I need to sign some papers to hook up an online banking account for my account back home. My bank only allows people to sign these papers in their offices in person with their people as witnesses, but they are making a special allowance for me because of me living overseas and, well, having an account with them since I was 7 years old.
The problem is, I need to have a notary public witness me filling out these papers and I have no idea where to find one.
[quote=“ImaniOU”]I need to sign some papers to hook up an online banking account for my account back home. My bank only allows people to sign these papers in their offices in person with their people as witnesses, but they are making a special allowance for me because of me living overseas and, well, having an account with them since I was 7 years old.
The problem is, I need to have a notary public witness me filling out these papers and I have no idea where to find one.[/quote]
AIT
Be prepared to shell out 1000NT at AIT for getting that document notarized. After you wait a long, long time for your turn at the counter. Without even the benefit of music because your MP3 player has been taken hostage. And no phone with which to amuse yourself because that is keeping your MP3 player company. Bring a book to read; so far they’re still allowing those 
Yea, it’s really stupid, Imaniou. In the US, half the secretaries in any law firm are notaries and every bank also has multiple notaries who will perform their service upon request. After all, it’s not like they’re skilled professionals. They’re only required to check your ID, watch you sign, and record that fact in their notary book. A monkey could be trained to handle the task. But in Taiwan common people apparently can’t be trusted with such sacred tasks. There are a very small handful of notaries in Taipei (but most law firms and banks don’t have notaries). Most people go to the AIT. I second the suggestion for bringing reading matter.
That’s odd. The last time I went to AIT to get something notarized, they didn’t charge me.
Ironic that my mother is a notary public and yet I can’t find one… 
When I had to get paperwork done for my kids citizenship the Candian Trade office gave me this address
2/F58 Fuxing N.RD Taipei
Also your neighbourhood household registration office and district courts also have them.
Is AIT still the only place with a US notary? I guess now you can make an appointment.
Don’t any of the banks have US notaries?
BofA does not.
Hello good people,
I have a document that has to be notarized here in Taiwan, and then notarized in China before it can be used ilin my country. At first Ministry of Interior of PRC told my embassy just to notarize it at Public Notary in Taiwan…buuut when they saw “R.O.C, Taiwan” on the stamp, they got a heart attack. (What did they expect? 
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I believe I’m not the first one with this issue. Went to Cross-strait relationship association, they only deal with Chinese and Taiwanese citizens but we’re willing to help. They’re were in charge of forwarding the document to public notary in China. I believe they done it many times for Chinese citizens, they also get ‘Taiwan’ on their stamps, don’t they?
Does anyone have any kind of experience or maybe thoughts on this issue?
My country (as many others) doesn’t recognize Taiwan and I have to suck it up to China.
It will be easier just to go to a different online bank.
Fidelity provide free and easy online banking. Just open a account online.
Hello, I’m looking for a Notary Public to notarize documents to submit to a US government agency. I need somebody who speaks English. A Neihu office would be great.
I know the AIT provides this service, but I suspect it’d involve a long wait. A private service seems much faster.
Also, I need to notarize some Hong Kong documents. (proving residence). I’m not sure if that matters when picking a notary or not.
If it helps, The official instructions from the US agency are:
Please return the completed claim form, signed by ALL claimants, with a legible, valid notary public seal and signature (or equivalent for non-US residents). Notary information must include expiration date and contact information of the official validating the claim form.