Be carefull, In Hawaii we deal with a lot of foriegn clients and the only thing most banks will accept is the one from the Embassy. So even if you  find another option, the banks or title company here may not accept the  document - even though it is notarized. I have Canadian clients that actually drive across the border to the US , just to get something notarized 

If there is a correspondent bank in Fuzhou with a relationship to your bank in Phoenix, they could probably arrange to notarize the document for you. 

Most notaries are commissioned as public officials under state law and only have jurisdiction in their home state.  In a few cases, they can notarize in neighboring states with reciprocal notary laws.

There are also notaries authorized under Federal law. They serve military personnel stationed at home or overseas.  In the US embassies and consulates, there are State Department employees that notarize documents for US citizens overseas.

Many countries signed an international treaty at the Hague, Netherlands in 1961.  They have agreed that a document notarized by a local notary in one country, and then authenticated by the notary regulator, by attachment of a certificate known as an apostille, will be accepted in another country that is also a Hague Treaty member.  The list of participating countries may be found at
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.status&cid=41

The US Consulate in Shanghai has notary information on their website at http://shanghai.usembassy-china.org.cn/notary_services.html

There are also tribal notaries on some Indian reservations who notarize documents under tribal law.  Some Indian tribes use state notaries.  And there are ecclesiastic notaries who are authorized under church or canon law and deal with church legal matters.

Would a limited Power of Attorney help?  The wife would be able to act on the husband's behalf if a fax or DocuSign signature is acceptable on a POA.

Unfortunately, He is right in the middle between the nearest US Consulate offices.  The nearest ones to Fuzhou are at;

333 S Suzhou Rd

Huangpu, Shanghai, China
+86 21 6321 1646

And

Huajiu Rd
Tianhe, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Problem is he is halfway in between both.  My aunt travels regularly to China to work with different provinces helping setup schools.  

Hope this helps

My client had to go to the embassy to have their document notarized and to be accepted by the title company and loan underwriter.

Large American companies?

Hope this worked out well for you.

Sorry, no clue.

Learning from others here.

No idea.

I had a client whose wife was in Mexico and would not be able to make it to the closing here in Texas. Before she left while we were still searching for their home, they got a Specific Power of Attorney. She needed to be at home for the call to verify who she was.  They took care of all necessary paperwork before she even left. That Specific Power of Attorney had to be OK'd by the attorneys with the title company.

Dear Bobbi,

Great comments. Not sure about Asia, but a notary in some other countries is actually an attorney & it can take months to get the document notarized, since it first has to be officially translated by a licensed translator. It is also very costly. The distance to the embassy is also an issue, as not all have immediate appointments available. Some lenders here will accept a signature from a bank employee with official stamps, since there are a lot more banks closer to clients than embassies & many have a system that approximates, what we consider notarization.

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Once in a rare while a member of the embassy will go to the client, there must be extenuating circumstances.  Might want to give it a try.

You might try a service provided by Settleware called NotaryCam.  https://www.notarycam.com/how-it-works/ Rick Triola is their president and CEO and is very helpful.  I will send him a link to this blog so he can offer his insight if he has time.

It has been my experience that an American Embassy or Consulat is the only place to have a notarized document signed.  

US consulate general.

I have no clue unless there is someone at a money exchange. I hope you find someone Bobbi...

I had a client who worked for big oil and they had a notary in the company who did it for him.

Don't know about China...but I recently had a listing in France...the French seller tried to get notarized by a local who insisted the length of the forms required them to keep to read...then after 4 days still did not perform.  My sellers had to make an appointment with the US Embassy, which took about 3 days but at least was able to get done.

Why not contact the US Embassy in China and ask them. 

I've learned a great deal from the comments here.  This is an issue that has not come up for me yet.  I am currently doing a transaction with two clients from China.  The are both in Dallas.

Can't he get his docs curriered over to the embassy or have his business client help him with it? 

It's either: (a) go to the embassy, or (b) to grant someone a Specific Power of Attorney.  In CA, let the Title Insurance company draw the POA, not an attorney.  It's a common issue with Silicon Valley buyers/sellers.

If there is a US military Base near by, then they also have US notaries.  Otherwise it is a US Embassy or Consulate.  

Bobbi I have never run accross this.  Do the banks have notaries?