Affidavit and Certified Copy Notary in Kendall, FL

Most notarizations are not closings or estate plans. They are the ordinary paperwork of life that still needs a seal: a sworn statement for an insurance claim, a consent letter so a grandmother can fly to Bogotá with a grandchild, an I-9 for a remote hire, a certified copy of a passport for a school abroad, an affidavit of residency for a magnet program.

Mobile Notary Public Kendall brings that service to your kitchen table, office, café or car, seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., across Kendall and Miami-Dade. There is no waiting room and no bank branch schedule to work around.

An affidavit is a written statement of fact that you swear or affirm is true. The notary administers the oath, verifies your identity and completes a jurat certificate confirming you swore to the contents in their presence. The truth of what the document says is entirely yours; the notary certifies only that you swore to it.

We handle affidavits of residency, identity, support, single status, heirship, lost document, correction, non-use of a vehicle and small estate, along with insurance claim statements, employment and income declarations, and sworn statements for court filings. Bring the document unsigned — a jurat requires the signature to happen in front of the notary.

Florida notaries may make and attest to a photocopy of an original document when the document is not a public record and the copy cannot be obtained from the issuing agency. Passports, driver licenses, diplomas, immunization records, contracts and personal letters fall inside that rule.

Vital records — birth, marriage and death certificates — do not. Those must be certified copies obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics or the appropriate registry; a notary cannot substitute for that. Bring the original with you and we will photocopy it on site, attach the statutory certificate, and never take custody of the original document.

Airlines, foreign immigration officers and cruise lines routinely stop minors traveling without both parents. A notarized parental consent letter naming the child, both parents, the accompanying adult, the destination and the exact travel dates is what prevents that conversation at the counter.

Where only one parent is available, some countries additionally want a court order, a custody decree or a death certificate — check with the destination's consulate, because the requirement varies widely across Latin America and Europe. We notarize each parent's signature, including separate appointments when the parents are not in the same place, and we can also notarize school authorization and medical treatment consent forms for the traveling adult.

Employers hiring remotely in South Florida can designate an authorized representative to physically examine a new hire's original documents and complete Section 2 of Form I-9 on the company's behalf. We perform that role regularly for out-of-state employers onboarding staff in Miami-Dade.

We meet the employee wherever they are, inspect the original List A or List B and C documents, complete Section 2 exactly as it must be completed, and return a clean scan to the employer the same day. This is technically not a notarial act and we do not apply a seal to an I-9 — a notary stamp on that form can actually create a compliance problem. We sign as the employer's authorized representative, which is what the law contemplates.

We notarize residency affidavits for Miami-Dade County Public Schools registration, FAFSA and scholarship declarations, homeschool affidavits, and forms for study-abroad programs. On the immigration side we notarize affidavits of support, sponsor declarations, relationship affidavits and translator certifications — though we cannot prepare or advise on immigration forms themselves, which requires an attorney or an accredited representative.

Insurance and financial paperwork rounds out the list: proof of loss statements, auto theft affidavits, beneficiary change forms, IRA and pension distribution requests, and stock transfer forms. If your form requires a medallion signature guarantee rather than a notarization, we will tell you — those come from a bank or broker and a notary cannot provide one.

Florida recognizes two main acts. An acknowledgment confirms the signer appeared, was identified and acknowledged signing the document willingly — the signature can predate the appointment. A jurat requires the signer to sign in the notary's presence and swear that the contents are true, which is why affidavits use jurats.

The document tells us which one it needs, through the certificate wording printed near the signature line. If no wording is present the signer must choose, because a notary who selects the act would be giving legal advice. When a document arrives with no certificate at all, we can attach a loose certificate for the act you specify.

Bring an unexpired government photo ID: a Florida driver license or ID card, a U.S. or foreign passport, a permanent resident card, a military ID or a Florida concealed weapon license all qualify. The name on the ID needs to reasonably match the name on the document; if you sign in a shortened form, the ID should still support it.

Have the document printed, complete and unsigned, know how many signatures need notarizing, and make sure every signer is present. Appointments generally take 10 to 20 minutes. Payment is due at the appointment, and we quote the full price before we come out: a delivery fee based on your location — the distance from Kendall to where we meet you — plus the statutory ten-dollar-per-signature notary fee.

We come to homes, apartments, offices, coffee shops, hospitals, schools, jobsites and parking lots throughout West Kendall, East Kendall, Kendall Lakes, The Hammocks, Country Walk, Three Lakes, Sunset, Killian, Richmond West, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, South Miami, Coral Gables, Westchester, Doral and Homestead.

Appointments run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday, and most simple notarizations can be scheduled the same day. Weekend requests are common and entirely normal — a Saturday morning is often the only time a whole family is in one place.

Local businesses use us for vendor agreements, commercial leases, corporate resolutions, contractor lien waivers and releases, employment verification letters, and sworn statements for licensing boards. We come to the office and work through a batch in one visit rather than sending staff out one at a time.

Construction companies in particular deal with notarized lien waivers on a payment cycle, and we set recurring appointments so paperwork never delays a draw. For volume work we quote a flat per-visit rate agreed in advance.

Every appointment is served by a Spanish-speaking notary. A signer must understand what they are swearing to, and in Kendall that frequently means the whole conversation happens in Spanish even when the document is in English.

If the document itself is in a language neither the signer nor the notary reads, we will say so and recommend a certified translation first. Notarizing a document a signer cannot read is exactly how a sworn statement becomes worthless later.

Call with the document type, the number of signatures and your location, and you will get a firm quote and a time window on the phone. Same-day service is usually available, and there is no charge for telling you that a form needs something a notary cannot provide.

Related services include estate document notarizations, apostille processing for documents heading overseas, hospital and home visits, and vehicle title transfers.

If you are unsure whether your document needs a notary at all, ask before you book. Some forms only need a witness, some need a medallion guarantee from a bank, and some agencies accept an unsworn declaration under Florida law instead. We would rather spend two minutes on the phone saving you a fee than take an appointment you did not need.