(A) Authentication of Documents

U. S. Department of State’s Authentication office must authenticate all documents issued in the U.S. (Please note that the U.S department of state requires that all the documents must be authenticated by the state in which the document was issued.)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of South Sudan, must authenticate all documents issued by Government of the Republic of South Sudan. Hence, the Embassy cannot authenticate any document that is not already authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation.

All documents issued by countries other than Republic of South Sudan and U.S must be authenticated by the U.S state department;

The Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan will authenticate all original documents in order to be used in South Sudan. Plus, the applicant must provide the Embassy with original documents authenticated by the U.S department of state.

Authentication Fees & payment method: General Authentication fee is $30.00 USD. Commercial Authentication fee is $600.00. Payment must be in form of money order, cashier or company certified check, payable to the Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan.

Applicants mailing their application must provide a prepaid return envelope with a tracking number, please use (FEDEX, UPS or EXPRESS MAIL)

Authentication of documents will require a minimum of three (3) business days.