Compare notarial fees below, or go directly to apostille pricing. Apostille assistance is a separate administrative service, not a notarial act.
Notarial fees
The table below shows the standard price for each service and how it changes between an electronic appointment, a paper appointment at your Manhattan location, and Free Community Notary. Notary Hub collects payment for electronic notarization. Square collects the separate $50 mobile appointment and travel fee when you book; it is a non-notarial service, and statutory fees for completed paper notarial acts are paid separately after the session.
| Service | Electronic notarization | Paper appointment in Manhattan | Free Community Notary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgment | $25 first electronic act; $15 each additional act in the same session | $2 first person; $2 each additional person in the same certificate | Free |
| Jurat | $25 first electronic act; $15 each additional act in the same session | $2 | Free |
| Oath or affirmation | $25 first electronic act; $15 each additional act in the same session | $2 | Free |
| Proof of execution by subscribing witness | Availability confirmed before booking; when electronic, the same $25 / $15 schedule applies | $2 for the proof; $2 for each sworn witness | Free |
| Standard Manhattan mobile appointment | — | $50 mobile appointment and travel fee, plus the applicable statutory notarial fees above | Free |
| Certificate of Authenticity (papering out) | $2 per certificate after an electronic act I performed; delivery at actual cost | Not applicable | Free; requested mail or courier delivery remains at actual cost |
How the table works
Electronic-notarization prices are charged per electronic notarial act, not per document or page. Notary Hub handles payment and identity verification; there is no separate Crawford Notary technology surcharge.
Mobile appointment and travel fee (non-notarial service): $50. This fee reserves appointment time and travel availability for a Manhattan visit and is separate from New York statutory notarial fees. After the completed acts, their separate statutory fees may be paid by contactless card through Square or in cash.
The first 15 minutes of client-side waiting are included. If I cannot begin or continue because of lack of access or client-side readiness, additional reserved waiting time is $15 per additional 15 minutes when disclosed in advance. Time spent performing notarial acts is not billed as waiting time. Approved parking, tolls, mail, or courier service is billed only at actual cost.
Cancel or reschedule at least three hours before the appointment for a full refund of the prepaid $50 mobile appointment and travel fee. After that cutoff, the prepaid fee is not refunded when the visit cannot take place because of a late cancellation, no-show, unavailable signer or witness, lack of access, or another client-side issue, because appointment time and travel availability were reserved. No statutory notarial fee is charged for an act that was not performed. If I cancel or cannot make the visit for a reason on my side, you may choose a full refund or a new appointment.
For qualifying appointments, Crawford Notary waives its own fees for the notarial services in the table through Free Community Notary. The program is available when the requested notarial act or document is connected with an immigration, asylum, refugee-resettlement, naturalization, or citizenship matter, regardless of the participant’s citizenship or immigration status, or when financial hardship would make Crawford Notary fees a barrier. No proof of income, citizenship, or immigration status is requested; requests are accepted on the honor system. Requested mail or courier delivery remains at actual cost. For apostille assistance, government fees and actual postage remain payable, as explained below.
Tips are not requested or accepted. Please pay only the amount shown in the written quote.
Apostille pricing
I help clients across the United States obtain apostilles on eligible U.S. documents. The issuing state or federal agency determines the submission route. See apostille services and document guides for preparation requirements.
Standard apostille
$250 for the first document
Each additional document submitted together with the first document through the same processing route: +$50.
Includes government certification and apostille fees, necessary postal shipments for the agreed route, and return delivery within the United States through USPS Priority Mail.
Estimated 2–4 weeks from receipt of the complete document package, including return delivery, for eligible routes. This is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed deadline.
Rush Manhattan apostille
$350 for the first document
Each additional document submitted together with the first document through the same processing route: +$50.
Includes government fees, personal submission and collection, and hand-delivery of the completed documents in Manhattan.
Same-day or next-business-day completion may be available for ready documents whose entire required government-office route is in Manhattan. Availability and timing are confirmed after review.
Timing and separate expenses
- The additional-document rate depends on the route. The +$50 rate applies only when a document is submitted together with the first document through the same government offices and required certification steps. Documents requiring a different route are priced separately, with the cost agreed before work begins.
- Timing depends on the document. Other-state and federal processing can take longer than 2–4 weeks; I confirm a document-specific estimate before you proceed. Government processing and postal transit determine actual completion.
- Rush has a limited route. Handover time, office hours, capacity, and required certifications all matter. Mail-in, other-state, and federal requests are not eligible for the same-day or next-business-day Manhattan option. Missing or rejected documents and office closures can change the timing.
- Notarial acts are separate. The paid apostille packages do not include acknowledgment, jurat, or other necessary notarization. Those acts use the applicable fees in the table above. Apostille assistance itself is a non-notarial administrative service.
- Translations and other additional services are not included. Crawford Notary does not provide translations or obtain replacement civil records; clients arrange them separately.
- International return delivery costs extra. It is arranged in advance, subject to carrier availability. Included government fees and agreed domestic postage in the paid packages are not charged again.
Before work begins, I confirm the document count, route, included costs, any separate notarial fees, and return method in writing. The $50 mobile-appointment cancellation policy and client-side waiting charges above apply to that separate notarial visit, not to apostille processing. I provide administrative assistance; the government decides whether to issue an apostille, and the foreign recipient decides whether to accept the document.
Free Community Notary: apostille assistance
Under the neutral Free Community Notary eligibility rules, I organize the apostille without charging for my work. Necessary notarial acts are also free. You pay only government fees and actual postage, including USPS Priority Mail return delivery; these expenses are agreed in advance.
This is standard-route assistance: the estimate is 2–4 weeks including delivery for eligible documents, with a separate estimate when the authority or postal route requires longer. Rush hand-delivery is not included in this program option.
Free help to do it yourself: qualifying participants can receive procedural guidance on required official certifications, where to submit, payment of government fees, and return delivery. You submit the documents and pay the relevant organizations directly. This is practical guidance, not legal or immigration advice or document preparation.
Request an apostille review
Tell me the document type, issuing state or agency, destination country, and deadline. Use the secure upload for document copies, not ordinary email or SMS, and wait for instructions before mailing originals. Uploading a scan does not place an order or reserve rush service. Notary Hub and Square notary bookings do not reserve apostille processing.
You can also call (646) 450-0504 or send an SMS.