Notarization Services

It adds a notary public’s signature and official seal to the Certificate of Translation Accuracy, confirming the identity of the person who signed it. The translation’s accuracy is established separately, through our translation and proofreading process — notarization doesn’t re-check that.

No. A notary verifies identity and witnesses a signature; they don’t review whether the translation itself is correct. That distinction matters, because it means notarization is about the signer, not the translation quality.

No. USCIS requires the signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy, but not notarization of it. Notarization becomes relevant when a different office — not USCIS — specifically asks for it.

Courts, the Department of State for passport applications, banks and lenders, some DMV offices, and certain credential evaluators most commonly ask for a notarized translation.

Some do, depending on the specific evaluation type and the evaluator’s current requirements — check with the evaluator you’re using, since policies vary and change. We can notarize your translated academic documents either way.

$9.00 per order, added to your certified translation.

Per order. One flat $9.00 fee covers the notarization of your Certificate of Translation Accuracy regardless of how many pages or documents are included in that order.

Yes. If your order bundles several documents — say, a birth certificate and a marriage certificate — the $9.00 notarization fee still applies once to the whole order, not once per document.

No. Notarization is scheduled alongside your translation’s completion through our on-call notary network, so it doesn’t add a separate waiting period on top of your standard 12–24 hour delivery window.

RON is a notarization session conducted over live video instead of in person. You verify your identity on camera with a government-issued ID, and the notary witnesses the signature and applies their seal digitally, in real time.

Yes, in the states and situations where RON is authorized, it carries the same legal weight as an in-person notarization. We handle the logistics of matching you with a notary authorized to notarize your specific document.

Yes. Once notarized, your Certificate of Translation Accuracy is recognized as valid in all 50 states under the interstate recognition principles that apply to notarial acts generally.

No, remote online notarization covers the vast majority of orders. In-person notarization is available if you specifically prefer or require it.

A government-issued photo ID and a device with a camera and stable internet connection — the session itself typically takes just a few minutes.

You’ll receive a digital notarized PDF as standard. A printed, mailed hard copy is available as an optional physical delivery add-on if a specific office requires a wet-ink original.

Yes. For documents that also need to be used abroad, we coordinate apostille services after notarization, since an apostille typically authenticates the notary’s own signature and seal.

No. Notarization verifies the signer’s identity on the certificate; an apostille is a separate international authentication of the notary’s own credentials, typically needed only when the document will be used outside the U.S.

In most cases, no — notarization here applies to the Certificate of Translation Accuracy issued with our own certified translation orders, since the notary is witnessing our translator’s or representative’s signature specifically.

It doesn’t change the translation’s accuracy at all — that’s fixed by the translation and proofreading process before notarization ever happens. Notarization adds an identity-verification layer that specific offices sometimes separately require.

The session can’t be completed until your identity is verified, which is a legal requirement for any notarization. We’ll work with you to resolve any ID issues before rescheduling.

Yes. Identity verification during a remote session is handled through secure, encrypted video and document-checking tools, and your information isn’t shared beyond what the notarization itself requires.

Yes. Companies and law firms managing multiple certified translation orders can add notarization across an account, billed consistently at the flat per-order rate.

Yes. Interstate recognition principles mean a properly notarized Certificate of Translation Accuracy is accepted regardless of which state issued the notarization or which state the receiving office is in.

Certified means the translation includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy. Notarized means a notary has additionally witnessed and verified the identity of the person signing that certificate. “Sworn translation” is terminology some other countries use for translations by government-registered translators — a different system than the U.S. relies on.

Yes. If you didn’t add notarization initially but later find you need it, let us know and we’ll schedule the notarization session for your existing Certificate of Translation Accuracy.

Both. Remote online notarization is the default and fastest option, but in-person notarization is available if you prefer or if your specific situation requires it.

Yes. Alongside the standard digital notarized PDF, a physical delivery option is available for a flat $12 fee if you need a mailed, wet-ink hard copy for an office that specifically requires one.