My passport is missing an endorsement. Do I need to get it corrected?

9/29/2021 10:36:11 PM

I’m a notary in the state of Vermont, USA. I personally believe I can use common sense when it comes to using a passport or similar document to identify a person who is about to sign a document that needs to be notarized. But there are some notaries who believe in a mythical "more but not less" rule. They think that if the name on the document is shorter than the name in the passport, that’s OK, but if the name in the passport is shorter than the name in the document, they should refuse to notarize. For example, if the document says Johnathan Q. Davidson and the passport says Johnathan Quincy Davidson, that’s OK, but the reverse is unacceptable.

A forum for notaries that has discussed this mythical rule is Notary Rotary. An example of such a discussion may be found at https://www.notaryrotary.com/forums/forums.asp?id=VMT5V6PJ&forumid=1AAA00000003&messageid=2242539&code=63DEC2AFA5D9400EC51CF8A0257D0424&smsg=601506&requestid=09172429001&action=view&format=threaded

Notaries from California seem especially prone to believe this myth.

8/12/2021 8:21:11 PM

The data page always says "see page whatever" even if there are no endorsements actually entered there. It’s just a pointer to the place where endorsements are to be found, not a statement that endorsements actually exist there.

I have certainly never had anyone look at my endorsements page, much less ask about why it’s blank. The only reason to get the endorsement added would be if you want or need the passport to serve as evidence of your "full legal name." Otherwise, enjoy your travels.

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