{"context":"https://schema.org","type":"Dataset","name":"Notary Geek service and intake catalog","description":"Machine-readable Notary Geek service catalog for official-record handling, online notarization, apostille routing, legalization review, third-party organizer intake, and signer-only follow-up.","url":"https://notary.cx/services.html","generatedAtUtc":"2026-05-21T12:18:47.576611+00:00","site":{"id":"notarygeek","brandName":"Notary Geek","stateName":"U.S.","domain":"notarygeek.net","baseUrl":"https://notarygeek.net","primaryFocus":"U.S. remote online notarization, apostille, certified-copy, and non-Hague legalization workflows for international clients","processingNote":"Notary Geek helps with U.S. documents based on the issuing office, notarization requirements, destination country, and whether apostille or embassy legalization is required."},"homeTriage":{"eyebrow":"Start here","title":"Start with the document, then we help choose the next step.","intro":"Most customers do not need a long explanation first. They need to know whether the file needs a notary, an apostille, a certified copy, legalization, shipping, or recipient-specific review before money is spent.","cards":[{"title":"I have a document ready","body":"Upload the file when it is complete and unsigned. We check the document, signer, ID path, notary wording, and any apostille or legalization issue before pushing the session forward.","href":"/now.html","linkLabel":"Upload document","emphasized":true,"label":"Fast start"},{"title":"I need the route checked first","body":"Use this when you already have the file and want the notary, apostille, certified-copy, legalization, or recipient-instruction path checked before you pay or ship originals.","href":"/document-review.html","linkLabel":"Check document route","emphasized":false,"label":"Free review"},{"title":"I need USPS Form 1583","body":"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.","href":"https://1583.pro/","linkLabel":"Open 1583 wizard","emphasized":false,"label":"Mailbox form"},{"title":"I only need ID validation","body":"Use this when support sent you here or you need to register an ID before scheduling. The actual ID must be in hand. A photo or scan is not the same thing.","href":"/notary/verify.html","linkLabel":"Start ID check","emphasized":false,"label":"Identity check"},{"title":"I want help choosing the best place to start","body":"Use support when the package has several document types, the recipient gave special instructions, or you want the next step checked before shipping originals or paying.","href":"/support.html","linkLabel":"Get support","emphasized":false,"label":"Guided support"}],"whyTitle":"Why customers start here","whyBody":"The process works best when the facts are clear early. That lets Notary Geek catch wrong routes, missing signer steps, apostille issues, and recipient problems before they become expensive."},"requestTriage":{"heroTitle":"Tell us what you have and where it needs to go.","heroText":"Most official-record requests can start before you upload or pay. Send the document type, source, destination country, and real deadline. We will check whether the job needs a certified copy, apostille, legalization, notary step, shipping, or review. If you only need notarization, use the upload path instead.","workflowCards":[{"title":"I need you to obtain the record","body":"Use this when you need a company status document, certified copy, court record, or other official record obtained. For many company records, the company name and document type are enough to start.","href":"#apostille-request","linkLabel":"Start record request","emphasized":false,"label":"Obtain"},{"title":"I already have the official or certified record","body":"Use this when the record is already in hand and you want the next step checked before apostille, legalization, or mailing.","href":"#apostille-request","linkLabel":"Send record details","emphasized":false,"label":"Review"},{"title":"I only need notarization","body":"Use the online notary upload path for a signer-created document that needs a notary act and no apostille or legalization after that.","href":"/notary/upload.html","linkLabel":"Start notarization-only upload","emphasized":true,"label":"Notarization only"},{"title":"Someone else is organizing the signer and documents","body":"Use this when a lawyer, employer, family member, or other organizer is sending the documents first, handling payment, or keeping the signer workflow simple.","href":"/third-party-upload.html","linkLabel":"Open third-party intake","emphasized":false,"label":"Third-party"},{"title":"The documents were already sent to us","body":"Use this signer form when the package is already with us and the signer should not be asked to upload the same file again.","href":"/no-doc-upload.html","linkLabel":"Open signer-only form","emphasized":false,"label":"Already uploaded"}],"prepCards":[{"label":"1","title":"Document","body":"Tell us what it is and who issued it: state office, county, court, company registry, school, or agency."},{"label":"2","title":"Country and deadline","body":"Tell us where it is going and when it is needed. Embassy or consulate instructions help when you have them."},{"label":"3","title":"What you want handled","body":"Tell us if you need a certified copy, apostille, legalization, online notarization, scan-back, courier delivery, or review."}],"prepNote":"If originals need to move, ask before shipping. For completed records or documents that do not need notarization first, we can often provide a FedEx label so the package goes to the right place the first time."},"servicesOffered":[{"service":"remote_online_notarization","publicName":"Remote Online Notarization / online notarization","primaryHumanUrl":"https://notary.cx/notary/upload.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/florida-no-ssn-ron-platforms.json","coverage":"Florida online-notary workflow for eligible documents and signers, with document and recipient review before the session is treated as ready.","includes":["Florida online notary public workflow","foreign signer and no-SSN/no-ITIN readiness review where facts fit","commercial identity-document workflow","actual-ID requirement","journal/audit/record posture"],"doesNotInclude":["legal advice","guaranteed recipient acceptance","Virginia statutory-biometric/PIV certificate workflow","generic marketplace endorsement"]},{"service":"apostille_and_authentication_routing","publicName":"Apostille, authentication, and legalization routing","primaryHumanUrl":"https://notary.cx/apostille.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/apostille-routing.json","coverage":"U.S. document-route review with source-backed handled lanes separated from general apostille education.","includes":["document-source review","state or federal authority routing","certified-copy questions","notary-first documents","non-Hague legalization screening","destination-country and recipient-instruction review"],"doesNotInclude":["apostille issuance by the notary","foreign-government apostille issuance by upload alone","automatic true-copy acceptance","guaranteed turnaround before route review"]},{"service":"usps_form_1583","publicName":"USPS Form 1583 and CMRA/mailbox notary workflow","primaryHumanUrl":"https://notary.cx/mailbox-1583.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/usps-1583-foreign-llc-owner.json","coverage":"USPS Form 1583 notary-step and mailbox/CMRA routing support, especially when the request crosses into LLC, address, foreign-signer, apostille, or shipping issues.","includes":["mailbox-provider fact collection","CMRA distinction","Form 1583 notary step","foreign signer routing","provider rejection or selfie-in-lieu-of-notary review"],"doesNotInclude":["mailbox provider service","registered-agent service","banking approval","tax advice","USPS policy waiver"]},{"service":"certified_copy_and_record_routing","publicName":"Certified copy, court record, company record, and official-record routing","primaryHumanUrl":"https://notary.cx/document-types.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/document-types.json","coverage":"Document-type review before notarization or apostille purchase, with official records kept separate from signer-created documents.","includes":["court record routing","company record routing","school or agency record routing","official certified-copy questions","notarized private statement caution"],"doesNotInclude":["pretending a notarized scan is an official certified copy","issuing government records as Notary Geek","recipient acceptance guarantees"]},{"service":"shipping_coordination","publicName":"FedEx and DHL shipping coordination","primaryHumanUrl":"https://notary.cx/support.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/service-catalog.json","coverage":"Carrier coordination when the document route needs physical movement, scan return, domestic intake, or international delivery.","includes":["FedEx label or inbound movement where appropriate","DHL international delivery for many completed apostille packages","tracking-aware return planning","shipping timing separated from state handling time"],"doesNotInclude":["carrier guarantees","shipping before route confirmation","treating shipping as proof the document is acceptable"]}],"stateApostilleCoverage":{"rule":"Notary Geek can review U.S. apostille and authentication routes, but source-backed handled lanes, official-source notes, timing expectations, and state-specific cautions must be identified separately.","activeSourceBackedStateLanes":[{"stateName":"Florida","slug":"florida","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/florida-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/florida.json","summary":"Florida is central to the Notary Geek online notary service because Florida commissioned online notaries commonly handle signer-created documents before apostille or legalization.","timing":"Florida apostilles tied to the online notary service are usually back on the 3rd business day, sometimes sooner. In-person Florida handling usually needs an extra business day for FedEx transit.","caveat":"What is needed depends on whether the document is an official record, a certified copy, or a document that first needs a Florida notary act.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Florida Department of State apostille and notarial certification page","officialResourceUrl":"https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/other-services/apostille-notarial-certification/"},"micrositeUrl":null},{"stateName":"California","slug":"california","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/california-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/california.json","summary":"California apostille service often depends on whether the document must be apostilled directly from a California public official signature or whether it can be notarized first through a different valid notary route. California notary law only matters when the issue actually turns on a California notarial act.","timing":"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.","caveat":"The 1-2 business day California turnaround is a practical Notary Geek handled-route expectation based on live-person/in-person California handling, not a blanket California Secretary of State guarantee. Timing starts from receipt in California when physical delivery is required. County-level steps, document defects, state counter rules, and the difference between California-notary issues and broader apostille-routing issues can change what is needed.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"California Secretary of State apostille request page","officialResourceUrl":"https://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/request-apostille/"},"micrositeUrl":"https://californiaapostille.app/official-resources.html"},{"stateName":"Wyoming","slug":"wyoming","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/wyoming-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/wyoming.json","summary":"Wyoming requests are common for international company documents where a business record and a signer-created document may need separate handling.","timing":"Wyoming handled turnaround is usually around 4 days or less, but it can vary with the Wyoming state queue.","caveat":"Wyoming timing can change when the state queue slows down or the person who processes the request at the state is out of the office. Many Wyoming customers are forming or have recently formed companies and may also be choosing addresses, mailboxes, or registered-agent services. Signer-created documents in the same order may still need a separate online notary step.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Wyoming Secretary of State apostille request form","officialResourceUrl":"https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Authentication/AuthenticationForm.pdf"},"micrositeUrl":"https://wyomingapostille.app/official-resources.html"},{"stateName":"Delaware","slug":"delaware","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/delaware-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/delaware.json","summary":"Delaware apostille requests are often business-record focused and require careful separation between certified records and signer-created documents.","timing":"Notary Geek generally orders Delaware apostilles and certified Delaware documents only when the Delaware 24-hour rush tier or higher service level is being used. In most handled Delaware matters, the rush tier is 24-hour and the practical customer turnaround is usually around three days after the route and document availability are confirmed.","caveat":"Ordinary non-rush Delaware orders are usually better handled directly through the Delaware source office or another self-service path. Business-record timing can change around state office handling and courier needs, and the three-day practical turnaround is an operating expectation rather than a state guarantee. Many Delaware customers are forming or have recently formed companies and may also be choosing addresses, mailboxes, or registered-agent services. Confirm the document type and company status before assuming a timeline.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Delaware Division of Corporations apostille and authentication page","officialResourceUrl":"https://corp.delaware.gov/apost_info/"},"micrositeUrl":"https://delawareapostille.app/official-resources.html"},{"stateName":"Georgia","slug":"georgia","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/georgia-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/georgia.json","summary":"Georgia state apostille work exists in the Notary Geek knowledge base, but it is lower-volume than Florida, California, Delaware, Wyoming, and country-of-Georgia destination work.","timing":"Georgia state timing should be checked against GSCCCA before quoting. It is not currently a high-volume Notary Geek state lane.","caveat":"Do not confuse GA state apostille work with GE country-of-Georgia destination work. Many legacy Georgia company requests are about documents for use in the country of Georgia, not records issued by the U.S. state.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority apostille information","officialResourceUrl":"https://www.gsccca.org/projects/apost.asp"},"micrositeUrl":null},{"stateName":"Ohio","slug":"ohio","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/ohio-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/ohio.json","summary":"Ohio apostille requests often depend on whether the document is a state record, county record, court record, school record, business record, notarized document, or signer-created document.","timing":"Ohio state processing is currently about 1 business day in Notary Geek operating experience. Practical Notary Geek round-trip turnaround is usually about 3 days after the route and document availability are confirmed.","caveat":"The 1-day Ohio state processing note is an operating timing signal, not a guarantee. Total customer timing still depends on document source, courier movement, certified-copy or county/court/school prerequisites, notarization defects, and whether the original must move physically.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Ohio Secretary of State apostilles and certifications page","officialResourceUrl":"https://www.ohiosos.gov/records/apostilles-certifications/"},"micrositeUrl":null},{"stateName":"New York","slug":"new-york","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/new-york-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/new-york.json","summary":"New York is an active Notary Geek lane, but New York apostille requests still depend on whether the document is a state record, county or city record, court record, school record, business record, or signer-created document.","timing":"New York handled apostille turnaround is usually 1-2 business days for eligible company-record requests when Notary Geek can obtain the company record online and the route is clean. Other New York document types may take longer.","caveat":"The 1-2 day New York turnaround is a Notary Geek handled-route expectation for clean eligible paths, not a blanket state guarantee. Vital records and other physical originals or certified copies may need to be shipped to Notary Geek before the apostille handling clock starts. New York notarized documents and many local records can require a county-clerk authentication step before the state apostille. New York City vital records, New York State vital records, divorce decrees, company records, and notarized private documents should not be treated as one generic New York route.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"New York Department of State apostille or certificate of authentication page","officialResourceUrl":"https://dos.ny.gov/apostille-or-certificate-authentication"},"micrositeUrl":null},{"stateName":"New Mexico","slug":"new-mexico","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/new-mexico-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/new-mexico.json","summary":"New Mexico is useful to track separately because the apostille process is more manual than some faster states and because some customers are also thinking about company, address, mailbox, or formation choices.","timing":"New Mexico is a semi-manual process and usually takes about a week.","caveat":"Timing can vary with state handling, document defects, mail or courier timing, whether the document needs a notary or certified-copy step first, and whether the customer is still choosing a company/address/mailbox setup.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"New Mexico Secretary of State authentication and apostille information","officialResourceUrl":"https://www.sos.nm.gov/notary-and-apostille/apostille-and-authentication/"},"micrositeUrl":null},{"stateName":"Texas","slug":"texas","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/texas-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/texas.json","summary":"Texas notary and online notarization questions often turn on Chapter 406 itself, especially when people mix traditional notary rules, online notarization rules, and tangible-document procedures.","timing":"Texas entries in this library are usually about legal standards and online-notary procedures rather than apostille timing.","caveat":"Texas notary questions should be checked against Chapter 406, current Texas Secretary of State materials, and current Texas online-notary standards. The statute and SOS materials matter more than recycled training summaries.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Texas Government Code Chapter 406","officialResourceUrl":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/GV/htm/GV.406.htm"},"micrositeUrl":null},{"stateName":"Virginia","slug":"virginia","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/virginia-apostille-notary-source-notes.html","jsonUrl":"https://notary.cx/state-knowledge/virginia.json","summary":"Virginia remote online notarization questions often become law-and-identity questions because platform habits, title-industry policies, and training summaries do not always track the statute.","timing":"Virginia questions in this library are usually about legal standards, identity methods, and common misconceptions rather than courier timing.","caveat":"Virginia's statute should be read carefully. A platform certification, title-company policy, industry habit, or attorney statement is not the same thing as statutory authority. Identity methods, digital certificates, credential analysis, biometric wording, and knowledge-based authentication are often discussed loosely in practice.","officialSource":{"officialResourceName":"Virginia Code section 47.1-2 definitions","officialResourceUrl":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title47.1/chapter1/section47.1-2/"},"micrositeUrl":null}],"nationalReviewPosition":"For states not listed as active source-backed lanes, treat Notary Geek as a document-route reviewer first. Confirm the issuing authority, destination country, notary state, certified-copy path, shipping path, and recipient requirements before quoting or promising handling.","federalAndNonHaguePosition":"Federal documents and non-Hague destinations may need U.S. Department of State authentication, embassy or consulate legalization, or another route instead of a state apostille."},"crossOverWorkflows":[{"name":"USPS Form 1583 to LLC/address to apostille","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/foreign-llc-usps-1583-notary-apostille-guide.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/foreign-llc-usps-1583-notary-apostille.json","rule":"Keep mailbox, CMRA, registered agent, business address, residential-style address, USPS Form 1583, notary, company records, apostille, and shipping as separate concepts."},{"name":"Notarize for apostille","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/notary-state-apostille-routing.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/notarize-for-apostille-platforms.json","rule":"A customer who needs notarization for apostille needs the notary state, document type, destination country, apostille authority, and shipping path checked before the signing flow."},{"name":"Foreign signer / no SSN / non-U.S. passport","humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/no-ssn-required-online-notary.html","machineReadableUrl":"https://notary.cx/florida-no-ssn-ron-platforms.json","rule":"No-SSN identity-document workflow capability is not the same as apostille readiness, recipient acceptance, or every platform supporting the same route."}],"compliancePosture":{"goal":"State compliance and a defensible document path for the signer/customer, receiving party, apostille/legalization authorities, and any later objection.","notTheGoal":"Notary Geek is not trying to cater to every notary or normalize every platform workflow.","differentiator":"Compliance is not an afterthought or a box checked after advertising the service. Notary Geek tries to confirm the legal route, identity method, record, recipient path, and response posture before selling the workflow as available.","lawfulResponseReadiness":"Notary Geek designs records and workflows so it can respond coherently to lawful requests from courts, law enforcement agencies, regulators, recipients, agencies, title, banks, marketplaces, mailbox providers, and other proper document stakeholders.","supportReviewCulture":"Support review may ask extra questions before moving a document forward. That friction is intentional: the goal is to catch route, identity, certificate, recipient, apostille, and defensibility issues before the session rather than after the document is challenged.","reviewLens":["notary state","transaction date","governing law","identity method","certificate wording","journal or audit record","platform/provider role","apostille or legalization route","e-APP or e-Apostille awareness where relevant","receiving-party instructions and likely objections"]},"processGuidance":{"home":{"eyebrow":"How it works","title":"Simple facts first. Then a clear next step.","intro":"Price, timing, and next steps usually depend on the document, where it came from, where it is going, and whether a notary act is actually needed.","steps":[{"label":"Step 1","title":"Send the document facts","body":"Start with the document type, issuing office or state, destination country, and real deadline."},{"label":"Step 2","title":"We check what fits","body":"We check whether the job needs official-record handling, a notary step, a combined package, apostille, or legalization before you pay."},{"label":"Step 3","title":"Move only when the next step is clear","body":"Upload, ID validation, shipping, and booking happen after the right path is identified."}],"note":"If you are ready, start the request. If something feels off, use support and include the document facts."},"request":{"eyebrow":"Before you message us","title":"The fastest useful answer starts with four facts.","intro":"Sending these up front helps us avoid guessing and gives you a cleaner answer.","steps":[{"label":"Document","title":"What is the document?","body":"Tell us the document type and where it came from: state office, county, court, company registry, school, or another source."},{"label":"Country","title":"Where is it going?","body":"Tell us the destination country and any embassy or consulate instructions you already have."},{"label":"Deadline","title":"How fast does it matter?","body":"Tell us the real deadline and whether you need scan-back, courier delivery, or original documents shipped."},{"label":"Need","title":"What do you need help with?","body":"Tell us whether you need a record obtained, an apostille, legalization, a notary step, or review of documents already in hand."}],"note":"Once those facts are in the request, we can usually tell you what should happen next."},"support":{"eyebrow":"Before you message us","title":"Send the details that let support actually help.","intro":"A good support message includes the facts that change the answer. That is why we ask questions before giving a shortcut.","steps":[{"label":"Case","title":"Name the document and source","body":"Start with the document type and issuing office, county, court, company registry, school, or agency."},{"label":"Destination","title":"Name the country and deadline","body":"Include the destination country, any official instructions already in hand, and the real deadline."},{"label":"Status","title":"Say what is already done","body":"Tell us whether the document is already uploaded, whether every signer completed ID validation, or whether the record still needs to be obtained."},{"label":"Need","title":"Say what you need help with","body":"Tell us whether you need help with document requirements, upload, camera access, booking, shipping, invoice, or request status."}],"note":"If you need a human, send those facts first. It is the fastest way to get a useful answer instead of another round of questions."}},"mailbox1583Loop":{"humanUrl":"https://notary.cx/mailbox-1583.html","mailboxAddressShortcut":"https://usmail.io/","form1583Url":"https://1583.pro/","rule":"If the customer still needs a mailbox address, send them through the mailbox-address path first. After they have the address, they should return to 1583.pro with that address so USPS Form 1583 and any notary step can be completed correctly.","notes":["usmail.io is Greg's shortcut/redirect domain for the mailbox-address step, not the provider's company name.","This loop is already validated by public Reddit behavior.","1583 intent can lead into company records, apostille, certified copies, shipping, and review-worthy completion."]},"guardrails":["Official records usually need the issuing office or a certified copy, not a notarized photocopy.","Signer-created documents may need an online notary act before apostille or legalization routing.","Destination country and issuing authority determine apostille versus legalization.","Payment should follow route confirmation, not precede document-path review.","Notary Geek's goal is not to cater to every notary or normalize every platform workflow. The goal is a state-compliant notarial act and a defensible document path for the signer, the receiving party, apostille/legalization authorities, and any later objection."]}