Can anyone recommend to me a Notario in Cancun? I have been looking around on the internet, but I would like to hear some personal experience. Also, does anyone know the average cost to have a paper(s) certified? Thanks!
The word "certified" can have so many different meanings, depending on the context. What kind of paper, and "certified" for what purpose? (I'm asking, because you may find there are other ways to get the document in the form you need, without cost.) All of the Notaries we've dealt with so far were reasonably professional, and got the job done. We used the Notary No 25, on Calle Tejon, off Av Tulum to handle the closing on our condo. She herself has zero personality and doesn't speak English, but as many of them do she has lawyers who act as her agents on all kinds of things, under her direction, and Katrina Bringas, who speaks English very well, is one of them. She was helpful, across the board, on this and other matters. (The Notary is there to lend her legal imprimatur to all the official acts of the office.) It seems the lawyers in the Notary Offices typically charge nothing for advice and consultations, relying on the document fees to meet overhead!
Thanks for the info V. We need to get a sworn declaration for immigration purposes. In Canada for something like this we would use a notary, but for Cancun we are not so sure where to get this done
OK, the document is to be used with Mexican Immigration, and it is to be "sworn" (upon an oath before someone empowered to administer oaths), but you still haven't answered the first part of my question, which was what kind of paper (document) is it to be? 1) What is the subject of the document- financial records, birth, or other?; and, 2) Will you be swearing to the truth of the statements it contains (as in an affidavit); swearing that the document is the original of the document, and you are its custodian; or merely swearing that the document in question is a true copy of the original? With some documents, a Mexican Notary would not be the person to turn to....
Sorry for not being clear. Yes, an affidavit where we would be swearing that the statements in the document is the truth is what I am looking for.
Your Canadian Consular Agent can probably administer your oath, and may charge little or nothing to do it. He is located in the Hotel Zone, across from Kukulcan Plaza (and in the direction of Plaza Isla). You will then need to get it translated into Spanish by an translator officially recognized by the Mexican Government as a "Perito". You can find one directly across the street, on Av Bonampak, from the Pemex station at the entrance to the HZ. Her name is Raquel Dubrovski. You will need to prepare the affidavit, yourself, and you can find good examples to use for this online. The usual language for this goes something like, "Before me, this the ___ day of _________, 2012, personally appeared _____________ who, being by me duly sworn to tell the truth stated as follows:...." Will you be swearing the document to which your oath is attached is the original of a document, a copy of a document or, will the affidavit simply be reciting facts known by you personally to be the truth?
Thank you so much for your information V, very helpful! To be honest I have been a bit lost since I have never had to do anything similar prior to this so I am still learning. The document that will be submitted will be an original.. Does that change things? Thanks for bearing with me and thanks again for all your help!
You're doing good, things are getting a little clearer. Now, if you'll just answer this question, which I asked earlier....
It is a letter from a family member that basically states that me and my SO are in a bona fide relationship.. like I mentioned earlier it's for immigration purposes so it is really important that we do it correctly!
Don't you just love it! You're potentially talking about a true "affidavit" in which there are facts asserted, under oath, based on personal knowledge. In this case, what kind of resident permit are you planning to ask for? There are many different classes. For example, are you planning to ask for a a permit based on financial self-sufficiency, as many do (Visitante Rentista); or, are you planning to initially ask for permission to work, etc.? I assume you then expect your SO to be unable to qualify on her own, and it be necessary to piggy back the application on your qualifications. (Please correct any erroneous inferences I may be making, to save time later.) Mexico is very liberal on relationships of these kinds, recognizing that many Mexicans live, and establish families, in entirely informal relationships. 1) Are you now physically present in Cancun? 2) Where is the family member you spoke of, who gave the statement? You can give an affidavit, yourself, to establish the relationship, as can others who know the situation well. You can do yours here, before the Canadian Consular Agent, if they offer that service, as does the U.S. Consular Agency. Frankly, I wouldn't expect immigration to require much more than that, after it's been officially translated, as you're asserting that you are financially responsible for this person, while they're here, in Mexico. The issue for them is mainly whether the people involved can support themselves during their stay, here, and don't work without permission.
