Originally Posted by
PointsPanda
Surprised nobody here has mentioned online notaries as since I lived abroad its my online option, I've used notarycam.com for some legal stuff before, works great, don't even need to leave the house.
Here is a bad news for you - pretty much every document you have used notarycam for notarization will be found invalid, at the minimum.
To make things simple - just because online notary is authorized by the states and available, it does not mean you don't have to follow the state laws related to notary. For example, a notary is bound by the geographic jurisdiction he/she has appointed. Per your profile, you claim you are based in MEX. So you can either use a Mexican notary with Apostille (if allowed) or a U.S. diplomatic post.
To make this an even more bad news for you - because notary is an official act, if you have lied about your actual whereabout, it can be considered as perjury.
Originally Posted by
PointsPanda
"Notarized" sounds like a big scary word but its really a 2 minute process that can be done anywhere for a couple bucks.
I can guarantee you that notarization is never a 2-minute process. While the fast one may be able to complete in 5 minutes, notarization is basically a 10-minute process in average.