Notarizing

[olafgypsy 0]

Hello all -- Does anyone know where in the USA I can find a notary public? And what exactly needs to be notarized? I know that the affidavit of support itself must be notarized, but what about letter of employment, bank statements, etc?

And finally, does the notary have to fill out the document, or do I do that myself and simply sign it in their presence?

Sorry for the barrage of questions. As you can probably tell, I have never had to use a notary before

[bora bora 1]

Only the I-134 document needs to be notarized. You can check out your bank or maybe ask around. I found out that a lot of people I work with are notaries...who knew.

[~Chad~ 0]

The 134 is the only thing that HAS to be notarized according to the standards. However, some people have their most current w2s notarized, but that's optional.

As far as a public notary, just pull out your phone book and find one close to you. Most banks have a notary. Good luck to you.

[raymaga 25]

We only got our I-134 notarized and they did it while we waited at our bank. Where my husband works, they have people who are notaries as well, and at my daughter's college too.

[TimsDaisy 0]

I'm not positive - but, according to some quick wikipedia-ing, etc, Notaries in the US differ from notaries abroad which can shed light on what documents should be "notarized." I believe their primary duty is to witness the signing of documents, oaths, affirmations, etc, and not so much to authenticate things like w2s or passports, etc. So you'd notarize the I-134 where you are making an oath, but you wouldn't notarize every other scrap of paper.

[flutter95 4]

Yep you just get the form itself notarized - we had every page done. Basically you fill it out and sign it in front of them, supporting evidence does NOT have to notarized.

Also, court houses generally have a notary.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

The notary is verifying that you are the person signing the documen or in some cases a copy of something verifying it is true to the original

[patiently_waiting 0]

Notaries are all over the place. The local jail, the court house, attorney's office, banks, the list goes on...or you can check the yellow pages where you live. More people are notaries than you would think.

[DA BOMB 1]

I'm not positive - but, according to some quick wikipedia-ing, etc, Notaries in the US differ from notaries abroad which can shed light on what documents should be "notarized." I believe their primary duty is to witness the signing of documents, oaths, affirmations, etc, and not so much to authenticate things like w2s or passports, etc. So you'd notarize the I-134 where you are making an oath, but you wouldn't notarize every other scrap of paper.

Thats correct - a notary public verifies the identity of a person and only records the document being notarized in her journal. It also depends on which state you are in. Us california notaries have different wording in our certificates than say Florida...(Florida notaries can perform marriages!) Anyway you can find a notary practically anywhere and the fee runs about 10 bucks most of the time unless that notary travels to you.