As a Canadian Notary practicing in Victoria BC, Canada, Beverly Carter Notary Public is registered with the USA Consulate in Vancouver and is the go-to person for all USA documents in the Greater Victoria area.  California documents for real estate that need to be signed in British Columbia have additional authentication measures required by the USA Consulate.  This means that California requires the documents signed with Beverly to then be sent to the USA Consulate for them to put their stamp of approval before the Title Company and land registry will accept it for use.  Additionally, real estate law involving real estate sales or purchases or transfers, including timeshare transfers, have processes which are unique to each state.  We treat each state as a ‘mini’ country because what applies in one state is not true of another state.  We are incredibly thorough in our approach to handling any foreign documents, but we know California has unique requirements.  We have developed an expertise with certain USA documents that helps us to inform, educate, and assist our clients to get the documents done expertly, efficiently, and correctly.  Timelines matter and our knowledge of the complicated processes helps us to help our clients.  Following area list of various notarizations for USA documents that are frequently seen in our notary office:

• Escrow
• Timeshare
• Warranty Deeds
• Quitclaim Deeds
• Affidavits
• Personal Property Security Agreements
• Certified True Copies
• Statutory Declarations
• Proof of Loss
• Estate Declarations
• Motor Vehicle Transfer
• Pension
• Post office box

NOTE: For documents requiring further authentication at the US Consulate please see the Vancouver USA consulate website for the most recent transactions.  As of June 24, 2020 they announced they in addition to mail-in services (started during Covid) they are offering limited in-person appointments booking into late August and September 2020.  For detailed instructions on dealing with mail-in USA consular services please click the button below. Documents requiring authentication from the USA Consulate still need to be signed in office with Beverly Carter Notary Public prior to being sent to the Consulate.

Click here to view our July 2020 Notary Newsletter.

The USA Consulate in Vancouver has just announced to us on June 24th, 2020 that they are now open via mail-in services only. Documents requiring Consulate approval still require to be signed in office with Beverly Carter Notary Public before being sent to the Consulate.

Prior to signing any documents with us, we ask that you email them to us to preview if at all possible. Not all documents are uniform and not all states have the same requirements or processes. Previewing the documents helps us to help you avoid any delays in the process and allow you to be prepared for signing. For example, many real estate, time share, escrow, deed, transfer, documents we sign require information such as tax numbers, property management information, addresses, bank account numbers for wiring, etc.  These documents are complicated and often this information can be missed getting filled out by clients.  At my office and ready to sign coming up with the information from a cell phone or other resource is not easy.  When our office is able to preview we can confirm what information you should be filling in to make for an efficient signing and accurate document.

For our clients with notarized documents requiring USA Consular approval (a higher level of authentication), here is the detailed mail-in instructions from the US Consulate: US Vancouver Consulate Mail Process – PDF

As a Canadian notary practicing in Victoria, BC, Canada, Beverly Carter Notary Public is registered with the US Consulate in Vancouver and is the go-to person for all USA documents in the Greater Victoria area. Beverly also has a law practice Real Estate (Buying, Selling, New Mortgage, Refinancing, Private Real Estate Contract Drafting), Wills, Remote Wills, Powers Of Attorney, Health Representation Agreements, Advance Directives, Executor Appointments, and Attorney appointments.

Click here to view our June 2020 Notary Newsletter.

As a Canadian notary practicing in Victoria, BC Canada, Beverly Carter is registered with the US Consulate in Vancouver and is the ‘go to’ person for all US documents.  Below is a list of various different notarizations for USA documents that are frequently seen:

• US Escrow
• US Timeshares
• US Warranty Deeds
• US Quitclaim Deed
• US Deed of Trust
• USA Affidavits
• Personal Property Security Agreements
• Certified True Copies
• Statutory Declarations
• Proof of Loss
• Estate Declarations
• Motor Vehicle Transfers
• USA pension
• USA Post office box

We are also open to draw up Wills, Powers of Attorney, health representation agreements, and real estate purchases, sales, transfers, and refinancing. We look forward to serving you with safe social distancing practices at Beverly Carter Notary Public in Victoria, BC. Call us at (250)-383-4100 or email us at hello@carternotary.com and we would be happy to book you an appointment and go over our COVID-19 procedures.