Two questions come up on nearly every intake call: whether you need to be there, and whether any notary can handle it. The answers explain what a document project actually involves once the paperwork starts moving.
Do You Have to Be Present?
Maybe so, and maybe not. The answer depends on the type of document and requesting authority. Once the answer is settled, the project becomes about routing the document correctly rather than about your calendar. The longest delays almost always happen before the apostille stage, not during it.
What Is a Mobile Apostille Service?
Many clients assume any notary can handle this. Apostille work usually needs more than notarization, and the determining questions are about the document and its destination rather than about the signature.
How It Works From Outside the United States
The sequence we follow: establish what you are trying to accomplish internationally, look at destination, requesting agency, document type and the instructions you were given — then move the document.