What does a notarized letter mean?

Question

I am taking my son to the USA in October....I don't live with him only see him at weekends. Now I enquired through e-mail with the US Embassy and they said I needed a letter from his mother giving me permission and best to have the letter "Notarized" what does notarized mean? Hope someone can shed some light

Answer 1

signed by a "Notary" someone like a Justice Of The Peace.

Many solicitors are also notaries look in Yellow Pages.

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Answer 2

In order to make a document official you need to get it notarized. The letter can be notarized even in your bank (sometimes they do it for free of charge) or city hall.

Make sure to have an extra copy of the letter in case it will be lost.

I hope it helps. Good luck

Answer 3

go to court house and ask for a notary stamp there is someone who is a notary public there.

Answer 4

A notary is a US citizen who has taken special classes in legalizing documents. They stamp your document, which is called notarizing it, and that makes it a legally recognized document in the USA.

It sounds like you live outside the USA. If you do, the only place you can have a letter notarized for the USA is a USA Embassy or Consulate. You need to go there with your child's mother, with the letter, your child's mother will sign it at the embassy or consulate, the notary will notarize her signature. If I were you I would also bring a translated copy of the child’s birth certificate for notarization as well.

My consulate in my city has notarization hours; it’s something like every Tuesday from 8-12. The cost is about 20 dollars, or the equivalent in local currency. You need to check your consulates website and see if there are open hours or if you need an appointment. Sometimes appointments take months to get so take care of this quickly.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Stamped and signed by a notary public. (a public official who is licensed to do this.)

Your lawyer can do this, and all banks have a person who is notorized.

I don't know what country you are from, but ask at your bank if they do this.

Answer 6

A notary acts as a witness to the verity of the item and the identity of the signer. They need to see a driver's license, or someother official thing saying you are who you are, sometimes even if they know you. This is important with legal documents.