Over the years, we have had many clients who have asked us to help them with stamping their documents with an apostille so that they can use them in Greece. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the authority responsible for issuing the apostille in Australia. Whether you can go to DFAT directly […]
Registering the birth of your child in the Ukraine If you are originally from the Ukraine but you have had a child in Australia, you may want to register your child’s birth or otherwise inform the government in the Ukraine of their birth. Normally, the primary evidence of someone’s birth (and related information such as […]
If you have school-aged children and you are intending to relocate from Australia to Lebanon, you will probably need to consider enrolling your children into a school in Lebanon. However, before you can do this you will need to have your children’s education documents notarised, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) […]
DFAT Fee changes From 1 January 2018, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have increased the fees for the apostille and authentication of documents. Previously all documents that were stamped with an apostille or authenticated by DFAT were $80 each. The new pricing applies to all documents lodged after 1 January 2018. Authentication […]
Sending Legal Documents to Mauritius Having been once controlled by both the French and the British, the laws in Mauritius inherit a little from the French Civil Code and from the British Common Law (similar to what we have in Australia). If you live in Australia and you need to sign legal documents for Mauritius, […]
If you are signing documents for property or business transactions in the United States of America, you need to make sure that you satisfy the specific legal requirements for America relating to that specific state or county. Generally, this will mean that you need to have the documents notarised by a notary public. Notaries and […]
We have many clients who need our help to send documents to Iraq. Often, it relates to some sort of authorisation or power of attorney for someone to do something on their behalf in Iraq. It could relate to property or business transactions, but in general, it is for a financial purpose that would otherwise […]
Photographic identification documents and your personal information You must be able to properly and satisfactorily identify yourself when you come to our office for notary public services. This means you must bring photographic identification documents such as a passport or an Australian drivers licence to your appointment. Foreign documents without supporting local or international identification […]
Looking at buying or selling property in South Africa? It is likely that you will need the services of a notary public because documents, such as legal documents used in property transactions, signed in Australia but used in South Africa generally need to be notarised and sometimes also stamped with an apostille. Why notarise? Signing […]
DFAT will authenticate some immigration documents We previously wrote about notarising VEVO documents as evidence of residency in Australia as recorded by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. If you need to prove that you are entitled to live, work and remain in Australia, especially if they are not an Australian citizen or dual […]
Legal dealings in countries where English is not the legal language can be challenging, especially if you need to sign documents that are not in English or if you need to provide them with documents that are not in their legal language. What do you do? Translating documents The simple answer is translate. You can […]
The major part of our notary public services is about notarising documents, however it is not the only part. In addition to notarising your documents, we can also help you with the following other services depending on your specific requirements: We can arrange for an apostille or authentication through the Department of Foreign Affairs and […]
