Areas We Serve
Choose a country to see how service of process works there: the treaty route, translation rules, typical timelines and the proof of service your court will receive.
How documents are served abroad depends first on the country's treaty status. In the 80-plus countries that are party to the Hague Service Convention, requests go through a designated Central Authority, and many countries also restrict or allow mail and direct service by local officials. Several Latin American countries are U.S. treaty partners under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory. Everywhere else, service is by Letters Rogatory through diplomatic channels, by a local agent where the law allows, or by a method a U.S. court orders under FRCP Rule 4(f)(3).
Each country page below sets out the route that applies, the translation required, typical timelines, and anything unusual about serving there, with links to the official sources.
Civil Procedure & Central Routing
Hague Central Authority & Bailiffs
Diplomatic & Non-Hague Procedures
Hague, Inter-American & Private
