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Serving court documents across borders since 1982

Process Server Global handles the international side of litigation: serving summonses and complaints abroad, taking evidence in other countries, and the translations, apostilles and locates that go with them. One team, one point of contact, and proof your court will accept.

Hague Service ConventionCentral Authority requests to every member country
Letters RogatoryCourt-to-court requests where no treaty applies
Certified translationTo the standard each receiving authority accepts
Court-ready proofCertificates and affidavits to FRCP 4(f) standards

International service is a legal process, not a delivery job

Serving a defendant abroad means choosing a route the destination country allows and your court will accept, preparing the request to that country's rules, and getting back proof that holds up if service is challenged. Getting any of it wrong can cost months, or the case.

That is the only kind of work we do. Every assignment starts with the country's treaty status and declarations, runs through Central Authorities, courts and local agents we work with regularly, and ends with a certificate or affidavit ready to file.

We work for attorneys, law firms, insurers, businesses and government agencies in the United States, and for foreign litigants who need documents served here.

Four decades inside a changing system

The treaties that govern service abroad keep changing. We've worked within them since the early days.

  1. 1965

    Hague Service Convention

    The treaty that created Central Authorities for serving documents abroad is adopted.

  2. 1969

    In force for the U.S.

    U.S. litigants can send requests to Central Authorities in member countries.

  3. 1982

    Process Server Global begins

    We begin serving legal documents for attorneys and their clients.

  4. 1988

    Inter-American route opens

    The Convention and its Additional Protocol enter into force for the U.S., covering much of Latin America.

  5. 2022

    EU Recast Regulation

    A new regulation governs service between EU member states, moving to secure electronic exchange.

  6. Today

    195 countries

    Treaty requests, letters rogatory and local agents, all under one point of contact.

How we work

The same four commitments on every assignment, whatever the country.

The right route first

We check the country's treaty status and declarations before anything is sent, so the request isn't returned months later for the wrong reason.

Proof that holds up

Certificates, affidavits and returns prepared to FRCP 4(f) standards, with every step documented in case service is challenged.

Local knowledge

Working relationships with Central Authorities, courts and local agents, so we know how each one actually handles requests.

One point of contact

Service, translation, apostilles and locates handled together, with online updates and work continuing through weekends and holidays.

Who we work with

From single cases to standing accounts with our online portal.

Law firms and attorneys

Cross-border litigation, from the first summons to enforcing the judgment.

Insurance companies

Claims and subrogation matters with parties outside the United States.

Businesses and corporate legal

Disputes with foreign suppliers, customers and subsidiaries.

Government agencies

Documents that must meet a foreign authority's standard.

Foreign litigants

Parties abroad who need documents served in the United States.

Individuals

Family and civil matters with a party in another country.

Have a case that crosses a border? Tell us where the defendant is.

We'll recommend a route and quote it. Or call 888-671-6643.

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