U.S. citizens abroad
Can I get this notarized from abroad?
Four questions for a signer outside the United States. You get a plain-language answer and the page that covers your document. It is a guide, not a legal opinion, and the receiving office has the last word. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories count as inside the United States, so these limits do not apply there.
✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. See the credentials
The rules the check follows
- The notary must be physically in New Jersey. You can be anywhere. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories count as inside the United States.
- If you are outside the United States, the document must meet at least one of these: (a) it will be filed with, or relates to a matter before, a U.S. court, public official, government agency or other entity under U.S. jurisdiction; (b) it involves property located in the United States; or (c) it relates to a transaction substantially connected with the United States.
- In every case, signing it must not be prohibited by the country you are in. You confirm that with the local authorities there; we are not lawyers and cannot advise on foreign law.
- Wills and codicils are outside New Jersey's remote notarization law, so we do not notarize them by video.
- The receiving party decides whether it accepts the result.
- The session is recorded, and New Jersey requires the recording to be kept for at least 10 years.
Source: N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10 (P.L.2021, c.179, section 19), New Jersey Legislature.
MCC Solutions is not a law firm and a notary cannot give legal advice, choose the type of notarization for you, or tell you what a document means. Ask the office or person who will receive the document what it needs, and ask a lawyer about the content.