Notaries

Under Federal law, a commissioned U.S. Consular Officer is empowered to notarize documents for use in the United States. Documents pertaining to US citizens or US property may be notarized in the consular section.  The fee for the initial document is $30 US dollars and $20 for each additional document. If you need to have a document notarized, make sure to bring your passport or other Government-issued identification, showing the same name as that on the document. All documents must be complete, with blank spaces filled in, with all mentioned attachments. Documents that are incomplete or lack attachments cannot be notarized. Embassy staff are not allowed to act as witnesses, so bring your own if the document requires witnessing as well as notarization. U.S. Consular Officers are not lawyers and therefore are not allowed to write a legal document for you.

For documents to be used in Malawi, you should go to a Malawian notary. For a document to be used in a third country, please check with the Embassy of that country.

Please call for an appointment for U.S. Embassy notarizations at
+265 (1) 773-166 or use our walk in hours on Tuesday and Thursday.