Can Notaries accept foreign passports or consular cards as proof of a signer’s identity? — D.C., Texas Yes and no. A Texas Notary may accept a foreign passport as proof of a signer’s identity only when notarizing residential real estate transactions. A Texas Notary may not accept a matricula consular card to identify the signer. The relevant law requires IDs to be issued by the federal (U.S.) or state government. A matricula consular card is issued by neither which is why Notaries can’t accept it. See Texas Administrative Code provision (1 TAC 87.1[1]).
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