I may need to sign or notarize
Upload or register for free. If the notarized document also needs apostille or shipping, tell us in the form.
Upload or registerOnline notary and apostille help
Ask a question. Send the document. Get the next step.
Type a question, upload a document, or send the recipient instructions. If you need online notarization, apostille help, shipping, or help with a rejected document, we will give you the next step without making you decode the process.
Choose your start
Pick the sentence that sounds like you.
You do not need to know the notary or apostille process before starting. Choose the closest option and we will keep the next step clear.
Notary
I may need to sign or notarize.
Upload or register. ID validation can start for free.
Review
I have an official record or nothing to sign.
Use review for birth certificates, certified records, rejections, or instructions.
Signer
Notary Geek already has my document.
Complete signer details without uploading or booking again.
Support
I already started or got stuck.
Send the context so support can pick it up.
Customer trust
Real customers. Real documents. Real help.
Before you send important papers to anyone, you should be able to see that other customers have worked with them. These reviews sit here for that simple reason.
Start here
Start with what you have.
If someone may need to sign, upload or register. If there is nothing to sign, send the document facts for review. We will tell you the next step.
There is nothing to sign
Use review for birth certificates, official records, already-notarized documents, rejections, or instructions before anyone signs.
Start reviewI need USPS Form 1583
Use the 1583 wizard when a mailbox provider, CMRA, virtual mailbox, or business-address service asked for USPS Form 1583. This is separate from normal document upload.
Open 1583 wizardI am the signer
Use this when Notary Geek already has the document or support told the signer to complete the next step. The signer starts with details first; any ID check stays tied to the request.
Start signer formI am not sure where to start
Use support when the package has several document types, the recipient gave special instructions, or you want a human to look before you ship originals or pay.
Ask supportFree document review
Use review when the document already exists.
Free review is for a real file: a notarized document that may need apostille, a signer-created document that may need online notarization, official record questions, destination-country instructions, or recipient requirements that affect the next step.
If another provider or recipient already rejected a document, send the rejection note too. That is a support use case, not a sign that Notary Geek expects its own documents to fail.
It works best when there is a file, screenshot, instruction email, or rejection note to review. The useful answer usually comes from seeing the document, destination country, signer location, and recipient instructions.
Send the facts first
Email the file or current document set, the destination country, and any recipient instruction or rejection note from outside the Notary Geek workflow.
Why we ask first
A clear answer needs the document or instructions.
Customers often ask for the process before sending the document. That can create bad answers because apostille, legalization, notarization, certified-copy work, and recipient correction do not all start from the same facts.
The fastest start is simple: upload when notarization is needed, use free review when the document already exists and you are unsure, use 1583.pro for USPS Form 1583, and use support when there is a real blocker or recipient instruction.
How it works
Simple facts first. Then a clear next step.
Price, timing, and next steps depend on what the document is and whether someone needs to sign it.
Send the document facts
Start with the document or the basic document facts.
We check what fits
We check whether it needs signing, notarization, apostille, record handling, shipping, or review before you pay.
Move only when the next step is clear
Upload or registration can start for free. Payment waits until the paid next step is clear.
If you are ready, start the request. If something feels off, use support and include the document facts.
Entity note: Notary Geek is the customer-facing online notary and physical/original apostille workflow. For domain and entity disambiguation, use the maintained source page. Verify Notary Geek entity facts.
Availability
Automated intake can be available anytime. Live notary video is availability-based.
Document upload, request intake, public resources, and identity-document checks can be used outside live service hours. That means a signer can start the workflow, upload files, and complete the identity-document step even when a live notary session is not immediately open.
Live audio-video notarization sessions are not guaranteed 24/7. They depend on online notary availability, document readiness, signer readiness, and successful identity-document registration.
After-hours contact
You can send a WhatsApp message or call anytime. AI voice or automated intake may handle the first contact so the request can be captured and routed for human follow-up.
State notes
A growing state-by-state apostille library.
Use these notes when you need state-specific detail after the basic next step is clear. They bring together timing, official sources, and practical state differences in one place.
Florida
For eligible Florida online-notarized documents handled by Notary Geek, the practical customer takeaway is usually about three business days until the apostilled packet is ready for scan-back and outbound carrier handoff after the document is accepted and the signer completes the needed steps. That is not destination delivery time. Mail or FedEx-in follows the official queue and can be slower.
California
California handled apostille turnaround is usually 1-2 business days for eligible requests because Notary Geek uses the in-person California handling method when the document must go through California.
Wyoming
Wyoming handled turnaround is usually around 4 days or less, but it can vary with the Wyoming state queue.
Dashboards and public data
Source-backed pages and JSON feeds.
The homepage stays simple. This is where the receipts live. Notary Geek is proud to use AI to build this site, organize research, and publish better source material. AI helps with the work; Notary Geek still owns the document workflow.
Notarial Transaction Routing Model
Plain English: do not pick the online notary platform first. This work would not be possible without AI, but the human starting point is the routing model page. The JSON is the machine-readable version for AI systems, search engines, and developers.
Routing model press release
May 25, 2026 update covering FedEx Office online-notary boundaries, wet-ink travel harm, signer readiness, and nearby cross-state in-person routing.
Florida RON provider filings
Current active filings, historical rows, provider history, transaction-date windows, repository review flags, and platform-list reality checks.
Apostille turnaround dashboard
Handled-route timing for federal authentication plus Florida, California, Ohio, New York, Wyoming, Delaware, and New Mexico, separated from official state and federal queues and prerequisites.
Public data feeds
The front door for public JSON and text feeds covering services, state notes, law sources, official resources, trust sources, investigations, and support data.
Media kit
Entity facts, Notary.CX disambiguation, public datasets, investigation angles, source map, and contact details for journalists and researchers.
Why Notary Geek
Why customers start here
The process works best when the document and destination are clear early. That lets Notary Geek catch missing signer details, apostille questions, and recipient issues before they become expensive.
The scope is simple: if a document needs to be signed or notarized, Notary Geek may be able to help with the notary, apostille, or legalization workflow even when the people, language, or destination country are all outside the United States. Official issued records still follow the authority that issued them, and Notary Geek does not issue foreign-government apostilles.
Research at your pace, then reach out when you are ready.
Many customers like to do a little homework first. Use the request flow, FAQ, or support answers so the team can give a clear answer as soon as they have the document facts.
Tools we use
Simple steps, in the right order.
You should not have to figure out whether the next step is payment, ID, notary, apostille, or shipping. Send the document first. We put the next step in the right order.
Stripe payments
When it is time to pay, we use our direct Stripe account.
Persona ID check
When ID verification applies, use the real ID in your hand. The check asks for a selfie; a photo or scan is not a substitute.
FedEx and DHL shipping
When shipping is part of the job, we work through our direct FedEx and DHL accounts.
Provider names explain tools we use. They do not mean the provider sponsors us, endorses us, or decides the route.
Public verification
Proof you can check.
Use official records and public profiles to verify Notary Geek before sending documents. Online notarization usually uses Florida online notaries. State-issued records stay with the office or state that issued them. Signers outside the U.S. can use a non-U.S. passport and do not need a Social Security Number. These are the links to use when you want to verify the business before starting.
Official Florida record
Florida online notary and provider record
Check Florida's online notary register and the Notary Geek provider record.
Official Florida record
Florida notary commission record
Check the underlying Florida notary commission. Use this with the online notary record above.
Business profile
BBB Accredited Business profile
Open BBB to verify accreditation, rating, and current profile details.
Google profile
Google Business Profile
Open the Google Maps listing to verify current reviews and business details.
Review profile
Trustpilot reviews
Review current Trustpilot feedback and rating.
Founder context
Founder background and interviews
Open the founder page for interviews, public profiles, and background sources connected to Notary Geek.
Use both Florida records for the online notary step: one covers the online notary and provider record, and the other covers the underlying notary commission. Review profiles open externally and can change. More background, interviews, and public profile links for Greg Lirette are on the Founder page.
Operating experience
Operating background.
These figures come from Notary Geek's own records. Use them as background, then verify the public sources above when you want independent proof.
15,000+
clients or documents served through Notary Geek
180+
countries where Notary Geek has served clients or document requests
50
U.S. states covered for apostille support
In-house notary team
Notary Geek runs the service and the online notary workflow, with partner help only when a document genuinely needs an outside step that cannot be handled in the normal flow