Some U.S. documents must be notarized. It is absolutely guaranteed that there will be some of these in any real estate transaction.
This notarization procedure is an arcane holdover from medieval times (as near as I can figure) where some third party examines a small subset of the known universe (looks at your document), gazes deep into your soul (aka asks for identification), mutters certain incantations (“Sign here, please”) and scrawls magic marks on a piece of paper that you sign (practices vary by location). You make a small offering to the Almighty Notarization Gods (“The fee for this service is $__”) to ensure long life and prosperity. Congratulations. Do you feel any different?
But I digress.
If you are outside the United States, the way to get this done is to hie thyself to a convenient U.S. Embassy or Consulate. There, you will find a practitioner of the ancient art.
More information? Look at the explanation of notarial and authentication services of U.S. consular officers from the U.S. Department of State.
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