The United States Embassy in Pristina is offering limited, but consistent services including notary appointments due to COVID-19. Once you have completed all necessary forms/paperwork, please click here to schedule an appointment.

Each notarial service requires an appointment, which is scheduled online.  

Preparation For A Notary Appointment

• Bring a valid government-issued photo ID (passport, U.S. state driver’s license, or military ID card).
• Make sure you understand your document. We are not allowed to explain the contents to you.
• Complete the document with the names, places, and dates before you arrive, and bring all pages of the document with you to the appointment.
• Do not sign the form as you will sign it in front of a Consular Officer.
• Please mark where you and the notary need to sign. The Consular staff cannot advise you.
• We charge a $50 fee per notary seal in the document. Payment can be made with a Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club) or cash, payable in U.S. dollars or euros at the Embassy’s exchange rate.
• If your document requires witnesses, you are responsible for providing these witnesses. Please include your witnesses’ name on your appointment request. Consular staff are prohibited from serving as witnesses.
• Please note that we cannot notarize blank documents or documents missing pages.

Statement that a U.S. citizen is legally free to marry (fee-based) notary

Kosovo authorities require all non-Kosovar citizens to obtain a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage from their Embassy prior to marriage in Kosovo. To obtain the No Impediment to Marriage, the U.S. citizen must make an appointment and come personally to the Embassy and sign the Statement before a Consular Officer. The Statement can be downloaded at the following link: FTM statement (PDF 27 KB). Do not sign the form as you will sign it in front of a Consular Officer. Please note that you are required to present your current valid U.S. passport at the time of your appointment.  

Passport consent form DS-3053 (no fee) notary service

Notarization of form DS-3053 (PDF 421KB) authorizing the issuance of a U.S. passport for children under the age of 16. The absent parent must sign the DS-3053 in front of a U.S. commissioned notary at a U.S. Embassy overseas. The absent parent must also provide a photocopy of the front and back side of the photo I.D. that was used during notarization. The original document must be provided at the interview and is valid for 90 days after the date of signature. Do not sign the form as you will sign it in front of a Consular Officer.

Application for SSN for minor child born in Kosovo (no fee) notary service

In order to submit the application for SSN to Athens, Greece my mail, please make sure to bring the following documents to your appointment: (1) Childs’ Original Kosovo issued Birth Certificate or Child’s Consular Report of Birth (bring the original and one copy); (2) Child’s U.S. passport which must be signed by the parent before being notarized (bring the original and one copy) and (3) Parent’s proof of identity (passport, must be valid and signed) SS-5-FS (PDF 125KB) (bring the original and one copy).  Once notarized at the Embassy, please mail the notarized copies to FBU Athens at: Federal Benefits Unit, American Embassy, Vas. Sofias Ave 91, 10160 Athens, Greece.  For any Federal Benefits related inquiries and questions, including application for Social Security Number,  please contact your servicing FBU Athens, Greece by: (a) visiting their website , or (b) writing an email to FBU.Athens@ssa.gov, or (c) calling the Federal Benefits Unit at +30 2107202426 between 8:30 and 12:00 Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri.  For more information, please click here.

Authenticating Documents Issued In Kosovo

As of July 14, 2016, Kosovo has joined the Hague Apostille Convention. Countries that are party to the treaty recognize the Apostilles from all other member countries (including Kosovo and the United States) without need for authentication by any other authority. U.S. Embassies do not have the authority to affix an Apostille to documents issued in Kosovo, the United States or in other member countries. Please do not schedule an appointment for this service. To obtain an authentication of a Kosovo document, please contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Consular Affairs or the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Civil Registration Agency accordingly. For contact information please click here.

Authenticating Documents Issued In The United States

The U.S. Embassy CANNOT, by law, under any circumstances, authenticate a U.S. document. This includes birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, educational records, driver’s licenses, etc., regardless of whether the documents have been notarized in the United States. Under the Hague Convention on Legalization of Foreign Public Documents, an “Apostille” by a U.S. clerk of court of a State Secretary or State is the official certification of authenticity of a U.S. document. To authenticate a document for use in a country where the Apostille Convention is in force, which it is in Kosovo, visit the U.S. Department of State Apostille Requirements website.