Service on Nonresidents : Process

Service on Nonresidents

Service of Legal Documents Abroad
State Department

Publication from the United States Department of State regarding the service of documents abroad.
Service Of Process Abroad, Hague Service Convention
Angela E. Peters of Angela E. Peters

There are a variety of ways to serve process in foreign countries, including: 1) mail; 2) personal delivery by a foreign agent; 3) substitute service; 4) letter of request to foreign authorities; and 5) service by foreign authority pursuant to an international convention.
Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters
State Department

Publication from the United States Department of State which describes the Hague Convention on the service abroad of judicial and extra-judicial documents in civil and commercial matters.