This contains information about the authentication of foreign documents Introduction under 38 CFR 3.202, including when authentication of a foreign document is required when authentication of a foreign document is not required requesting authentication of foreign documents at the Pittsburgh RO or Philadelphia Pension Management Center (PMC) requesting authentication of foreign documents at all ROs, and action to take when the Benefits Assistance Service (BAS) is unable to obtain authentication. June 10, 2015 Change Date a. When Except as provided in M21-1, Part III, Subpart iii, 1.C.11.b, if an affidavit or Authentication document is executed by or before an official in a foreign country, the of a Foreign signature of that official must be authenticated by Document Is Required a U.S. consular officer in that jurisdiction, or the Department of State. b. When Authentication of a foreign document is required if not Authentication of a Foreign the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Canada Document Is (VAC), submitted and approved the document Not Required the attesting officer is authorized to administer for general purposes and the document bears that officer’s signature and seal the document is executed before a VA employee located in a foreign country who is authorized to administer oaths, or a copy of a public or church record from any foreign country purports to establish birth, marriage, divorce, or death, provided the record bears the signature and seal of the custodian of such record, and is no reason to doubt the correctness of information shown on the record.
Introduction This contains information about the authentication of foreign documents under 38 CFR 3.202, including when authentication of a foreign document is required when authentication of a foreign document is not required requesting authentication of foreign documents at the Pittsburgh RO or Philadelphia Pension Management Center (PMC) requesting authentication of foreign documents at all ROs, and action to take when the Benefits Assistance Service (BAS) is unable to obtain authentication. Change Date June 10, 2015 a. When Authentication of a Foreign Document Is Required Except as provided in M21-1, Part III, Subpart iii, 1.C.11.b, if an affidavit or document is executed by or before an official in a foreign country, the signature of that official must be authenticated by a U.S. consular officer in that jurisdiction, or the Department of State. b. When Authentication of a Foreign Document Is Not Required Authentication of a foreign document is not required if the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), submitted and approved the document the attesting officer is authorized to administer for general purposes and the document bears that officer’s signature and seal the document is executed before a VA employee located in a foreign country who is authorized to administer oaths, or a copy of a public or church record from any foreign country purports to establish birth, marriage, divorce, or death, provided the record bears the signature and seal of the custodian of such record, and is no reason to doubt the correctness of information shown on the record.
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