I’m Sergei Crawford, a New York notary public. I come to your home, office, hotel, or another agreed location in Manhattan for paper notarization. Appointments are available in English or Russian when I can communicate directly with the signer.
The mobile appointment and travel fee is $50. New York statutory notarial fees are additional; see the pricing page.
Appointments are scheduled in advance; there is no walk-in office. Before booking, you can text me your preferred time, Manhattan neighborhood, and number of signers to discuss the visit.
Or call (646) 450-0504. Calls: 10 a.m.–10 p.m. New York time.
Before I confirm the visit
Square will ask for the full Manhattan service address, preferred time, and the $50 mobile appointment and travel fee. Please also provide the number of signers, requested notarial act, type of identification, and witness details. Bring the complete paper document to the appointment; do not upload it to Square or send it by ordinary email. If I ask to review a copy or supporting material before the visit, use Secure Document Upload. Uploading a copy does not replace the paper document or confirm the appointment.
The appointment is reserved when Square accepts the $50 mobile appointment and travel payment. If I need another practical detail before the visit, I’ll contact you using the information in the booking.
Fees
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.
Common statutory fees include:
- oath or affirmation and certificate: $2;
- acknowledgment or proof for the first person: $2;
- each additional person in the same acknowledgment or proof: $2; and
- each sworn witness in a proof of execution: $2.
After the completed notarial 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. Necessary parking or tolls are charged only at actual cost and only when approved in advance.
See examples and complete pricing.
Cancellation and rescheduling
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.
Power of attorney for use abroad
If a representative will sell property, transfer a vehicle, or handle other matters in another country, I can notarize your signature in Manhattan and arrange an apostille for an eligible document. Your lawyer or notary in the destination country provides the text and signing requirements.
See the process, timing, and full service price. Travel and notarial fees are separate from apostille processing; we confirm the complete quote before the visit.
Please have ready
- acceptable, unexpired identification;
- the complete document, unsigned when the signature must be witnessed;
- instructions from the recipient about the required notarial act;
- every signer and required witness;
- facility access approval, when applicable; and
- a quiet surface where I can speak with the signer directly.
I may stop if a signer cannot be identified, does not appear willing or aware, cannot communicate directly, or if a document, safety, or legal requirement is not met.
Free Community Notary
Free Community Notary waives all Crawford Notary fees, including the Manhattan mobile appointment and statutory notarial fees, when the requested notarial act 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. Book through Square, choose the Free Community Notary option, and provide the service address.
Tips are not requested or accepted. Please pay only the amount on the written quote.