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Documents used for legal purposes in the United States may require notarization by a U.S. consular official.
The individual who needs to sign the document must appear in person at the consular office, present proper identification (a valid passport, driver’s license or other official photo ID) and pay the appropriate fee. If witnesses are required, you must bring your own. Do not sign the document until requested to do so by the Consular Officer.
How to Book an Appointment:
Step 1:
Read the information below to ensure that the U.S. Embassy offers the service that you are requesting.
Step 2:
Book an appointment by clicking here. Please make only one appointment, even if you have multiple documents. Please select “Request notarial and other services not listed above.” Print the confirmation of your appointment. You may cancel your appointment by clicking here.
Step 3:
Bring confirmation printout, documents to be notarized, and a valid passport, or two valid official IDs. Please bring $50 cash. A separate charge applies to each notarized document.
Affidavits
An “affidavit” is a written declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, taken before an officer having authority to administer such oath or affirmation. Affidavits require the personal presence of the individual signing the document in order for the consular officer to administer the oath. Please bring a valid passport or two valid official identity documents that contain your name, signature, and photograph.
Fee: $50 per transaction
Note: Each additional seal provided at the same time in connection with the same transaction there is additional fee of $50.
Acknowledgements
An “acknowledgement” is to “acknowledge”, to admit, affirm, or declare; to recognize one’s acts, assuming obligation or incurring responsibility. For example, if you sign a deed before a notarizing officer, you acknowledge your signature. Acknowledgements require the personal appearance by the person who signed the document in order to confirm that the individual signed the document. Please bring a valid passport or two valid official identity documents that contain your name, signature, and photograph.
Fee: $50 per transaction (seal)
Note: Each additional seal provided at the same time in connection with the same transaction there is additional fee of $50.
Authentications
U.S. consular officers will not authenticate the seals and signatures of any accredited Marshallese notaries public. Consular officers are not empowered to authenticate public documents issued in the United States or abroad. Consular officers do not have access to the records of the issuing office or the seal of the custodian of records. When a certification or authentication of a true copy is requested, please contact the embassy or consulate of the country where the document was issued. U.S. embassies and consulates cannot authenticate diplomas or other documents from universities and other schools in the United States or provide notarial services related to such credentials.
Refusal of Notarial Services
Notarial services may be refused under the following conditions; it is prohibited by treaty or foreign Law; it is prohibited by U.S. law; the notarizing officer believes the document will be used for a purpose patently unlawful, improper or inimical to the best interests of the United States; the document is blank; the individual does not appear to be capable of understanding the nature or language of the instrument; the individual is unable to comprehend the significance of the act and/or is acting under duress; the individual has invalid, inadequate or insufficient proof of identification; the proof of a corporate title or position is lacking or inadequate; and/or the service is a medallion signature guarantee. (Only financial institutions can provide a signature guarantee/medallion guarantee service.)
