Website migration, service interruptions and office closure
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. […]
Singapore – Withdrawing your CPF
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 […]
New Zealand – Private Individual Client Authority and Instruction for an Electronic Transaction
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 […]
Non-resident Indian Sponsorships for Studies and Further Education
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 […]
Notary Public – Verifying Company and Business Details
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. […]
India – Passports and Affidavits
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 […]
Repatriating Human Remains Overseas
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 […]
USA – Selling your motor vehicle
Whether you are in the US or you are overseas but selling your motor vehicle in the US, you will generally require the services of a notary public to confirm your identity and to witness your signature. In your research, you will quickly come to realise that the services of a notary in the US is […]
China – Foster Care Power of Attorney for Children
Sending your child to live in China The “Foster Care Power of Attorney” (寄养儿童委托书) is one of our most commonly requested documents. This document is generally required by our clients who are originally from China and who want to send their child to live with someone else in China. In many cases, our clients have […]
India – An Important Change to the IDLV process
From Authentication to Apostille In January 2015, VFS introduced an important change to the Indian Drivers Licence Verification process. Click here to see our updated flowchart for more information. Previously, if your name on your Indian Drivers Licence and your Indian Passport was different, one option available to you was to have a notary public […]