.C. Any document that must be authenticated for presentation in another country, whether it requires simple Apostille or full Consular Authentication can be processed promptly by our expert staff.
Medical Device manufacturers, Pharmaceutical companies, Law Firms, Intellectual Property advocates, Food Service Companies, Corporate Service Companies as well as Freight Forwarders, Exporters and Consumer Goods manufacturers doing business in other countries all have documents that require legalization in order to be deemed official documents in their destination countries. Washington Consular Services makes this once tedious and time-consuming administrative burden a thing of the past.
Certificates to Foreign Government, ISO Certifications, Free Sale Certificates, Patent Assignments, Distributorship Agreements, Compliance Certificates, CE Certificates, Corporate Formation Documents – all can be quickly and easily legalized through the destination country Embassies, Chambers of Commerce and the U.S. State Department here in Washington, D.C.
Contact us for details regarding your legalization needs! Our experienced, professional and courteous staff will erase this administrative burden promptly.