Individuals or businesses may need a notarization to prove their identity and deter fraud. Notarizations are typically classified into two categories: Acknowledgement and Jurat. An Acknowledgment is a notarial act used to verify a signer's identity. Signers usually do not need to be present with a notary when they sign the document. However, they must personally appear before the notary to confirm (acknowledge) their signature on the document. A Jurat is a notarial act used when a signer is swearing or affirming the veracity of the contents of a document. In this case, the signer must appear personally before a notary public, sign the document before the notary, and verbally swear or affirm that the document's contents are true and accurate to the signers' knowledge.

New York notaries can notarize a nearly infinite number of document types. Concierge Notary Services has experience notarizing: Jurats, Acknowledgements, Oaths/Affirmations, Power of Attorney (POA), Will Affidavits, Probate Court documents, Advanced Health Care Directives, Medical Proxy forms, NYC Buildings forms, Delegation of Powers, State Labor documents, State Licensing documents, Board of Medical Licensing documents, State Bar applications, Designate Retirement Account Beneficiary(ies), Designate Death Benefit Beneficiary(ies), Divorce documents, Supplemental Marriage License documents, Prenuptial Agreement, Postnuptial Agreement, Separation Agreement, Handgun Permits, Promissory Note Agreements, State Department documents, Consular documents, Education Documents (diplomas, transcripts, certificates, etc.), Real Estate documents, Leasing documents, Charitable Organizations, Temporary Guardianship Agreement, Minor (Child) Travel Consent Form, US Department of State Issuance of US Passport to a Minor under Age 16 Form DS-3053, Medical Authorization for Minors, Affidavit of Heirship and other document types.

One of the main functions of a notary public is to positively identify signers of legal, financial, and other documents. New York State has codified Satisfactory Evidence of Identity in 19 NYCRR, Chapter V, Subchapter E, Part 182.5. Concierge Notary Services complies with all applicable state laws and accepts the following types of government-issued, unexpired photo identification documents from signers: Driver's License, Non-driver's state ID, Passport, Federal ID, Military ID, and consular IDs. Additional documents may be accepted upon request to prove identity.

For your convenience, Concierge Notary Services is an entirely mobile service. We travel to your home, business, hospital, lobby, cafe, or other convenient meeting location in Manhattan. We perform all of our services and process payment at your location. Some of our services may require clients to mail documents so that we may review, notarize, etc. We maintain a mailing address for this purpose only. Please communicate with us before sending documents to ensure they are correctly received.

Yes! Concierge Notary Services may perform notarizations in all counties of New York State. For New York City residents, we travel to your home, office, or other convenient location to perform services. Some of the common neighborhoods we frequent include: Inwood, Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, Morningside Heights, Harlem, East Harlem, Upper West Side, Manhattan Valley, Lincoln Square, Central Park, Upper East Side, Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Clinton, Midtown, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Roosevelt Island, Sutton, Beekman, Tudor, Medical City, Theater District, Hell's Kitchen, Garment District, Midtown South, Union Square, Madison Square, Gramercy, Stuyvesant, Meat Packing District, West Village, Greenwich Village, NoHo, East Village, Alphabet City, Soho, Little Italy, Bowery, Lower East Side, Tribeca, Chinatown, Civic Center, White Hall, Wall Street, Two Bridges, Southern Tip, Columbus Circle, Melrose, Concourse Village, Mott Haven, Port Morris, Yankee Stadium, High Bridge, Mount Eden, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, Fordham, Norwood, Bedford Park, Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill, Fieldston, Longwood, Huntspoint, Soundview and other New York City neighborhoods. We also commonly provide notary services to the following zip codes: 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10040, 10026, 10027, 10030, 10039, 10029, 10035, 10023, 10024, 10025, 10019, 10017, 10022, 10036, 10021, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, 10128, 10010, 10016, 10001, 10011, 10018, 10020, 10012, 10013, 10014 10002, 10003, 10009, 10461, 10462, 10464, 10465, 10472, 10473, 10466, 10469, 10470, 10475, 10463, 10471, 10454, 10455, 10459, 10474, 10451, 10452, 10456, 10458, 10467, 10468, 10453, 10457, 10460.

Yes! Concierge Notary Services provides notary services to clients in all counties of New York State. We often travel to all five counties of New York City, including Bronx County (The Bronx), Kings County (Brooklyn), Queens County (Queens), and Richmond County (Staten Island). We may also travel to Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County, and Orange County.

In addition to counties outside of Manhattan, we can travel to other locations in New York County, including hospitals, colleges/universities, and buildings such as Bellevue Hospital, Gracie Square Hospital, Harlem Hospital Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Metropolitan Hospital Center, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai West, New York-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center, N.Y.U. Langone Medical Center, Rockefeller Institute Hospital, New York University (NYU), Columbia University, Fordham University, Yeshiva University,(CUNY) Baruch College, Manhattan College, Barnard College, (CUNY) City College of New York, (CUNY) Hunter College, (CUNY) John Jay College, Tisch School of the Arts, The New School, Pace University, SUNY Maritime College, New York Law School, New York University (NYU) Law School, Columbia University Law School, Fordham University Law School, Cardozo School of Law, One World Trade Center, 432 Park Avenue, Grand Central Station, One Vanderbilt, Penn Station, NYC MTA Stations, Hudson Yards, Hudson 36, Sky Building, Walker Tower, Trump International, Empire State Building, Bank of America Tower, Chrysler Building, One57, The New York Times Building, Trump World Tower, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, MetLife Building, 4 Times Square, Carnegie Hall Tower, MoMa Tower and various other penthouses, lobby waiting area, office space, and other locations convenient for the you.

Concierge Notary Services accepts cash, business checks, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express). We also accept digital payments from Venmo, Zelle, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Chase Bill Pay. We can also invoice individuals and businesses paid online via credit card, bank (ACH), or wire transfer.

Yes! We can notarize documents written in any foreign language. The signer should be able to communicate in English and be lucid, and the document's notary section must be written in English. We can also stamp or attach the correct notary certificate to meet your needs. We have experience notarizing documents in the following languages: Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, Japanese, Punjabi, Lahnda, Indonesian, German, Turkish, Swedish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Danish, and Norwegian.

Yes! Concierge Notary Services is an industry expert in notarizing various estate planning documents. We may serve as a witness or notarize your Last Will & Testament, Living Will, Power of Attorney, Healthcare Proxy, Beneficiary Designation, Guardianship Designation, and other estate documents.

An Apostille is a form of authentication issued by the New York Department of State for use in member countries of the 1961 Hague Convention. Requestors of documents from receiving authorities not members of the Hague Convention may apply for a Certificate of Authentication from the Department of State.

The 1961 Hague Convention allows member countries to use an Apostille for international document authentication. An Apostille may only be used with a member country. We can currently obtain Apostilles for the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark, Dominica, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova , Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.

Various documents may be eligible for an Apostille or Certificate of Authentication. Some standard documents we process include Power of Attorney, Wills & Trusts, Passport Copy Attestation, Identification Attestation, Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Educational Diplomas and Transcripts, FBI Background Checks, Court Documents, and other personal or business documents.

Yes! In some circumstances, a notary may refuse to sign a document. New York State 19 NYCRR, Chapter V, Subchapter E, Part 182.3 (6) stipulates that a notary may "refuse to perform a notarial act when the requirements of this Part are not met, or if the notary is not satisfied that the official record or the presented record evidences the individual’s capacity to act as the representative on the record presented for notarization." A notary may also refuse to notarize a document if they have a financial interest in the document, the signer is not lucid, there is evidence that the transaction or identifying documents are fraudulent, the document has blank spaces or improperly marked lines, the notary believes the signer is incapable of understanding what they are signing, or the notary believes the signer is being coerced into signing the document.

Concierge Notary Services takes pride in providing expert notary and Apostille services for various documents. Unfortunately, sometimes a receiving authority will reject a notarized document if there are Errors and/or Omissions. If there are any errors and/or omissions on a document that we have notarized, we will correct them at no additional charge. Please get in touch with us immediately upon knowledge of any error or omission. Concierge Notary Services is fully insured against legal claims for Errors & Omissions.

Clients may obtain Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Divorce Certificates, and other vital records originating in New York City directly through VitalChek (https://www.vitalchek.com). Concierge Notary Service may not be approved to request certain vital records on behalf of the requestor. Additional documents may be required according to each individual's needs. Clients may request vital records in other counties of New York State directly from that county's Department of Health, records, or county clerk's office.

Concierge Notary Services may obtain Marriage Certificates issued in New York County and after 1950 directly from the Office of the City Clerk - New York City Marriage Bureau for clients who have completed a marriage records authorization form. For Marriage Certificates issued in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island after 1996, Concierge Notary Services may obtain these certificates in person with a completed marriage records authorization form.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene typically issues a Letter of Exemplification for Birth and Death Certificates upon request. A Letter of Exemplification functionally serves as a type of certification so that documents may receive an Apostille or Certificate of Authentication for international use. Clients must request the "long form" copy of vital records obtained through VitalChek to process an Apostille successfully.

No! Concierge Notary Services is not a law firm and does not engage in the practice of law. We cannot draft legal documents or offer legal advice regarding the ramifications of signing a document. The information provided on this website does not and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. All information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only.  Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information.  This website contains links to other third-party websites.  Such links are only for the convenience of the reader, user, or browser; Concierge Notary Services and its members do not recommend or endorse the contents of the third-party sites. Visitors to this website should contact their attorney for advice regarding any particular legal matter.  No visitor, user, or browser of this site should act or refrain from acting based on information on this site without first seeking legal advice from counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.

Notary Signing Agents (NSAs) are notaries specifically trained to work with loan documents. They are often background checked in addition to state notary requirements. NSAs work with lenders and title companies to print loan documents, meet with the signer(s), notarize the loan documents, and scan and ship the loan documents back to the contracting company.

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Yes! Concierge Notary Services provides NYC Marriage Officiants licensed to perform legal marriage ceremonies in the five boroughs of New York City. We can assist with ceremony planning and organizing, license procurement, and shipping essential documents to the New York County Clerk's Office. While we may be able to perform Officiant Services with short notice, clients should give as much time as possible to ensure that all licenses, documents, and event planning are in order before making a reservation.