Free American Samoa DIY guide
Separate American Samoa records from independent Samoa, obtain the proper certified record and resolve the territorial apostille packet with the designated authority before paying or mailing.
Reviewed 2026-10-28. Published instructions can change; estimates are not delivery promises.
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HCCH names the Secretary and Attorney General of American Samoa. Establish which designated office handles your document category and the current contact through the American Samoa government directory before shipping. This designation is not itself an order form, fee schedule or proof of today’s counter availability. [HCCH-01]
CDC directs requests to American Samoa Government, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Vital Statistics, PO Box 6894, Pago Pago AS 96799. It lists $5 copies and $7 amendments, money order payable to Office of Vital Statistics/ASG and no personal checks. Its birth/death remarks require identification and a notarized letter before sending the record. Confirm present fees, eligibility and the letter’s contents at (684) 633-1405/1406. [AS-01]
CDC lists $5 for a marriage copy, $20 for a marriage license and the same Vital Statistics custodian. It directs divorce copies to the High Court of American Samoa, listing $5. Confirm current court certification, payment and return instructions rather than buying a new marriage license when the recipient needs proof of an existing marriage. [AS-01]
A notarized request letter helps procure a birth/death record; it does not authenticate the later issued certificate. Practical preparation: ask the apostille authority which registrar signature or certification must appear on that certificate. Do not append your own notarial seal to an issued record as a substitute. [AS-01; HCCH-01]
Practical preparation: identify the territorial custodian of the company filing, or the school registrar responsible for a diploma/transcript. Ask for the exact certified record and have the apostille office confirm the signer and format before ordering. No official company/school apostille prerequisite schedule was verified; a customer photocopy or private company statement is not described here as an issuer-certified record. [HCCH-01]
Practical preparation: explain the affidavit, power of attorney or company authorization and its destination requirements. Ask which local notarial certificate/original output the designated office accepts. No remote-notarization or e-apostille process was established by the checked material. The signer’s residence alone does not determine the office that authenticates a notarial signature. [HCCH-01]
Ask the designated office for its current request form or required letter, destination fields, prior certification, charge unit, total, payee and payment methods. The $5 vital-record copy charge is not an apostille fee. This guide supplies no invented territorial authentication price. [AS-01; HCCH-01]
Practical preparation: confirm the exact mailing/courier address, whether remote submissions are admitted, return envelope/label rules, authorized collector and any international delivery limitation. The CDC Vital Statistics PO Box is a procurement address; it is not established here as an apostille submission desk. [AS-01]
Obtain the certified record using the issuer’s current entitlement/ID/letter process. Confirm apostille preparation with the designated territorial authority. Separately arrange the physical return and any onward shipment. One helper may coordinate several stages, but must identify what it actually handles and what remains unresolved. [AS-01; HCCH-01]
Do not assume so. Independent Samoa and American Samoa are different jurisdictions. Start with the American Samoa designation for its territorial record; use the canonical foundations guide to check the actual destination relationship. A telephone preference or an informal refusal does not establish that the completed route is legally invalid. [HCCH-01]
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Electronic output: Electronic apostille availability was not established for this office/document. An electronic source file is not by itself an electronic apostille.
Keep the packet intact: Keep the completed official attachment intact. Ask the issuing office to resolve an attachment or signature concern; do not detach or add seals yourself.
Bracketed source IDs in the guide point to these records. Each record identifies the exact supporting section or PDF page and its checked date. A checked date is an observation, not an effective date or service guarantee.
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You can use the official process without hiring Notary Geek. For a simple wet-ink signature, compare your bank or credit union, workplace, neighborhood notary, shipping store or mobile notary. Confirm the fee and the correct notarial act before signing. A notary cannot turn a private photocopy into the issuing office's certified record.
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