Hi, I am an international student. As I am filling the non custodial waiver request, i see the line “for notary use”, signature and seal at the end of the form. I dont really understand. Do I need to have the seal and signature from the court that verified our parents’ divorce or do I need to get the seal from us embassy??? pls helppppp
It means you or your parents need to sign the form under the witness of a person working in a public notary office. This person will sign and stamp the form with a seal. The statement of this person must be in English. Some visa/immigration service offices, document translation offices or banks may have public notary service. Search for “public notary” in your city.
I’m not familiar with this form (and each university has its own form), but I think the “for notary use” is to certify that the signature really belongs to the custodial parent (or whoever signing the form).
A notary public office in your country should be able to help you. Just fill out the form, but leave it unsigned. The person supposed to sign the form then brings it in front of the notary public, and signs it there. The notary public will verify the identity of the signer, and certify the authenticity of the signature.
Do you happen to be from Vietnam? If so, a “văn phòng công chứng” can do it for you.
US Embassy does have notary public services. But I think they serve US citizens only.
Someone with notary authority would be located at the U.S. consulate in your country and maybe you would contact them to see if there are other locations. You definitely have to wait to sign the form until you are with the notary in person, and you have to bring the right identification.
@Pentaprism yes I’m from Vietnam. Thank you very much for the suggestion thank you thank youuu
Google this: public notary vietnam
You will find plenty of them.
Now you know that the notary public has nothing to do with the contents of a the document, but rather is a person with authority to validate a signature. The signing person could be required to produce proof they are who they say they are. It could be showing a picture ID if the signer is unknown to the notary.
There could be times you need to have a notarized copy of a document. In that case the notary will sign/stamp any copies of an original document, verifying that they are correct copies of the original. Examples could be diplomas.
In some countries, the notaries have a lot more power than in the US. In some, they are more like judges or at least magistrates and (by their laws) are certifying the content. In the US, that is not how the notary and seal are viewed, and all the notary is doing is certifying that “John Brown appeared before me and signed his name to this document”. That’s it, proving the signature is valid. However, sometimes it takes some work to get the foreign notary to understand what he is attesting to (the signature only).
Info if u decide to use the US embassy. The US Embassy will have a notary public. Contact them (google the embassy’s website) to find out whether the service is only for US citizens. Or tell them it’s a US document for US college admission.
The embassy charges for the service-- l think it was around 60 USD the last time I used it. The US embassy does not accept credit cards, so come with adequate cash. I was able to pay in local currency. Ask them about payment terms in advance of the visit. I once showed up at the embassy w only credit cards and had to reschedule for a second visit.
The person whose signature needs to be notarized needs to go to the embassy in person and bring the unsigned document with them. The embassy will ask the signee whether he/she understands the document. Then signee signs the document with the notary witnessing that person actually signing the document. Then notary signs the document as a witnesss and stamps an official crimped seal on the document.
You probably don’t need to only use the US Embassy. Once I needed a notary in the Netherlands and was able to use a dutch lawyer to do it.
The notary is only witnessing the signature.