This is years old, but I've met, dined, and spoken English with a number of notaries from China. They are government officials appointed to serve a particular region or area (no competition). Chinese notaries will notarize out-of-country documents if all the proper requirements are presented. The US Embassy will notarize only for US citizens. I don't know the particulars, but it makes me wonder exactly why the Embassy refused, possibly more to the story.
Perhaps the person in China should go to a Chinese notary. As stated, many read and speak English to recognize and notarize a deed. Cool because the Chinese seal includes a gold ribbon and a red wax stamp. The person may also need an additional document, like our US apostille, to go along with the document.
Best wishes to your LO friend. For me, the Embassy refusing to notarize "because of an expired passport" doesn't pass the smell test. |
