NOTARY SERVICES

In August 2014, the California Secretary of State’s Notary Public & Special Filings Section clarified with the NNA that California Notaries who are not qualified and bonded Immigration Consultants, as under the Business and Professions Code Sections 22440-22449, may not complete or make the certification on Form I-9, even in a non-notarial capacity. The Secretary’s office considers Form I-9 to be an immigration form.

Immigration Consultant/Specialist Bond  #803665

An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the signature of a public official on a document for use in another country.  An Apostille certifies the authenticity of the signature of the public official who signed the document, the capacity in which that public official acted, and when appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the document bears, e.g. a notary public seal. The Apostille does not validate the contents of the document.