What is ‘legalisation’? Depending on the intended destination country, some documents must be legalised by the foreign office of the intended destination country before those documents will be accepted in that country. Generally, there are 3 steps to the legalisation process in Australia (and in other countries too). Notarisation. Your documents are notarised by a […]
Have you noticed that VFS has updated many of their checklists? If not, you had better visit their website and download their current checklists, especially if you are in the middle of submitting applications, otherwise, you may find out the hard way that your applications will be rejected or returned. In the past many documents […]
As a leading provider of notary public services, we assist many clients with notarising their documents for use overseas. We also help clients with obtaining an apostille or authentication from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) – depending on the intended destination country. In the past, we have also helped clients with legalising […]
Before 14 May 2019 (over a year ago), documents from Australia going to the Philippines had to be notarised, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and then legalised by the Philippines Consulate before they would be recognised in the Philippines. It was a lengthy and expensive process. The Philippines became a […]
One of the big challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, largely because of the subsequent quarantine/isolation and travel restrictions, is that people just can’t find a justice of the peace when they need one to witness or certify their documents. Even though notary public services are usually intended for documents that are going to be […]
With the lifting of restrictions across Australia and New South Wales, we have decided to reopen the office and to end the temporary closure as of Monday, 11 May 2020. We will recommence taking appointments for notary public services later that week. We continue to follow social distancing principles in according to NSW Health guidelines […]
Like many other businesses, our notary public services have also been affected by the global outbreak of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic). For a time, we continued to provide notary public services and introduced precautions like wearing face masks, as well as wiping down meeting tables, pens, and other hard surfaces after every meeting. Unfortunately, due […]
Concerns regarding the global outbreak of COVID-19, the coronavirus, are real. It’s on the verge of being declared a pandemic and it’s starting to affect movement and international travel. People are no longer travelling to attend to whatever they need to attend to overseas. The demand for the power of attorney has never been greater […]
Travelling overseas with medicine Travelling overseas with medicine can be full of complications depending on the countries that you intend on visiting. Do not expect that other countries will have the same laws and regulations regarding medicines or drugs that we enjoy in Australia. There have been many reports of Australians travelling abroad who have […]
WARNING. We have repeatedly advised clients that the Chinese Embassy, the Chinese Consulate (and its other foreign offices) will reject documents that contain copies of the Chinese Passport or any other document issued by the Chinese Government or authority, even if they have been certified and notarised by a notary public in Australia. If you […]