I received the following reply from IdenTrusta:
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Janni Titara commented:
Hello Ashton,
Because of our contracts with the Department of Defense and the Federal Bridge we are required to verify the identification of the individual that is applying for a certificate .
If the applicant has recently changed their name or if there is missing data on our in-person identification form we are required to request notarized proof of the information that is not able to be verified, this can either be by getting a notarized copy or creating a copy and using a notary acknowledgment form.
We request this information to make sure that a digital certificate is not issued to a person fraudulently
We request notarized copies instead of the original since we are required to have a record of anything that is received to prove some ones identity.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Janni
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Those of you who have followed my forum posts can probably predict what I will do. Anybody who comes to me with a vital record from a country that the US has friendly relations wit and requests any notarization, whether they want me to certify a copy, or they want me to notarize a copy certification by document custodian, is going away empty-handed. Same for anyone who wants me to certify a copy of a court-issued document.
The only case I might even research what is possible would be a vital record from a country that doesn't exist anymore, or which is hostile to the US and it's impossible to get an official record for a person who is in the US.
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