A bank, fintech, or compliance team may ask an international signer to notarize a U.S. LLC operating agreement or bank resolution. The notary notarizes the signature or statement. The institution decides whether to accept it.
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Last reviewed October 5, 2026
Often, yes, when the operating agreement or related bank document is eligible, you can pass platform identity verification, and you have acceptable government-issued photo ID. iRemoteNotary notarizes your signature, acknowledgment, or oath. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
iRemoteNotary does not certify LLC validity. iRemoteNotary does not verify beneficial ownership. iRemoteNotary does not open bank accounts. iRemoteNotary does not provide legal advice, tax advice, banking advice, or compliance advice.
International owners of U.S. LLCs are often asked for a notarized operating agreement, certification of member, or company resolution when a bank, European fintech, EMI, payment provider, or compliance department reviews a business account.
The notarization covers the notarial act requested on that document. It does not make iRemoteNotary the bank's compliance reviewer.
A business-account review often looks for formation papers, ownership or control information, a tax identification number such as an EIN, government ID, a business address, and authority to open or use the account.
An operating agreement, banking resolution, or certification of member is one way an institution asks the signer to put that information in a signed document. FinCEN's customer due diligence rule is one reason covered financial institutions collect beneficial-ownership information. The notary does not perform that review.
A foreign bank, European fintech, EMI, or payment provider may ask for the notarized packet as part of business verification, ownership or control review, account-opening review, or compliance review. The bank controls acceptance.
Have a U.S. LLC document that a bank asked you to notarize? Upload the unsigned document and confirm the bank’s required wording before your session.
Upload the unsigned document and confirm the bank’s required wording before your session.
The packet may include an LLC operating agreement, a single-member operating agreement, a certification of member, a company resolution to open a bank account, a banking resolution, an authorized signer statement, a certificate of incumbency, an ownership or UBO declaration when the bank wrote it, a custodian affidavit about a copy, or a power of attorney for account-opening support.
Bring the document the institution named. iRemoteNotary does not create a bank-specific legal document.
A single-member operating agreement can be notarized online when that member appears live and the document is eligible.
The session identifies the person who signs. It does not decide whether the LLC has one member. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
A certification of member is usually a short statement that names a member, or that attaches the operating agreement and says it is the company record.
iRemoteNotary does not certify LLC validity. iRemoteNotary does not verify beneficial ownership. The notary notarizes the signature or sworn statement on the certification the signer provides.
A company resolution to open a bank account names the institution and the people allowed to open or use the account. A banking resolution is the same kind of authority statement.
The company supplies the wording. A manager, member, or officer can sign when that person appears and the document identifies that role. The notary does not decide who has authority.
If the bank only needs the signer’s execution of the operating agreement notarized, an acknowledgment is often used. If the bank requires the signer to swear or affirm that company information, ownership, authority, or a banking resolution is true, a jurat may be required.
The signer should confirm the required notarial wording with the receiving bank before the session.
Not sure whether the bank needs an acknowledgment or jurat? Send the unsigned document and the bank’s instructions before the session.
Send the unsigned document and the bank’s instructions before the session.
No. iRemoteNotary does not certify LLC validity. iRemoteNotary does not certify that the LLC is in good standing. iRemoteNotary does not verify beneficial ownership.
A certificate of formation or a good-standing certificate, when the state issues one, comes from the filing office. The Delaware Division of Corporations says a limited liability company agreement is kept by the company rather than filed with the Division.
iRemoteNotary does not provide legal advice, tax advice, banking advice, or compliance advice. iRemoteNotary does not open bank accounts.
Remote online notarization is performed under the law of the online notary's commissioning state. The LLC formation state and the notary’s commissioning state do not always have to match.
A Wyoming, Delaware, Florida, New Mexico, or other U.S. LLC can still be the subject of the document. That formation state does not by itself choose the notary, and a commission from one state is not a promise of acceptance for every other state’s LLC document.
If the bank specifically requires a notary from the LLC’s formation state, confirm that before scheduling. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
Outside the United States? International signers can message iRemoteNotary on WhatsApp at +1 (305) 608-4003. Include your country, preferred time zone, LLC formation state, bank or recipient name, document type, and whether the bank requested an acknowledgment, jurat, certified copy, or specific notarial wording.
Online notarization may be possible when the document is eligible, the signer can pass platform-supported identity verification, the signer has acceptable government-issued photo ID, and the receiving institution accepts the notarized document.
Outside the U.S.? Message iRemoteNotary on WhatsApp at +1 (305) 608-4003 with your country, time zone, LLC state, bank name, and ID type.
Message iRemoteNotary on WhatsApp at +1 (305) 608-4003 with your country, time zone, LLC state, bank name, and ID type.
A foreign passport may be usable for the identity check when the platform supports that credential and the biometric comparison succeeds.
The passport identifies the person in the session. It does not prove LLC ownership, beneficial ownership, or authority to open the account.
See when a foreign passport may be used for a U.S. document.
A bank in the Netherlands, another European country, or elsewhere may ask for notarized U.S. LLC documents. A European fintech, EMI, or payment provider may ask for the same kind of packet.
The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance. iRemoteNotary does not open bank accounts. iRemoteNotary does not have a separate page for any one bank or country in this guide.
Read how recipient acceptance works when a U.S. notarization is sent abroad.
Ask the bank. Online notarization does not replace an apostille or legalization when the institution requires one.
Some recipients accept the notarized PDF alone. Others want an apostille from the competent authority, a paper original, or wet-ink signatures. Those are separate requirements.
See when an online-notarized document may need an apostille.
Use the bank’s wording. Send it with the unsigned document before the session so the notarial certificate can be compared with that instruction.
If the bank did not say acknowledgment or jurat, ask the bank before you schedule. The two acts are not interchangeable.
If your bank gave you specific instructions, send them before the session so the notarial wording can be reviewed.
One signature block is often one notarization. An operating agreement plus a separate bank resolution are often two.
Standard online notarization starts at $25. An international coordination fee of $25 may apply when the signer is outside the United States. Additional notarizations are $15 each if the uploaded document requires more than one. Final pricing depends on the uploaded document and the number of required notarizations.
This is standard online notarization pricing. It is not a Form I-9 authorized-representative fee.
Before scheduling, gather your unsigned document, valid photo ID, bank instructions, and any required notarial wording.
Gather your unsigned document, valid photo ID, bank instructions, and any required notarial wording.
Message iRemoteNotary on WhatsApp at +1 (305) 608-4003. Include your country, preferred time zone, LLC formation state, bank or recipient name, document type, and whether the bank requested an acknowledgment, jurat, certified copy, or specific notarial wording.
A Dutch bank may ask for a notarized U.S. LLC operating agreement as part of its own review. iRemoteNotary can notarize an eligible signature or statement. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance. iRemoteNotary does not open bank accounts.
Yes. A European fintech, EMI, or payment provider may ask for a notarized operating agreement, resolution, or ownership statement. The request does not mean every provider accepts remote online notarization. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
A company resolution to open a bank account is a company statement that names the institution and the people authorized to open or use the account. The company supplies the wording. iRemoteNotary notarizes the signature or oath on that statement. iRemoteNotary does not provide legal advice, tax advice, banking advice, or compliance advice. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
A certification of member is a statement, often signed by a member or manager, that identifies a member or attaches the operating agreement. The notary notarizes that person's signature or sworn statement. iRemoteNotary does not certify LLC validity. iRemoteNotary does not verify beneficial ownership. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
Send that wording before the session so the notarial certificate can be reviewed against it. iRemoteNotary does not rewrite the company's legal terms. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
Ask the bank which act it wants before the session. An acknowledgment and a jurat are different notarial acts. Do not guess when the instruction is silent. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
Do not sign the operating agreement before the session when the bank wants that signature notarized during the appearance. Bring the document unsigned unless the bank asked for a different act, such as a statement about a copy that was already signed.
A request to notarize a copy is different from notarizing a new signature on the agreement. It may call for a custodian affidavit or a copy attestation when that act is authorized. iRemoteNotary does not certify LLC validity. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
Only if that bank requires an apostille or legalization. Online notarization does not replace apostille or legalization when the bank requires it. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
An eligible signer may complete a U.S. online notarization for an LLC document that will be sent to Europe. The European bank, fintech, or other recipient still decides whether to accept it. Apostille or legalization may remain a separate step. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
A manager, member, or officer may sign when that person appears in the session and the document identifies that role. The notary does not decide who has company authority. The receiving bank or institution controls acceptance.
An operating agreement and a separate bank resolution are often two notarizations. Standard online notarization starts at $25. An international coordination fee of $25 may apply when the signer is outside the United States. Additional notarizations are $15 each if the uploaded document requires more than one. Final pricing depends on the uploaded document and the number of required notarizations.
The following primary sources support the legal and procedural information in this guide. Requirements can change, so confirm current rules with the receiving organization before relying on a notarized document.
Delaware Division of Corporations frequently asked questions(opens in a new tab)
Delaware Division of Corporations
Accessed October 5, 2026
Employer identification number(opens in a new tab)
Internal Revenue Service
Accessed October 5, 2026
Customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions(opens in a new tab)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Accessed October 5, 2026
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