Can a signer in Canada use a US online notary rather than a traditional in-person notary? Yes, any signer located in Canada can use a remote online notary for their US-related documents.
For instance, California and Tennessee require all foreign passports to include a serial or ID number, a photo, physical description, and signature of the holder, even if stamped by USCIS (California Notaries may accept a foreign passport without a USCIS stamp).
Generally, state laws do not expressly prohibit the Notary from notarizing a document that is not in the English language. However, depending on the circumstances, it may be inadvisable to notarize such foreign-language documents. The danger, of course, is that the document is being misrepresented to the Notary.
U.S. embassies and consulates provide notarial services like a notary public in the United States. A notary is someone who witnesses you sign a document. In countries that are part of the Hague Convention, get your document notarized by a local notary.
In Canada, any authorized official can notarize or certify documents. An authorized official can hold any of the following titles: Notary public. Commissioner of oaths.
4. Can a U.S. notary notarize a foreign document? Yes, but as before, the notarial certificate is required to be in English.
Yes. NotaryLive delivers legal and safe remote online notarizations and assures that a properly commissioned U.S. notary is available online 24/7 for those who have U.S. records and are abroad.
The general answer is yes, Canadian notaries can notarize US documents - as long as the laws of the state in which you'll use the document allows this.
You will need to take your original document to a Notary Public and they will make the copy, making a statement on the copy that it is a “Certified True Copy” of the original, and include their signature and embossed seal. If you do not have access to a Canadian Notary Public, we can help!
Notarization. To have your notarized copies made of your foreign documents, you must bring the original documents to a notary public. The documents can be in any language. The notary will imprint their seal and signature on the document, and provide a stamp indicating that it is a true copy of the original document.