Wednesday, September 14, 2005
No - No - Notary Public
Yesterday was a whirlwind of fun at the office. I had about 5 requests for Notary services and they were all different types of requests so I learned alot. The other countries or jurisdictions involved included: England, India, Singapore, Quebec and Nunavut.
The funniest moment was when one woman asked me if we could change the date on the notarial certificate. I asked her why... she said, "It's the 13th - it's bad luck!"
I told her that unfortunately we weren't allowed to do that - but that she could come back tomorrow if she wanted to! (she decided to stick with the 13th)
The funniest moment was when one woman asked me if we could change the date on the notarial certificate. I asked her why... she said, "It's the 13th - it's bad luck!"
I told her that unfortunately we weren't allowed to do that - but that she could come back tomorrow if she wanted to! (she decided to stick with the 13th)
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yes, in Canada only lawyers can be notary publics - I heard that in the US pharmacists do it too - here we do allow clerks to be commissioners - which is used if its within Ontario - notary is apparently for things outside this jurisdiction - the prices are all over the map - I have heard of lawyers charging from $20-80 for notary services...
re: passports - the guarantor is supposed to swear they have known you for two years or more - but its funny cause you can go to a lawyer if you don't know anyone and get a substituted thingy to replace it...
re: passports - the guarantor is supposed to swear they have known you for two years or more - but its funny cause you can go to a lawyer if you don't know anyone and get a substituted thingy to replace it...
I think it is to vouch for their identity...aka security reason... and I am assuming if people use the alternate affidavit from a lawyer the passport application is scrutinized more by the passport office. I know they scrutinize more if it's a separated/divorced couple (to protect agains international child abduction)
They also check the guarantor's credentials too, when I was picking up James' passport a couple of years ago (and damn was that a PITA to get) the person at the kiosk next to us had her passport denied because her guarantor was a RETIRED engineer who had let his professional association membership lapse.
Glad you finally got the notary business straightened out :)
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Glad you finally got the notary business straightened out :)
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