Illini Notary Signing and Apostille Services

Remote Online Notarization

Illinois Notarization, Anywhere You Are

A secure audio video session, authorized under Illinois law, for signers who cannot meet in person.

What Remote Online Notarization Is

Remote online notarization is a notarial act completed over a live audio and video session rather than across a table. The notary and the signer are in different places, the session is recorded as the law requires, and the signature and seal are applied electronically.

Because the session is not bound by travel distance, it is available to signers anywhere in the United States and to signers abroad whose document is being used in a way that permits an Illinois remote act. Illini Notary performs remote notarization under Illinois law using an approved platform.

How the Session Works

  1. 01

    Join from a phone or a computer

    You receive a link to a secure session. A device with a camera and a microphone is all that is required.

  2. 02

    Verify your identity

    You present a current government issued photo identification and complete the identity verification the platform requires.

  3. 03

    Meet the notary on live video

    The notary confirms who you are, reviews the document with you to the extent a notary may, and witnesses your signature in real time.

  4. 04

    Sign and receive the notarized document

    You sign electronically, the notary applies the electronic signature and seal, and the completed document and the session record are issued.

Who Uses a Remote Session

  • Professionals who travel and cannot hold an appointment window
  • University of Illinois alumni and scholars now living outside Illinois
  • Family members signing from another state
  • Business signers who need a same day turnaround
  • Signers preparing a document that will later be authenticated for use abroad

What the Session Costs

Statutory notarial fee ceiling
Capped at $25 per remote notarial act5 ILCS 312/3-104, Illinois General Assembly, verified September 2026
Technology or convenience fee
Itemized separately from the notarial fee, and never folded into it. The amount is confirmed with you before the session is scheduled.

Prices shown are estimates. Your exact quote is confirmed once we have the full scope of your documents and service needs.

Illinois caps the notarial fee for a remote act by statute. Any platform or convenience charge is a separate line, stated on its own, so the notarial fee remains identifiable.

Questions About Remote Sessions

Remote Notarization Before an Apostille

A document bound for another country often has to be notarized before it can be authenticated. A remote session is frequently the first step in that sequence, particularly for a signer who has already left Illinois.

Remote online notarization is performed under Illinois law through an approved electronic notarization system provider. The session is recorded and the recording is retained as Illinois law requires. A session requires successful identity verification, a camera and microphone, and a stable connection. Some receiving parties do not accept remotely notarized signatures. Confirm before scheduling.

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Next Step

Start a Remote Session.

Send your contact details and we will confirm what your document requires, then schedule the session.

Start a Remote SessionCall (217) 397-5833

Prices shown are estimates. Your exact quote is confirmed once we have the full scope of your documents and service needs.

Illini Notary and Signing Services is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Notarial acts are performed in accordance with the Illinois Notary Public Act.

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