What’s a realistic expectation when it comes to getting an apostille? We never over-promise and under-deliver. Sometimes this means we tell people what they don’t want to hear – like that it’s highly unlikely that they can get an apostille on their document immediately. Unfortunately, it probably also means we miss out on helping some […]
Notary public services for Germany Do you live in Australia but you must sign documents to be used in Germany? The chances are you must sign your documents in front of a notary public and then have those documents stamped with an apostille. This process is straightforward and simple if you know what to expect. […]
Giving up your inheritance in Bosnia Sometimes inheriting property overseas can be more troublesome than it’s worth! Many of our clients with family estates in Bosnia, come to us with a request to sign the nasljednička izjava, the hereditary declaration, basically renouncing any interest in favour of someone else – usually another family member. The […]
Notarising the punomoć in Australia If you live in Australia, but you have property, business, or personal dealings in Croatia, you might need to appoint someone to act on your behalf to look after those things for you while you’re not there. With the current pandemic and restrictions on travel across the world, this situation […]
Notarising the Splnomocnenie for Slovakia For clients with legal, property, or business dealings in the Slovak Republic (also known as Slovakia), the power of attorney is called a “Splnomocnenie” and with that document they can appoint an attorney, also known as “splnomocnenec“, to handle all matters on their behalf. As a leading provider of notary […]
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 […]
Apostille or authentication on documents that we notarise 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 […]
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 those documents would be recognised in the Philippines. It was a lengthy and expensive process. The Philippines became […]
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 […]
Can’t travel or don’t want to travel 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. When there are travel restrictions people are no longer able to travel to attend to whatever they need to […]
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 […]