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Notaries

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A U.S. consular officer may perform notarial services similar to those performed by a notary public in the United States. Such services include taking acknowledgments of signatures on documents for use in the United States (such as, deeds, powers of attorney, and bills of sale); and for every such notarial act performed he shall charge in each instance the appropriate fee prescribed.

"Acknowledgement" means a declaration that one's act or a fact is genuine. For example, in the case of instruments, an acknowledgement could be either a formal declaration before the consular officer that the instrument is the requesting person's free act and deed, or the consular officer's certificate on the instrument that it has been so acknowledged.

"Affidavit" means 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.

"Certification of true copies" A consular officer is not required to make certification of true copies. Applicants requiring certification of a true copy of a document should apply to the office which issued the original document. Usually, the originating office will issue a duplicate original or certified true copy that is suitable for authentication.

Notarial services can be provided for a fee. See schedule of Consular Fees.