Get your papers served in any country, at a rate you can see today
Since 1978. Clients include the SEC and state Attorneys General.
We prepare the USM-94 and Hague request, translate into 88 languages, and track it until your proof of service is back.
Call (800) 417-7623Rates for the countries we're asked about most
Every rate is posted. No hidden fees. Serving somewhere else? Tell us the country in the form and we'll quote it.
Get the rate for my country| Country | Formal (Hague) | Informal | Formal service time |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | $895 | $1,495 | 4 to 6 months |
| Germany | $895 | Not available | 3 to 4 months, recently 2 to 3 |
| Brazil | $895 | $1,495 | About 5 to 6 months |
| United Kingdom | $895 | $1,395 | Ask us |
| Mexico | $995 | $1,495 | 3 to 5 months |
| China | $995 plus $195 government fee | Not available | 3 to 6 months |
- All fees are per defendant and address, in US dollars. Our rates are firm for the address quoted.
- Letters rogatory (Germany, United Kingdom): $1,475 plus the embassy fee of $2,275. Service by publication: $995.
- Expedited informal service within 30 days, guaranteed: $2,700 (India, Brazil, United Kingdom).
- Translation: $0.29 a word. Optional FedEx shipping: $150. We match or beat any competitor's verified rate.
How formal service abroad works
- Send us the documentsOne combined PDF (India needs one original set), the defendant's name and address, and whether you want formal or informal service.
- We prepare everything the country asks forThe USM-94 Hague request, letters of transmittal and the translation that country requires.
- We file it and track itWe send it to the country's Central Authority and follow it through the foreign court system.
- You get your proof of serviceThe certificate comes back to you. If your court wants a status update in the meantime, we provide a formal declaration at no charge (China excepted).
What we handle
Hague Service Convention requests
We prepare the USM-94 and all required Hague forms, then file with the Central Authority.
Inter-American Convention
For Mexico and other countries in the Americas. Mexico has objected to service by mail under Article 10, so the formal route matters.
Letters rogatory
For countries outside the Hague Convention, and for subpoenas and discovery that go through a foreign court.
Taking evidence abroad
Hague Evidence Convention requests, depositions, local interpreters, court reporters and videography.
Legal translation in 88 languages
Translated to meet the exact requirements of the foreign government. Names and places are not translated.
Informal personal service
A local private process server delivers the papers where the country's law allows it.
Who you'll be dealing with
Process Service Network is run by its founder, Nelson Tucker. He has written books on process serving, including Process Serving for Pros, and has trained more than 1,800 process servers across North America. He is a qualified expert witness on service of process and an associate member of the American Bar Association's international law section.
Our clients include the Attorneys General of California, Washington and Tennessee, the SEC, the Department of Justice Tax Division, and firms such as Baker McKenzie, Jones Day and Latham & Watkins.
Questions attorneys ask us
It depends on the country's Central Authority. Typical times: Germany 3 to 4 months (recently 2 to 3), Mexico 3 to 5, India 4 to 6, Brazil about 5 to 6, China 3 to 6. Informal service, where it's allowed, usually takes 1 to 2 weeks in India and Mexico. Expedited informal service within 30 days is guaranteed, at $2,700.
Yes. We prepare the USM-94, the letters of transmittal and every other document the Hague request needs. You send us the papers and the defendant's details.
Some countries require it and some don't. Germany wants the documents and the Hague request forms in German. India and the United Kingdom don't need a translation. We translate into 88 languages at $0.29 a word.
We use letters rogatory through the foreign court, the Inter-American Convention where it applies, or informal service by a local process server where local law allows it. Tell us the country and we'll tell you which routes it allows.
A combined PDF of the documents (India needs one original set), a short letter of instructions with the defendant's name and service address, and whether you want formal or informal service. Payment is in US dollars.
Yes. We provide formal declarations on the status of service when your court asks for one, at no additional charge (China is charged separately). For Hague service in Germany you can add monthly status updates for a one-time fee of $300.
Tell us the country. We'll tell you the rate.
Or call and talk it through with us.