Form USM 94 at a glance
What it is: This form is a request for service abroad of judicial or extrajudicial documents.
Who signs: Enter Done at and The / le, and sign the Signature and/or stamp line.
A filled-in Form USM 94 example: a process server asks a foreign authority to serve a summons
How to fill out Form USM 94, box by box
Applicant, receiving authority and addressee
Enter the identity and address of the applicant.
Enter the address of the receiving authority.
The undersigned applicant transmits the documents in duplicate and requests prompt service of one copy of them on the addressee; enter the identity and address of the addressee.
Method a), b) or c)
Check a) for service in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph a) of the first paragraph of Article 5 of the Convention.
Check b) for service in accordance with the following particular method (sub-paragraph b) of the first paragraph of Article 5), and enter the particular method.
Check c) for delivery to the addressee, if he accepts it voluntarily (second paragraph of Article 5).
List of documents, Done at and Signature and/or stamp
Enter the documents under List of documents; the authority is requested to return or to have returned to the applicant a copy of the documents, and of the annexes if appropriate, with the attached certificate.
Enter Done at and The / le, and sign the Signature and/or stamp line.
Certificate
The undersigned authority certifies, in conformity with Article 6 of the Convention, 1. that the document has been served.
The undersigned authority certifies, in conformity with Article 6 of the Convention, 2. that the document has not been served, by reason of the following facts.
In conformity with the second paragraph of Article 12 of the Convention, the applicant is requested to pay or reimburse the expenses detailed in the attached statement, if appropriate.
Requesting authority and particulars of the parties
Summary of the document to be served, under the Convention (Article 5, fourth paragraph).
Enter the name and address of the requesting authority and the particulars of the parties; if appropriate, enter the identity and address of the person interested in the transmission of the document.
Judicial document
For a judicial document, mark JUDICIAL DOCUMENT and enter the nature and purpose of the document.
For a judicial document, enter the nature and purpose of the proceedings and, when appropriate, the amount in dispute; if appropriate, enter the date and place for entering appearance, the court which has given judgment, the date of judgment and the time limits stated in the document.
Extrajudicial document
For an extrajudicial document, mark EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENT and enter the nature and purpose of the document and, if appropriate, the time-limits stated in the document.
More rules for Form USM 94
The Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters was signed at The Hague, the 15th of November 1965.
The blanks could be completed either in the language of the State to which the document is to be sent, or in English or French.
Sources
[1] Form USM 94, Request for Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents (Permanent Bureau July 2017), HCCH (the Official source link on this page).