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Acceptable Identification Forms
- Driver’s licenses issued by any state government agency
- Nondriver identification cards issued by any U.S. federal or state gov't agency
- ID cards issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- ID cards issued by a consulate
- Passports
Unacceptable Identification
- Birth certificates
- Social Security cards
- Medicare cards
- Store membership cards
- Credit cards
- Bank cards
Important: Notaries CANNOT accept copies of identification documents; only the original identification document can be accepted.
Apostille
If you have a document that will be used in another country, it may be necessary to have it apostilled. This requirement is established by the organization receiving the foreign documents. If you need an apostille for your certified translation, you must have it notarized before forwarding it to the Department of State to get the apostille. Be mindful that the entire process, from notarization to apostille, must be done within the same state where the notarization occurred.