How do you notarize a consent letter for permission to issue a passport for a child under 14?

Question

the father cannot be present at the appointment and must therefore issue consent that is notarized

how do u notarize this?

Answer 1

Let me add to the above procedure, which is correct, that you can find people to notarize a letter at most banks, and/or post offices. Just make a call to find out if they  have someone who can notarize the letter. Good Luck.

Edit: Just FYI: To add to Charlie's below, which is also correct, if you are taking a minor from the US who is not yours, you also need a notarized letter from their parents (we did this when we took my son's girlfriend and my daughter's boyfriend outside the country). Some countries will ask to see that too.

Answer 2

Later, after the child has the passport, if the child will be travelling outside the U.S. without both parents, the absent parent needs to write a letter of permision  for the child to travel also...and it must also be notarized.  Some countries require this and will ask to see it . Others will not, but it is safest to have documentation that the child has permission of both parents to leave the U.S.

Answer 3

go to any notary after you have written the letter do not sign or date the letter until you are in front of the notary . then sign and date the letter in front of the notary let them put their seal on it and sign it . thats all there is to it