Item SERVICES RELATING TO VESSELS AND SEAMEN Fee 30 Noting marine protest, when required by a master of a foreign or an undocumented vessel.. $7.00 31 Extending marine protest, when required by master of a for- 10.00 32 33 34 Protest of master against charterers or freighters, when re- Recording of bill of sale of vessel purchased abroad, taking of 10.00 8.00 36 Services under this tariff (unless designated "no exceptions") No fee 6. 00 14.00 (The consular officer should charge under item 93 for time (Item Nos. 37 through 44 vacant.) NOTARIAL SERVICES AND AUTHENTICATION 45 Administering an oath and certificate thereof............ 3. 00 46 Taking the acknowledgment of the execution of a document, and certificate thereof.. 3.00 47 Certifying under official seal that a copy or extract made from an official or a private document is a true copy. For certifying each copy of each page... 1.00 48 Certifying to official character of a foreign notary or other 51 50 Administering an oath and certificate thereof for petition for 53 55 Noting of a negotiable instrument for want of acceptance or payment, certifying to protest, and giving notice to issuer and endorsers when requested to do so. (In addition to this fee the consular officer should charge under item 93 for time spent away from the consular office or after duty hours in presentment of the instrument for acceptance or payment.)__ (Item Nos. 56 and 57 vacant.) 3.00 3.00 3.00 10. 00 3.00 3.00 8. 00 Item 58 NOTARIAL SERVICES AND AUTHENTICATION Services under the heading, "Notarial Services and Authenti- Fee (a) In connection with the execution of forms or docu- (c) In connection with the assignment and transfer of (d) To claimants and beneficiaries and their witnesses, in (e) In the execution of tax returns for filing with the (f) To American citizens, while outside the United No fee No fee No fee No fee No fee (g) For official noncommercial use by a foreign govern- (i) To U.S. Government personnel and Peace Corps 60 59 Affidavit on preparation and packing of remains. Consular mortuary certificate_. (Items 61 through 64 vacant.) No fee No fee No fee No fee 65 In taking depositions or executing commissions to take testi mony: (a) For the services of a diplomatic or consular officer (for (b) For the services, if required, of a staff member of the (c) If services of (a) or (b) above are required to be per- (1) American employee (2) Foreign Service local employee... (Transportation and incidental expenses as defined in item 93 shall be collected if applicable to services performed under (a), (b), or (c) above.) 66 Executing commissions to take testimony in connection with 67 Providing seal and certificate for return of letters rogatory $37.00 11.00 61. 00 22.00 No fee 12.00 257-179 O-79-22 Item DECEDENTS AND DECEDENT'S ESTATES 70 Taking into possession under 22 U.S.C. 1175 the personal estate of any citizen who shall die within the limits of a consular district, inventorying, selling, and finally disposing thereof according to law, for each $100 of inventory value or fraction thereof... 71 Service as described under item 70 above when performed in the case of a deceased officer or employee of the United States... 72 Placing or removal of official seal on estates of decedents; for disbursing funds supplied by relatives and others; for forwarding to legal representative or other authorized person of securities and other instruments not negotiated (or not negotiable) by the consular officer, or evidence of bank deposits of the decedent; or for releasing on the spot against memorandum receipt and without occasion either for safekeeping on official accountability or for consular inventory and appraisal, to the legal representative or other authorized person in the country, of personal property taken into nominal possession for the explicit purpose of transfer of custody. 73 Arrangements for shipping or other disposition of remains. (Item No. 74 vacant.) COPYING, RECORDING AND PROCTORING 75 For typing a copy of a document or extract of a document. (For each 200 words or part thereof).. 76 For photocopying or otherwise duplicating a document. (This fee does not apply to such customary activities as (Item No. 77 vacant.) 78 Supervising or proctoring an examination at the request of an agency or instrumentality of the Federal or a State Government by a consular or other officer, including completion of a certificate without seal, for each hour or fraction thereof, unless the cost thereof is reimbursable to the Department of State by an agency or instrumentality of the Federal or a State Government.... (Item Nos. 79 through 81 vacant.) OTHER SPECIAL CONSULAR SERVICES 82 Preparing and sending interested party messages for the (a) From Department of State to Foreign Service post--- 83 Translating of documents to assist nongovernment individuals, 84 85 U.S. Selective Service Registration in a foreign countryDistribution of U.S. Treasury checks to Federal beneficiaries. 86 Searching for and forwarding a document requested from a Foreign Service post by a nongovernment individual, organization, or group (for each document) Fee $5.00 No fee No fee 2.00 16 37.00 15. 00 15. 00 3.00 No fee No fee 6. 00 Item 91 OTHER SPECIAL CONSULAR SERVICES (Item Nos. 87 through 90 vacant.) Fee No fee EXEMPTION FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS 92 Any and all services (unless above designated "no exceptions") performed for the official use of the Government of the United States or of any corporation in which the Federal Government or its representative shall own the entire outstanding capital stock... No fee SERVICE RENDERED AWAY FROM OFFICE OR AFTER DUTY HOURS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY 93 Except for instances of common disaster (i.e. ship wrecks, air crashes, etc.) or evacuations, a surcharge for services when rendered elsewhere than at a Foreign Service post or after duty hours at the request of the parties, shall be added to the regular fee for each quarter hour or fraction thereof for: (1) American employee_ (2) Foreign Service local employee. (In addition to the surcharge prescribed above, transportation and other incidental costs actually and necessarily incurred by officers or staff employees of the Foreign Service shall be collected from the persons requesting the performance of such services. Such collections shall not be considered as part of the official fees but shall be recorded as deposit funds and accounted for as such.) § 22.2 Requests for services in the United States. $6.00 3.00 (a) Requests for records. Requests by the file subject or his/her authorized agent for services involving U.S. passport applications and related records, including consular birth and marriage records, shall be addressed to Passport Office, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20524. Requests for consular birth records should specify if a Consular Report of Birth (long form) or Certification of Birth (short form) is desired. Requests for certified copies of Report of Death of an American citizen shall be addressed to Office of Special Consular Services, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. Advance remittance of the exact fee is required for each service. (b) Authentication services. Requests for authentication services including documents presented to the Department of State for authentication, accompanied by remittance of the exact total fee chargeable, shall be addressed to the Authentication Officer, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. § 22.3 Remittances in the United States. (a) Remittances in the United States. Remittances shall be in the form either of (1) check or bank draft drawn on a bank in the United States, (2) money order, postal, international or bank, or (3) U.S. currency. Remittances shall be made payable to the order of the Department of State. The Department will assume no responsibility for cash which is lost in the mail. (b) Exact payment of fees. Fees must be paid in full prior to issuance of requested documents. If uncertainty as to the existence of a record or as to the number of sheets to be copied precludes remitting the exact fee chargeable with the request, the Department of State will inform the interested party of the exact amount required. § 22.4 Requests for services, Foreign Service. Officers of the Foreign Service shall charge for official services performed abroad at the rates prescribed in this schedule, in coin of the United States or at its representative value in exchange (22 U.S.C. 1202). For definition of representative value in exchange, see § 23.4 of this chapter. No fees named in this schedule shall be charged or collected for the official services to American vessels and seamen (22 U.S.C. 1186). The term "American vessels" is defined to exclude, for the purposes of this schedule, undocumented American vessels and the fees prescribed herein shall be charged and collected for such undocumented vessels. However, the fees prescribed herein shall not be charged or collected for American public vessels, which includes any vessel owned or operated by a U.S. Government department or agency and engaged exclusively in official business on a non-commercial basis. This schedule of fees shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in each Foreign Service office, subject to the examination of all persons interested therein (22 U.S.C. 1197). § 22.5 Remittances to Foreign Service posts. Remittances to Foreign Service posts from persons in the United States in payment of official fees and charges or for the purpose of establishing deposits in advance of rendition of services shall be in a form acceptable to the post, drawn payable to the "American Embassy (name of city)" (or American Legation, American Consulate General, or American Consulate, as the case may be). This will permit encashment of negotiable instruments for deposit in the Treasury, when not negotiated locally, see § 23.2 of this chapter. (a) Time at which fees become payable. Fees are due and payable prior to issuance or delivery to the interested party of a signed document, a copy of a record, or other paper representative of a service performed. (b) Receipts for fees; register of services. Every officer of the Foreign Service responsible for the performance of services as enumerated in the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services-Department of State and Foreign Service (§ 22.1), shall give receipts for fees collected for the official services rendered, specifying the nature of the service and numbered to correspond with entries in a register maintained for the purpose (22 U.S.C. 1192, 1193, and 1194). The register serves as a record of official acts performed by officers of the Foreign Service in a governmental or notarial capacity, corresponding in this regard with the record which notaries are usually expected or required to keep of their official acts, see § 92.2 of this chapter. (c) Deposits to guarantee payment of fees or incidental costs. When the amount of any fee is determinable only after initiation of the performance of a service, or if incidental costs are involved, the total fee and incidental costs shall be carefully estimated and an advance deposit required, subject to refund of any unused balance to the person making the deposit. § 22.6 Refund of fees. Fees which have been collected for deposit in the Treasury are refundable (a) as specifically authorized by law (see 22 U.S.C. 214a concerning passport fees erroneously charged persons excused from payment, 22 U.S.C. 216 concerning passport fees in cases where the appropriate representative in the United States of a foreign government refuses a visa, and 46 U.S.C. 8 concerning fees improperly imposed on vessels or seamen), (b) when the principal officer at the consular post where the fee was collected (or the officer in charge of the consular section at a combined diplomatic consular post) finds upon review of the facts that the collection was erroneous under applicable law and regulation is made by the Department of State with a view to payment of the refund in the United States in cases in which it is impracticable to have the facts reviewed and refund effected at the direction of the responsible consular office. See § 13.1 of this chapter concerning refunds of fees improperly exacted by consular officers who have neglected to return the same to the Treasury. § 22.7 Collection and return of fees. No fees other than those prescribed in the Schedule of fees, § 22.1, or by or pursuant to an act of Congress, shall be charged or collected by officers of the Foreign Service for official services performed abroad (22 U.S.C. 1201). All fees received by any officer of the Foreign Service for services rendered |