The competent authority is DFAT Google is full of wonderful and helpful information. Many of our clients find us through searching Google, especially when they are looking for assistance with authenticating or stamping their document with an apostille. Many clients have never heard of a notary public before and use that as a search term, as well. […]
Verifying Australian Educational Documents As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, we are regularly approached to notarise documents issued by educational institutions (ie, qualifications, degrees, certificates, transcripts, reports and other educational documents). Many clients must be able to prove that they are properly qualified or have the educational prerequisite for employment or further […]
Did you know that it is now possible to verify your apostille online? Many countries around the world will recognise an apostille (see our previous article on the subject). This means that your documents should be stamped with an apostille if you are in Australia and you are sending them to any of those other […]
Which countries will accept an apostille? In many cases, notarising your document is only the beginning. The ultimate goal is for your document to be accepted in the intended destination country. To achieve this goal you may have been asked to have your document legalised – maybe with an apostille or even ‘according to the Hague Convention’. […]
It’s been an extremely busy start to 2016. Thanks to all of our valued clients for their ongoing support and especially their patience over the Christmas and New Year period. Since reopening after the vacation period, our office has had 3-4 weeks of back to back appointments catching up on requests for notary services. Also, […]
The end of 2015 Thank you to all of our valued clients who have come to rely on our notary public services throughout 2015. Server Migration We especially appreciate your patience and understanding over the last few weeks as we have undergone a website migration (to a new hosting provider) and the resulting website service interruption. […]
After you have renounced your Singaporean citizenship or residency As a leading provider of notary public services across Sydney (and with community connections with Singapore), we regularly receive requests to assist clients with withdrawing their CPF from Singapore. Many are ex-Singaporeans who have migrated to Australia and renounced their citizenship, while others have worked in […]
Notary Public for property transactions in New Zealand We have previously written about the process for authorising Electronic Transactions for New Zealand property. We still provide this service on a regular basis. We also often receive referrals from law firms in New Zealand to help witness their clients sign this form, to verify their clients’ New Zealand passport, and […]
Sponsoring your relatives in India for further studies Every year (around this time) we receive many calls from clients who are sponsoring their relatives for further studies on other countries. Generally, this applies to non-resident Indians now living in Australia with relatives in India who will be undertaking a course of some sort through a university […]
Proving that your company and business exists in Australia Many Australian companies and businesses ask us to help them prove that their company and business exists in Australia. We provide the necessary documents, notarise them and arrange for them to be authenticated and legalised, or stamped with an apostille as required by the intended destination country. […]
When do you need a notary public for your Indian Passport? Indian citizens in Australia may require a number of Indian passport services from the Indian Consulate (via VFS Global). Those services can include: Applying for a new Indian passport (on expiry of an existing passport) Adding or deleting a spouse from an Indian passport Recording a […]
Sending human remains to other countries Sometimes, when people die in Australia their family choose to send their body or ashes overseas. This may because the person was only temporarily staying in Australia (ie, on holiday), originally came from another country (ie, migrated to Australia), this was the person’s wish (ie, in the will) or a […]
