Property sales and purchases
Authorize a relative or attorney to sign the escritura pública before the notaría on your behalf.
A poder is the Spanish-language power of attorney used across Latin America and Spain — selling property in Colombia, handling an estate in Venezuela, signing before a notaría in Honduras, Mexico, Peru or the Dominican Republic. We notarize it in Philadelphia and apostille it with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania so it is accepted abroad.
This certificate only certifies the authenticity of the signature and the capacity of the person who has signed the public document, and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the public document bears.
This certificate does not certify the content of the document for which it was issued.
This certificate is not valid for use anywhere within the United States of America, its territories or possessions.
This certificate constitutes an Apostille under the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
Yo, Valentina Rocío Escalante, mayor de edad, identificada con pasaporte estadounidense n.º C58204971, por medio del presente documento confiero poder especial al Dr. Andrés Felipe Zambrano, abogado inscrito en Bogotá, para que me represente ante las autoridades competentes.
The undersigned grants the special power of attorney described above. This instrument is executed in Spanish and English; both versions have identical effect.
Mail it notarized, come in, or sign by video
We notarize Spanish-language documents
Hand-delivered, not mailed
Traducción jurada when required
Notarías, courts, banks and registries in Spanish-speaking countries only act on a U.S. power of attorney once the signature is notarized and authenticated with an apostille under the 1961 Hague Convention. Pennsylvania issues that apostille in Harrisburg. With it attached, your poder is recognized abroad without a consular appointment.
Authorize a relative or attorney to sign the escritura pública before the notaría on your behalf.
Accept an inheritance, complete a sucesión, and represent heirs before courts and registries.
Open or close accounts, collect pensions, handle tax filings and utilities.
Appoint counsel, handle civil-registry paperwork, or authorize representation in family proceedings.
Every option ends the same way: a notarized poder with a Pennsylvania apostille attached, scans emailed to you, and the original returned however you choose.
Already signed in front of a notary? Mail it in or drop it off and we file it in Harrisburg for the apostille.
Book a short appointment at our Chestnut Hill office. We review the wording, notarize your signature and file promptly.
Sign by secure video from anywhere. We verify your ID, notarize electronically and file the instrument for the apostille.
Included in every poder order · $99 each additional document
Your abogado or notaría abroad supplies the wording. We review the format and signature blocks free of charge — we do not draft the legal text.
Choose in-office or electronic notarization, or tell us the poder is already notarized.
We take your acknowledgment or oath and attach a Pennsylvania notarial certificate in English.
A courier hand-delivers the notarized poder to the Department of State and collects the apostille.
Any required translation is attached, then we email scans and ship or hand you the original set.
Pennsylvania permits a notary to notarize a document written in a foreign language, as long as the notary and the signer can communicate in one common language and the notarial certificate itself is in English. Your poder can be fully in Spanish, in English, or drafted side by side.
We walk you through the process in Spanish, by phone, email or WhatsApp.
Sign from any state or from abroad — no travel to Philadelphia required.
Our filings are hand-delivered in Harrisburg, so standard turnaround is days, not weeks.
Certified and sworn Spanish translations are coordinated on the same order and tracking number.
One short form. Your projected invoice updates as you choose the signing method, translation and return delivery.
One short request. Tell us how you want the power of attorney notarized, where it is going, and we handle the Commonwealth filing.
We confirm the exact slot by email — RON sessions run about 15–20 minutes.
Upload the power of attorney (optional but recommended)
PDF, JPG or PNG · under 20 MB · lets us review the wording before your appointment.
Instructions and your confirmation arrive by email immediately after submitting.
Send us the draft and we handle the rest — free review, notarization in person or by video, hand-courier filing in Harrisburg, optional sworn translation and tracked return.
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