Notarials
Notarial services are provided to the U.S. citizens 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday. The fee for all notarial services is US$50.00.
Like a notary public in the U.S., the consular official must require the personal appearance of the person requesting the notarial service; establish the identity of the person requesting the service; establish that the person understands the nature, language and consequences of the document to be notarized; and establish that the person is not acting under duress.
Please note that academic credentials, commercial documents, and criminal background checks of U.S. origin cannot be notarized or authenticated by the U.S. Consulate General and must go through the authentication process in the United States. Please visit http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/ for more information regarding authentication.
Documents for non-U.S. citizens that are to be used in the United States may also be notarized. You are requested to bring your passport or other ID card for identification purposes.
Due to government regulations, we cannot provide the following services:
• Notarization, certification, or authentication of U.S. state issued documents.
• Medallion Signature Guarantees.
• Notarization, certification, or authentication of U.S. academic credentials.
• Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support), which no longer requires notarization.
• Certified copies ("true copies") of original, non-U.S. documents.
"Notarial" functions relate to oaths, affidavits, and acknowledgments. The consular official must be satisfied that the act does not come within the purview of the regulatory bases for refusal to provide the notarial service set forth at 22 C.F.R. 92.9.
An "authentication" is the placing of the consular seal over the seal of a foreign authority whose seal and signature is on file with the U.S. Consulate General. A consular authentication in no way attests to the authenticity of the contents of a document but merely to the seal and signature of the issuing authority.