Submitted / Received
Walked into USDOS — DC 7:00 AM (next business day)
Processing at USDOS (Mon–Thu, ~8 business days)
We pick up at USDOS (8th business day)
Arrives at our firm — ready for pickup
Non-processing day (Fri–Sun & federal holidays)
USDOS processes FBI apostilles Monday–Thursday only — never Fridays, weekends, or federal holidays. Documents submitted electronically are walked into the Office of Authentications the next processing morning (e.g., a Thursday submission is walked in the following Monday). USDOS processing runs ~8–10 business days; we pick up on the 8th business day and the courier delivers it to our firm the next business day (Thursday pickup → Friday arrival; Friday pickup → Monday arrival). Click any date on the calendar to project from there.