U.S. citizens abroad
Notarize U.S. documents from abroad, by document
Pick the document you need notarized. Each page covers what to ask the receiving office first, the mistakes that get paperwork rejected, and how a New Jersey notary can meet you by secure video for a document with a U.S. court, agency, property or transaction connection.
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Choose your document
Notarize a power of attorney from abroad
A power of attorney lets someone in the United States act for you while you are away.
Read more →SELLING A HOUSESelling a U.S. house while you live abroad
A sale usually involves a deed, closing disclosures and several affidavits, and some of them need a notarized signature.
Read more →BUYING OR REFINANCINGBuying or refinancing a U.S. home from overseas
Closing on a U.S.
Read more →AFFIDAVITSNotarize an affidavit or sworn statement from abroad
An affidavit is a written statement you swear is true.
Read more →BANK AND BROKERAGE FORMSNotarizing bank and brokerage forms from abroad
U.S.
Read more →BUSINESS DOCUMENTSNotarizing U.S. business documents from abroad
Owners of U.S.
Read more →ESTATE DOCUMENTSNotarizing estate documents from abroad
When a relative dies or an estate is being settled in the United States, heirs and executors overseas are often asked for notarized papers.
Read more →DOCUMENTS FOR USE ABROADU.S. documents for use abroad: notary and apostille
Some documents have to be accepted by an office in another country, often with a notarization and then an apostille or another form of authentication.
Read more →How it works
Five steps
- Ask the receiving party. Find out in writing whether it accepts a remote notarization and what kind of notarial act it needs.
- Send us the document. Tell us what it is for and where you will be. We check that it has one of the three U.S. connections New Jersey law requires for a signer outside the United States.
- Book a video session. Online sessions run 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern time, 7 days a week, by appointment. Bring an unexpired government photo ID, a device with a camera and microphone, and a steady connection. Check the clock in both places.
- Sign on camera. We verify your identity, you sign when told to, and the notary completes the notarization.
- Send it on. You receive the notarized document to deliver or upload as the receiving party requires.
What the law requires
When we can help
- 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. This is a plain summary, not legal advice.
Not sure it fits? Try the quick check, read what you need for the session, see military and overseas families, or send us the document.
Embassy or video?
The State Department says embassies and consulates charge a fee for each consular seal, that you must appear in person, and that they do not offer remote services. Read their page before you decide: authentication of documents abroad. By country: find your country.
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A New Jersey notary can notarize this with you on a video call, from anywhere in the U.S. or, on the terms below, from abroad. The fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment.
What you need
- A valid government photo ID
- A computer or phone with a camera
- The unsigned document
Our certificate states the act was performed using communication technology, as New Jersey law requires. What it must say
Signing from outside the U.S.? We can notarize when the document is for a U.S. court or agency, involves U.S. property, or relates to a transaction connected with the U.S., and signing isn't prohibited where you are. Check your document.
Most U.S. recipients accept a remotely notarized document; check with whoever will receive it. What to ask them · Several signers
Common questions
Can a U.S. citizen overseas get a document notarized online?
Yes, when the document meets at least one of three connections: it relates to a matter before a U.S. court, agency or other U.S. entity, it involves property in the United States, or it relates to a transaction substantially connected with the United States. Signing it must also not be prohibited where you are, which you confirm with the local authorities. We check the connection before booking.
What can't you notarize for someone abroad?
A document with none of the three connections, such as one only for a matter in your own country, and wills and codicils, which New Jersey's remote notarization law does not cover.
What if the receiving office says no?
Ask what they do accept. Options include a U.S. embassy or consulate, which charge a fee for each consular seal and do not offer remote services according to the State Department, or a notary where you live.
Do you decide which notarization I need?
No. The receiving office decides, and a notary cannot choose for you. We can describe the options.
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.