ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATION

As per Virginia law, all signers must personally appear before the notary and present government issued photo identification. The name on the identification must match the name printed on the document.
Accepted forms of identification for having notarial services performed include the following:
  • State issued driver’s license
  • State issued identification card
  • United States military card
  • United States passport
  • Certificate of United States citizenship
  • Certificate of naturalization
  • Alien registration card with photograph
  • Unexpired foreign passport
A notary may refuse to notarize a signature if he or she is uncertain of an individual’s identity, or if the notary is uncomfortable with the validity of the identification documents.
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Acceptable ID Example

A Virginia Notary Cannot
​Accept An Expired ID!!!​