Mobile Notary Services for Students, Faculty, and Graduates
Philadelphia has one of the densest concentrations of colleges and universities in the country, and a steady stream of paperwork that comes with them.
We meet students, graduates, faculty, and university staff at homes, apartments, offices, and other agreed locations around the city and the surrounding areas. We are an independent notary service and are not affiliated with any school.
Campus paperwork on a student schedule
Student deadlines are set by institutions elsewhere — a graduate program, a foreign ministry of education, an employer overseas, a scholarship office. The requirement arrives with a submission date and a form that has to be handled a particular way.
International students and study-abroad participants face an extra layer. Their documents frequently have to be usable in another country, which can mean notarization followed by authentication, and sometimes translation. Finding that out at the last minute is what turns a simple errand into a scramble.
Meanwhile, the campus notary options students expect are inconsistent. A department may have someone with a commission, or may not, or may only handle internal forms. A mobile appointment removes the guesswork about whether anyone is available.
Documents we may encounter
Documents students and university-related clients bring to appointments include the following. Whether a document requires notarization is determined by the receiving institution or agency, not by us.
Financial support statements, residency statements, and similar forms.
Forms that arrive with a notarial block already printed on them.
Documents required by a host institution or program.
Copies or accompanying statements when a receiving authority requests them.
Statements that accompany transcripts for a foreign institution.
Academic documents used abroad may need authentication after notarization.
What to have ready
Student appointments usually hinge on knowing exactly what the receiving institution asked for.
- The complete form or document, printed, including any notarial wording
- Acceptable, unexpired photo identification — a student ID alone is generally not sufficient
- The written instructions from the school, program, or agency requesting the document
- The destination country, if the document will be used abroad
- Your submission deadline
- A meeting location and access details for apartment or office buildings
- Any witness requirements stated on the form
Important signer requirements
Student status does not change the requirements, and one of them catches people out regularly.
- The signer must personally appear with acceptable, unexpired government-issued photo identification. A university ID card is generally not acceptable on its own.
- International students should bring a passport or other acceptable government-issued identification.
- The notary must be able to communicate directly with the signer and determine the signer is acting willingly.
- Documents that must be signed in the notary's presence should be left unsigned until the appointment.
- A notary does not certify that a diploma or transcript is authentic and does not issue certified copies of academic records — those come from the issuing institution.
- We are an independent mobile notary service with no affiliation to any college or university.
How mobile notary service works
- 1Request an appointment
Call, text, or send the appointment request form on this site with the basics of your situation.
- 2Tell us the location and document situation
Share where the signer is, what the document is, and any deadline you are working against.
- 3Confirm appointment requirements
We confirm identification, witness needs stated by the document or preparer, access details, and timing before we travel.
- 4The notary travels to the signer
We come to the home, facility, office, or other agreed location at the confirmed time.
- 5Complete the appropriate notarial act
The signer signs as the document and applicable procedure require, and the notarial certificate is completed.
Who we help
We work with the full range of university-connected clients.
Forms with a notarial block and a submission deadline.
Documents for use here or in a home country.
Alumni handling academic documents for jobs or programs abroad.
Employees with documents requiring notarization.
Families helping a student handle paperwork from a distance.
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College & University Notary — FAQ
Need a Notary for a School or Study-Abroad Document?
Tell us what the form is, what the institution asked for, and where you would like to meet. If the document is headed overseas, mention the destination country.