Notary Geek is led by Greg Lirette. A document you sign and a record issued by an office can need different steps. Choose what you have, your role and what you want to do next.
No payment before scope review.
Already started? Get support.Choose whether it is an official record, already notarized, or needs notarization, and whether you are the signer or a helper. If you do not have the record or file yet, say what you need to obtain. The examples below can help if you are unsure.
For notarization, the actual signer personally completes free intake and Persona. A file, payment and booking are not required to start. Official-record-only work has a separate route.
We confirm the service, expected handling, timing, and delivery before payment.
Already notarized elsewhere? We review it and usually complete a new Notary Geek notarization before the apostille. That notarization is included in the apostille fee. Processing solely on the outside notarization is a specifically accepted exception.
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You do not need to guess a service name. Start with the closest example. These links are guidance; opening them does not send a request.
An affidavit, power of attorney or signed authorization may need notarization. If that is the step you need, the actual signer completes their own free intake and Persona. A file, payment and booking are not required to start.
Start my free signer intakeHelping someone else? Forward that link to the signer. You cannot complete their intake or Persona for them.
Examples include a birth or marriage certificate, certified court record or official company record. If it needs an apostille without a notarization step, choose the official-record answer. A document already notarized belongs in the next example.
Use the official-record answerOnly need the record or certified copy, without an apostille? Read the record-only guidance.
Keep it unchanged. We review it and usually complete a new Notary Geek notarization before the apostille. That notarization is included in the apostille fee. Using only the outside notarization requires a specifically accepted exception.
Use the already-notarized answerThe actual signer can start their own free intake and Persona. A helper can forward the link.
Find the document's title, issuing office and any written requirements from the recipient. Keep the exact question, who supplied the requirement, and the actual response or rejection together. Another provider's proposal may differ from Notary Geek's process.
Read the document-source guideIn the interactive chooser, “Use the … answer” changes only your document choice. Your other answers stay editable. “Copy details” lets you carry those answers into form notes or an existing thread.
Official record or certified copy only
Tell us the issuing office, exact record or certified copy needed, whether you already hold it, and your deadline. State clearly that no apostille is requested. We review that scope separately before accepting work.
No signer intake or Persona is required for record-only work without notarization. If you are helping someone else, identify your role and keep your details separate from the record owner's. Disclose comparison shopping before asking for individual scope help.
These page choices have not sent a request. Keep your details and use your established thread, or ask about record-only scope through support. Do not use the apostille-only form for this request.
Helping someone else
Identify yourself as the helper and keep your contact details separate from the actual signer's. Disclose whether you are researching or comparing providers.
For notarization, the actual signer personally completes the applicable intake and Persona. The initial signer form permits an optional file; the complete final document is required before the notarial session. Payment and booking are not required to begin.
Choosing to send documents does not reserve time or request an immediate call. A helper submission does not mean the document has been received or accepted.
Official-record-only work without notarization does not require signer intake or Persona.
Open the helper document-upload form. Opening this form does not send a request.
What to send
Include the current document if available, or describe the document or official record you need. Tell us who issued or created it, if known, where it will be used, and your deadline. If a recipient gave written instructions or rejected a prior version, include that record too.
Do not alter, re-stamp, or add pages to an already notarized or apostilled document while it is under review. Send it exactly as it exists now.
Helping someone else or comparing providers? Answer both questions in the chooser above. Use “Copy details” to carry the answers into the applicable form notes. The chooser itself does not send a request.
Complex or rejected document
If you have an outside requirement or rejection, retain the exact question, the named person or office, and the actual response. A vague or anticipated refusal is not a formal rejection of Notary Geek's document route.
For a new notarization request, the signer completes their own free intake and Persona before individualized handling. General published information remains available while you research. We explain any separately agreed scope before work begins; this page does not add a document-review charge.
Before you start
A certified or newly issued record comes from the issuing office. Notarizing a photocopy does not turn it into that office's record. The recipient's document requirements still matter; use its written requirements to identify which document is needed.
The actual signer can start free intake and Persona through the signer route, even before the document file is ready. Helpers use the third-party document route and cannot complete the signer's steps.
Yes. Send the document and the written rejection or recipient instruction. A phone comment or informal message may not show the actual approval rule, so written evidence is more useful.
No. Notary Geek can review notary, certified-copy, apostille, authentication, legalization, shipping, and practical recipient-routing issues. We do not provide legal, tax, immigration, banking, formation, or residency advice.
Ready for route review?
Choose your role and document stage. We confirm the accepted work and scope before payment.
