DD-214 / Military Records · Japan
DD-214 / Military Records Apostille for Japan
How to authenticate a DD-214 and Military Service Records for use in Japan: the exact route, translation requirements, and full-service handling from West Palm Beach.
Your DD-214 / Military Records needs one certificate from the U.S. Department of State to be valid in Japan — no embassy step.
Sending a DD-214 / Military Records to Japan — commonly for work visas, spouse visas, business — requires authenticating the document so Japan authorities accept it. Because Japan is a Hague Convention member, the route is a single apostille. Here is exactly what applies to this document and destination.
- Route to Japan
- Apostille
- Issuing agency
- Department of Defense / National Personnel Records Center
- Getting the document
- We can obtain this document for you
- Translation
- Certified Japanese translation typically required.
How to apostille a DD-214 / Military Records for Japan
- Send us your DD-214 / Military Records details and confirm the destination is Japan.
- Ship the document to us, or drop it at our West Palm Beach office.
- We submit it to the U.S. Department of State for apostille.
- The apostilled DD-214 / Military Records returns to you or your recipient in Japan.
Translation
Certified Japanese translation typically required. Where required, we coordinate certified translation with your order.
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