Can I get an official document that was given to me notarized after unsealing the envelope?

I got a salary verification letter about a month ago from my employer because I have been apt hunting. Upon choosing an apartment, I opened the envelope to take the letter to leasing office to show proof of income. Today the leasing officer told me that I would need the document notarized for them to accept it as valid proof of income. My question is this, will they notarize the document (it is the original) without the document signer (the HR Director) present? Will the Notary have to call HR to verify? I was planning on going tomorrow (Saturday) but if they have to verify then I will just wait until Monday to get it notarized because HR is not there on the weekends.

A notary does not stamp the validity of a document, but rather acts as a witness to the signature. By signing your employment verification, your boss is saying that the information contained in that verification is true. The notary checks your boss' ID then watches your boss sign. This is done to verify that your boss signed it (rather than someone just forging a made up letter).

Because of this, you will need a new form, and the HR director will have to sign it in the presence of a notary. The notary cannot legally just call the HR director to verify, then stamp it. Hopefully someone at your job is a notary, otherwise you'll have to get a notary to go to the HR director's office, or the HR director will have to go to a store (usually places like Mailboxes, Etc) that has notary services and sign it at that store.

when the notary signs, she is validating that the signature is original and that she wittnessed it. i believe she also asks for that person's id.

good luck 鈾?/div>

• 5 months ago