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Notarial Services

As of June 8, 2009 our services are available by appointment only!

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The US Embassy can acknowledge the signature on an affidavit or power of attorney only if the document is intended for use in the US and only if the individual appears in person, signs the document in the presence of a consular officer, provides positive proof of identity, and takes an oath. In some rare cases, as with the Non-Impediment to Marriage Letter, an affidavit executed at the Consular Section may be used for legal purposes in Georgia after the signature and seal of the consular officer have been authenticated by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is a thirty dollar ($30) fee for this service.

AUTHENTICATING DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN GEORGIA


According to the Diplomatic Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 becomes effective as of May 14, 2007 for Georgia. As a result, authentication of documents designated for handling within Hague convention member countries is no longer necessary. Instead, member countries of Convention will exchange documents endorsed with an Apostille. The bodies endorsing with an apostille in Georgia are as follows: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Sciences, Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs and Supreme Court.


AUTHENTICATING DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN THE USA
 
The US Embassy CANNOT, by law, under any circumstances, authenticate a document issued in the United States. This includes birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, educational records, powers of attorney, copies of documents unaccompanied by originals, etc., regardless of whether the documents have already been notarized in the United States. These documents must be endorsed with an apostille in the United States.