To verify the required documents, contact the Embassy of the country to which the documents will go. For international acceptance the official state registry of birth, death, marriage and divorce must be obtained from the Department of Vital Records . All other documents must be notarized by a Virginia notary. Notaries must include ALL information required in the handbook. When there is no signature for a notary to notarize, such as passports, INS documents and academic records, notaries may notarize the documents as true and exact copies of originals.
Specific information is found in the Acknowledgment Section of the Notary Handbook.
In order to conduct business in other countries, certain documents are required by foreign governments. Documents may include Certificates of Good Standing, Articles of Incorporation and Corporate Amendments and Resolutions. They may be obtained through the State Corporation Commission . These documents will bear the signature of the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission and do not need notarization. All other documents pertaining to international business must be notarized following the handbook procedures.