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 […]
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 […]
Sending copies of your Australian passport overseas may sometimes mean your passport has to be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and legalised by the foreign office of the intended destination country. Why would I need to send evidence of my Australian passport overseas? Your Australian Passport is: Proof of your […]
Appointing an attorney in Georgia Dealing with your property, business and personal matters in Georgia while you are living in Australia can be troublesome and a hassle. There are several options other than making arrangements to travel to Georgia to deal with your legal matters yourself. One option is to appoint someone under a Power […]
Consenting to Iranian passport and providing permission to travel Does your family in Iran need to travel? For women and children under 18 years, the law in Iran requires consent from their husband or father. In Australia, the Iranian Embassy in Canberra (سفارت جمهوری اسلامی ايران کان) can help you to issue Iranian passports […]
Appointing an attorney in the Netherlands with a Volmacht Dealing with your legal matters in the Netherlands while you’re in Australia can be troublesome and a hassle. There are several options other than travelling to the Netherlands to deal with your legal matters yourself, and one of those options is to appoint someone in the […]
Bahrain does not have a diplomatic presence in Australia Like Australia, Bahrain is a signatory to the Apostille Convention. This means that any documents from Australia sent to Bahrain must be stamped with an apostille from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Without the apostille, those document may be rejected. As a leading […]
Do you need to prove that you have a job in Australia? As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, clients often ask us to help them to prove that they have a job in Australia. We can help by verifying their employment records and notarising them. Employment records may include documents such […]