Saudi Embassy

This site is provided by the US Arab Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. to facilitate the legalization and certification of documents from the embassy and consulates of Saudi Arabia. The US Arab Chamber of Commerce has an excellent working relationship with the embassy of Saudi Arabia, and stays up to date on the latest rules and regulations in regards to document legalization.

New Rules from Saudi Embassy

As of June 2014, the embassy of Saudi Arabia adopted new procedures for the certification of all documents except export documents such as C/I and C/O. The embassy has divided the U.S. into four distinct geographical areas to be serviced by the embassy in D.C. and three consulates general located in New York, Los Angeles, and Houston.

Legalize Documents Steps

Now there is a new 4 step process to legalize documents:

Documents must be certified by the secretary of the same state in which they were issued unless they originated from a federal entity such as USPTO, FDA, etc.
Documents must be authenticated by the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C.
The fee of the embassy/consulate must be paid through Enjaz or an office qualified as an official payment center such as US Arab Chamber of Commerce.
The authenticated documents and the Enjaz payment receipts must be sent to the appropriate embassy or consulate for legalization.

Note :
New juristriction rules has been applied for by the Saudi embassy.
please call us at (202) 347-5800 to find out how we can help you before FedExing your document(s).

To assist U.S. companies, US Arab Chamber of Commerce can handle steps 2, 3,and 4 above.
Please see the complete details below.

Details of Service
Required Documents:	The original document certified from the secretary of state where the document originated, or an original federal document.
Procedure:	1.	We will authenticate the document from the U.S. Department of State.
	2.	We will make the required Enjaz payment.
	3.	We will legalize the document from the designated Saudi embassy or consulate.
Approximate turn around time:	10-17 business days.
Charges for a single document and Payment methods:	Send company check or money order for $119.00 to the order of "US Arab Chamber of Commerce" This amount covers the following fees:
	1.	Our service fee . {$100.00}
	2.	Department of State fee . {$8.00}
	3.	Saudi Embassy fee. {$11.00}
Charges for additional documents:	Each additional document costs $69.00
	1.	Our service fee . {$50.00}
	2.	Department of State fee . {$8.00}
	3.	Saudi Embassy fee. {$11.00}

Certificate of Origin and Commercial Invoice

Details of Service
If issued in these States	Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Document Required:	Certificate of Origin and Commercial Invoice must be notarized by a notary public in the same state where the documents were issued. The US Arab Chamber of Commerce will perform the following steps:
Procedure:	1.	We will stamp the documents from U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce
	2.	We will legalize the documents from the designated Saudi embassy in Washington DC or Saudi consulates in New York or Texas.
Approximate turnaround time:	7 business days.
Fees:	$ 100.00 per set of documents (Co and CI)
Saudi Consulate in Los Angeles	If your Commercial Invoice and Certificate of Origin issued in one of the following states, they will require document legalization from the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Los Angeles.The US Arab Chamber of Commerce is temporarily unable to legalize documents from the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Los Angeles. Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

Mailing Instructions

Send us a package that include your documents, your contact information, your payment and a prepaid return airway envelope for the return of your documents. You may use FedEx, UPS , or USPS Priority Mail. We also accept regular mail, but it is not recommended and we are not responsible for packages lost in mail.

Please send your documents to:
US Arab Chamber of Commerce
Att: Saudi Arabia Legalization
1330 New Hampshire Ave. B1
Washington D.C. 20036

If you need further assistance, you can contact our legalization department at: 1-888-939-ARAB or (202) 347-5800 for instant assistance, or you may visit the official US Arab Chamber of Commerce web site: http://usarab.com

US Arab Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for damaged, delayed or lost mail.
Stamping Export Documents by the US Arab Chamber of Commerce

Many companies require only the stamp of the US Arab Chamber of Commerce without the need for legalization from the embassy of Saudi Arabia. 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