I have no experience with this form. I have read it, and it seems to me the part close to the parent/guardian signature says "OATH: I declare under penalty of perjury that all statements made in this supporting document are true and correct." But the part in the notary's block is what you would expect for an acknowledgement, except for one word: "affiant". An affiant is usually understood to be a person taking an oath, not a person acknowledging a document.
Other problems with the notary block are that there is insufficient room for my stamp and there is no place to write the venue (State of Vermont, County of Windsor, for example). I suppose the correct thing to do would be to compose a correct notary acknowledgement certificate with the same information they want, plus an oath certificate, print both on the back, and sign and stamp both. But then I would have to decide if I could suggest that without it being unlicensed practice of law. The Department of State isn't a court, and lawyers are not usually called upon to help with applying for a passport (in routine situations), so maybe it's OK. |
