How to get a residency affidavit notarized online

Who signs, and which notarial act

The resident signs. When the family lives in someone else's home, the homeowner or leaseholder often signs a host statement too: book two signers, and they can be in different places.

Usually a jurat (sworn statement). Forms that only ask you to acknowledge a signature use an acknowledgment.

Ask the recipient first

Only the person or office receiving the residency affidavit can say whether an electronic notarization works for them. Ask:

• Does the school district, agency or college have its own residency form? Use it.
• Does it accept an electronically notarized form, printed or uploaded?
• Does the host need to sign, and what proof of the host's address do they want with it?
• Is there a deadline, such as the first day of enrollment?

The statement is under oath. A false residency statement can have real consequences. The notary confirms who swore and signed; the facts are yours.

Doing it online, step by step

1. Get the office's form. A school district's form beats a general template.
2. Gather the host's details. If a host signs, have their name and address exactly as on their ID or lease.
3. Book for resident and host. Two signers if both sign; each joins from their own device.
4. Swear and sign. Each signer gives the oath and signs on screen.
5. Deliver it. Print or upload the notarized PDF with the proofs the office asked for.

Mistakes that stop the session

Using a template the office won't take. Many districts insist on their own form.

The host not available. The host has to appear and swear personally; a resident can't sign for them.

Addresses that differ. The address on the form should be the one the office will check. Fix mismatches first.

Treating the notary as proof of residence. The notary doesn't confirm where anyone lives.

What it costs

$40 for the session, plus $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. For the usual 2 signers on a residency affidavit, that is $50 for the session. If a witness is needed, a video witness can be added in the booking form at $40 each.

Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. Have a current photo ID, a device with a camera, and the unsigned PDF.

Signing from outside the U.S.? New Jersey allows it only when the document is for a U.S. court, agency or other U.S. entity, involves property in the U.S., or relates to a transaction substantially connected with the U.S., and signing isn't prohibited where you are (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). Check your document.

Related

• School enrollment residency affidavit
• Proof of residency letter
• Moving to or from New Jersey
• Every document we cover online

Other documents notarized online

• Bill of sale
• Child travel consent letter
• Lease
• Promissory note
• Gift letter
• Name change affidavit
• Affidavit of identity
• Certification of trust

General information, not legal advice. We are not lawyers: we notarize, and we don't draft or explain documents. Whoever receives your document decides what it accepts, and we can't guarantee that any office or company will accept it. Updated November 8, 2026.