FAQs: All Your Questions About Online Notarization Answered

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• First you will receive an email invitation to an online session.  At the time of your appointment, click the link in the email to start.
• You can use any device, but the Chrome Browser provides the best experience and least technical issues.
• At the time of your appointment, upload a document to the BlueNotary secure servers.  Make sure your document is completely filled out, with no blanks except for the signatures and notary section.  If a blank does not apply, you can put N/A or similar, unless the party receiving the document requests otherwise.  In that case just tell Robin that the blanks are intentional.
• Follow the prompt for our ID analysis and robust identity authentication process. 
• Finally, meet with your commissioned notary public in a live video meeting to review, sign, and complete the notarization process for your documents. This includes the notary signing and attaching her seal to the document. After the 10 minute process is completed, your document will be available for download.

Any digitized document (PDF) or image can be uploaded for notarization on the BlueNotary platform. 

If the document pertains to matters based in the United States, we can help get your documents notarized even without a SSN through our exclusive Biometric Verification.

I can perform any notarization that is legal for online notarization in the state where the notary is commissioned (Florida):

Online notaries are authorized to perform the following types of notarial acts in Florida state:

• Acknowledgments: An official acknowledgment from a signer to a notary that a document has been willingly signed. 
• Verification of an oath or affirmation: The notary witnesses an oath or affirmation that the contents of the document being signed are factual.

Please note that at this time, I do not perform Loan or Estate Closings as an online service.

Some documents, such as birth certificates, death certificates, and court documents often require in-person notarizations or qualified witnesses. It's always best to check with the party that requires the notarized document to make sure that online notarizations are acceptable. 

Yes. I can legally notarize documents online in all 50 U.S. states.

Numerous states have passed laws authorizing their notaries to perform online notarizations. These online notarizations are accepted across the country due to a long-standing body of laws in each state that specifically provides for recognition and acceptance of out-of-state notarizations.

BlueNotary utilizes two-point identification processes which incorporates knowledge-based identification or biometrics scanning with live credential evaluation. Biometric forensic analysis performs facial scans in tandem with ID scanning. Knowledge-based identification (KBA) uses a series of 5 personal questions to verify the signer's identity, and credential verification uses visual and electronic analysis of the signer's physical ID to confirm their identity.

No.  Securely Signed Notary is not a law firm.  I am not an attorney and cannot provide legal advice for any situation or case.  I cannot make personal recommendations as to what documents should or should not be used and cannot attempt to predict the legal impact of using any certain document.  

By law, I cannot explain or interpret the contents of any document for you, instruct you on how to complete a document or direct you on the advisability of signing a particular document. By doing so, I  would be engaging in the unauthorized practice of law and could face legal penalties that include the possibility of incarceration. Any important questions about your document should be addressed to the lender, title company, an attorney or other trusted professional and should be addressed prior to making your appointment.