Public services
Notaries
The Consular Section provides notarial services, including acknowledgements and affidavits by American Citizens. There is generally a fee of US $30 per notarization. Bring your passport and another form of identification. We recommend that U.S. citizens authenticate their documents (especially educational certificates) in the U.S. before coming to the Embassy. Consular personnel are unable to authenticate educational documents and civil registry documents that have not been first authenticated by the Department of State. Notarial Services are provided on Wednesdays between 11am – 12pm.Federal Benefits
The Embassy has information about Selective Service as well as Social Security and Veterans benefits. We also provide assistance with Social Security Number (SSN) applications.
Voting
The Consular section has voting information for all 50 states. The Federal Postcard Application that allows Americans to register to vote abroad is available on-line and at the Consular Section. Remember, in order to vote you must register. To learn more about registering to vote, as well as voting abroad, please visit the Federal Voting Assistance web site. If you would like to contact the Consular Section about a voting issue, you may send an e-mail to: VotePRAIA@state.gov.
