Send the document facts
Use the form to tell us the document type, source, destination and what you have. We will follow up with instructions for sending any complete scan or photo needed before shipment.
California documents, one coordinated service
Online notarization and apostille, handled together.
Notary Geek provides eligible online notarization on our own platform and manages the apostille process for you. You work with us through document review, notarization when needed, state handling and delivery. We coordinate any local handling partners and direct DHL or FedEx shipping through our own carrier accounts.
We obtain eligible California company records for you. Freshly issued birth and death certificates are welcome too. California official records follow their California route; a document notarized by our Florida online notary follows Florida.
Start with the document facts before you ship: document type, source, destination country and what you have. Send those facts through the request form. After reviewing them, we will explain how to send a clear scan or photo if needed.
Private document-handling service, not a government agency. Eligibility, route, timing, and total are confirmed only after review.
How it works
Review first, then move the right paper.
We identify the source and route
We identify the issuing authority and whether a signature needs notarization. When our online-notary service fits, we handle that step on our own platform and coordinate the apostille. California official records keep their California route.
Ship only after review
If physical delivery is needed, we confirm where it should go. A FedEx label may be provided for an accepted document route.
Scope and payment follow
Document count and eligibility often differ from the first description, so final scope and payment instructions usually follow receipt and review.
What we handle
Three routes, kept separate.
California handling depends on the official or notarial signature on the document and whether the required paper is available.
Qualifying California business records may start online.
Need a certified formation filing or a Certificate of Status, often called a good-standing certificate? We can obtain eligible California corporation, LLC and limited-partnership records through bizfile Online. You do not need to order the record or have a copy first. Tell us the company name, the record requested and the destination country.
After confirming the exact official product and handling route, we obtain the record and arrange in-person California apostille handling. We then provide a scan of the completed packet and coordinate physical delivery.
This is a Notary Geek operating process reviewed record by record. Official online availability alone does not prove that a printed record is acceptable for apostille or that the foreign recipient will accept it.
Birth, death and other certified records are welcome.
For our birth- and death-certificate handling, please start with a freshly issued, pristine certified copy. Keep the record unaltered and send the document facts first. During follow-up, we provide instructions for sending a scan or photo before shipment. California says a mail request needs the document signed by a California public official or an original notarized or certified document; a photocopy is not acceptable.
If the document appears to fit, ship the original or proper certified copy after receiving handling instructions.
Need notarization and an apostille? Work with us for both.
For an eligible signer-created document, we provide the online notarization on our own platform, then manage its apostille and delivery. We review your ID, signer location, document and receiving-office requirements before the session.
A California-notarized document may fit California handling after the notarial certificate and original are reviewed. If a signer-created document instead uses a Florida online notary, its authentication route follows Florida when that route is legally and operationally appropriate.
The notary state controls the authentication route. Online notarization does not replace a required official certified record. The apostille itself is issued by the appropriate government authority.
Court and restricted records
Court pickup and restricted-record retrieval are not included.
Court records come from the court where the case was filed, and confidential records may require proof of access. This service does not include courthouse retrieval, access to sealed or confidential matters, or pickup from another issuing office.
If you already have a certified court record, send the document facts first. We provide scan-review instructions during follow-up. Do not ship or pay until the document and access boundary are clear.
What needs to be confirmed
- A photo does not confirm eligibility; we review the document and required handling
- We do not guarantee turnaround before reviewing the document
- We confirm the total after document count and handling are known
- Court-record pickup is not included
Documents and delivery
Direct managed delivery, from California to your recipient.
Notary Geek works directly with DHL and FedEx through its own carrier accounts rather than a third-party shipping reseller. DHL is preferred for most international completed-document deliveries. We select the carrier according to the reviewed route and cost. Availability, destination restrictions, address quality, and remote-area costs are checked before return shipping is promised.
In-state presentation when the route fits
We arrange in-person submission with our California handling partner. Tell us your actual deadline so we can plan submission and delivery together. Document issues, state processing and carrier schedules can affect timing.
FedEx label after acceptance
Customers may ship originals or certified documents to Notary Geek. A FedEx label can be provided when the reviewed route and destination are confirmed. We plan inbound and return shipping around the state's processing schedule, your deadline and the total cost.
Documents prepared for their destination
We review the delivery address, current carrier service and the packet's document classification before dispatch. Eligible document-only shipments use non-dutiable, no-retail-value handling where carrier and destination rules allow.
We create and control the shipping label. Transportation and applicable duty or tax billing are arranged through our carrier account where supported, within the agreed scope. You do not need to open or supply a carrier account.
Your Notary Geek quote gives one total for the agreed job, including applicable shipping. We first confirm the document count, required handling and whether you need scan-back only, domestic delivery or international delivery. Compare that complete scope when another offer lists shipping separately.
Correct preparation helps reduce avoidable customs and fee surprises; it does not guarantee customs clearance, zero duties or delivery time.
One coordinated order
Need documents from more than one state?
Tell us about the whole package, including records from California, Florida, Texas or another state. Each official record follows its issuing authority; any separate notarized document follows the appropriate notary-state route. We coordinate the parts rather than treating every document as a California document.
A scan of the completed packet, then delivery
We provide a scan of the completed California packet. Tell us when you need the physical documents and whether they must travel with the rest of your order. We can plan urgent delivery or hold completed documents for a combined shipment when that fits your deadline.
A scan does not replace the physical packet when the receiving authority requires it. Shipping service, cost and destination availability are confirmed for your order; carrier movement depends on the completed packet and daily cutoff.
Official California sources
Verify the state rules, then send the document facts.
California Secretary of State request instructions
Official mail and in-person requirements, including the original/certified-document rule and cover-sheet requirement.
Open official apostille instructionsBusiness entity records request
Official explanation of online certificates of status, certified copies, plain copies, and records that still require paper ordering.
Open official business-record instructionsCalifornia Courts copy guidance
Official guidance that court records come from the court where the case was filed and that some records are confidential or access-restricted.
Open California Courts guidanceReady for review
Send the source, destination country, and real deadline.
Send the initial facts through the request form. We will provide scan or photo instructions when needed. No payment is required to send the initial facts.