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Notary On Demand for a non-US citizen

  • September 14, 2026
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Our account includes DocuSign’s Notary On Demand service.  We have a situation in which a witness is a Japanese citizen.  They do not have a US SSN or a current or former US address.  The document is intended for use in the US.  Can we set up a Notary On Demand envelope for this witness?  How would they complete the ID verification in this situation?

Thanks

Teri

 

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Community Moderator
September 14, 2026

Hello ​@Teri.Maier 
Thank you for reaching out, and welcome to the Docusign Community! We appreciate your question and assure you that we are fully committed to providing you with the best service possible. 

Unfortunately, in this situation, the Japanese witness would be unable to complete identity verification with Docusign Notary On Demand.

Notary On Demand is built in partnership with OneNotary, which relies heavily on Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA). This process requires a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) and a current or former U.S. address to generate the identity-verification questions.

Since the witness has neither a U.S. SSN nor a current or former U.S. address, they would be systematically blocked during the automated identity-verification process. As a result, a Notary On Demand session would not be suitable for this witness.


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Community Moderator
September 29, 2026

Hello ​@Teri.Maier 

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