Finding an American Notary Public in Qatar
I am closing a real estate purchase in the US on the 29th of October.
I had made an appointment with the American Consulate here for the 20th of October to take whatever documents I would have to sign for the closing company and the bank and have them duly notarised there.
But now I have a small hiccup. It seems the papers may not be ready in time. I have checked on the Consulate website and there are no more appointments available this month.
So I need to find a way to either get an appointment at the consulate through another means or to find a notary here in Doha.
I have heard that some of the American Universities or Companies here may have notaries.
I contacted a local Law office who said they could do it for 500 QAR per page. As there are about 70 pages to sign you can see that that is not an atractive option.
Can anyone help?
Cheers,
Mark Floden 6056632..
If the papers do not arrive on time, why don't you just prepare a Power of Attorney to have someone else attending the closing sign the papers on your behalf, and use the appointment to have the Embassy notarize the PoA? Forms for a limited PoA are readily available on the internet. You should first, of course, consult with your US closing attorney to make sure that the PoA is in correct form and on who you should designate.
You can inform the closing agent that since papers are late you cannot do in time and they will re-schedule the closing date.
You dont have to notarized every page. You need to initial every page and in the end you have to sign. Notarized is only on the signed page. It may be around 5-7 pages depending on your papers.