Russ
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? US Notary in BCS?
My search didn't give me much. Please help one of my friends get his affairs in order without having to go North.
? US Notary in BCS?
[Edited on 10-31-2012 by Russ]
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Mula
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Not legal.
Gal in Loreto donating the notary fees to the Internado or some other charity - 2 years ago, got reported and in trouble with Immigration.
Have to go to Tijuana or Cabo to the consulates and pay $50 USD for notary.
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Reading the notary public website I think that it is not legal to perform any such act outside of your designated counties, in some cases your state,
but in no event in a foreign country.
There is specific mention of obtaining notary at an embassy or consulate, for a fee to be determined by the US Congress.
So, as I read it, if you did get a kindly notary to do the deed in some Baja area, it would not be legal for U.S. documentation,
and, I supposed, for the person who performed the service for fee without Mexican work permits.
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The only legal notary service that I am aware of in Baja is at the US consulates in Tijuana and Cabo.
If the document is notarized by anyone else in Baja, it is invalid, and the person who notarized it can lose their notary commission and can face
civil and criminal charges by the licensing state.......not worth it.
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desertcpl
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i was a Arizona Notary for many years,,
and I agree with the above, its illegal out side of the state that your licensed,
yes some one could stamp it for your friend, but also it could come back and bit him in the A.s
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Wally
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Bob the insurance guy and South Dakota plates dude in CSL runs ads in the Gazette claiming he is a US notary and that it's legal.
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[Edited on 11-1-2012 by Wally]
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Just to Chime In
No notary certification outside of the U.S. is legal except at U.S. consulates and embassies.
Bad news for you, you will have to drive several hundred miles to the U.S. border.
Bad news: If you choose the U.S. consulate in Tijuana, you will wait for six hours or more, even if you have an appointment, sitting in very
uncomfortable chairs that break your back with your movements restricted by the armed guards.
The lunch area machines only have a selection of stale Fritos, Cheetos and Doritos and the stuff the coffee machine produced was just nasty. Small
bottles of water cost $3.00.
The notary fee is $50. U.S. only.
Good news: At the UPS store on Telegraph Canyon Road in Chula Vista, the fee per signature is $10.00. No appointment needed.
[Edited on 11-1-2012 by Gypsy Jan]
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Mula
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The notary experience in Los Cabos is just about as bad as the TJ Consulate experience. . . if they even show up for the day.
And the emergency number takes you to the TJ Consulate - who doesn't know where the staff in Los Cabos is either.
Actually, they are usually over at the jails dealing with "Americans who find such amusing ways to get themselves into trouble." quote from Trina
Brown last February - to me (after I finally found her and met here in a restaurant in Los Barilles to get my notary! - She had been at the jail in
LaPaz and the support staff were at the jail in Cabo.)
Pretty interesting trying to get things down here in Baja and always a diversion.
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http://tijuana.usconsulate.gov/latest-consulate-newsa/inaugu...
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Mula
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Yeah, I dealt with the new consulate in Los Cabos last February.
I was not impressed.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
The notary experience in Los Cabos is just about as bad as the TJ Consulate experience. . . if they even show up for the day.
And the emergency number takes you to the TJ Consulate - who doesn't know where the staff in Los Cabos is either.
Actually, they are usually over at the jails dealing with "Americans who find such amusing ways to get themselves into trouble." quote from Trina
Brown last February - to me (after I finally found her and met here in a restaurant in Los Barilles to get my notary! - She had been at the jail in
LaPaz and the support staff were at the jail in Cabo.)
Pretty interesting trying to get things down here in Baja and always a diversion. |
I have been down at the consulate down in cabo 2 times this year and have called them 2 other times. They may have been bad years past, but my
limited experiences as of lately they are first class now.
Note in the summer you have to make an appointment due to reduced hours. Right now they are there every morning.
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Yes, the office in Los Cabos is top-notch!!
Its easy to find: located downstairs in the shopping mall Las Palmillas, an easy exit from Mex-1 just past San Jose del Cabo going east to Cabo.
Call for their hours.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
The notary experience in Los Cabos is just about as bad as the TJ Consulate experience. . . if they even show up for the day.
And the emergency number takes you to the TJ Consulate - who doesn't know where the staff in Los Cabos is either.
Actually, they are usually over at the jails dealing with "Americans who find such amusing ways to get themselves into trouble." quote from Trina
Brown last February - to me (after I finally found her and met here in a restaurant in Los Barilles to get my notary! - She had been at the jail in
LaPaz and the support staff were at the jail in Cabo.)
Pretty interesting trying to get things down here in Baja and always a diversion. |
If you think those consulates are bad you should see how they conduct business in Juarez.
Bob Durrell
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
The notary experience in Los Cabos is just about as bad as the TJ Consulate experience. . . if they even show up for the day.
And the emergency number takes you to the TJ Consulate - who doesn't know where the staff in Los Cabos is either.
Actually, they are usually over at the jails dealing with "Americans who find such amusing ways to get themselves into trouble." quote from Trina
Brown last February - to me (after I finally found her and met here in a restaurant in Los Barilles to get my notary! - She had been at the jail in
LaPaz and the support staff were at the jail in Cabo.)
Pretty interesting trying to get things down here in Baja and always a diversion. |
If you think those consulates are bad you should see how they conduct business in Juarez.
Bob Durrell
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