From 4 June 2022, Indonesia will accept documents stamped with an apostille. In the past, documents intended for Indonesia had to be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). After DFAT authentication, those documents had to then be legalised by the Indonesian Consulate. That’s no longer the case. As reported earlier, Indonesia […]
Apostille for Saudi Arabia? On 8 April 2022, Saudi Arabia became the latest country to become a member of the Apostille Convention. From 7 December 2022, Saudi Arabia will accept documents stamped with an apostille from other member countries. The previous process of having documents legalised no longer applies. Legalisation involves authenticating documents with the […]
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. We’re open about our experiences and it’s highly unlikely that they’ll get an apostille on their document immediately. Unfortunately, it probably also means missing out on helping […]
Opening times for summer Our last day for notary public services for 2021 will be Thursday, 23 December 2021. We will be closing for Christmas and the New Year and reopen on Monday, 10 January 2022. As you can appreciate, it’s been a very challenging year (plus) and so we’re grateful for all your support […]
Reopening for everyone In accordance with changing government restrictions, vaccination is no longer a condition of entry. Face-to-face appointments for notary public services are now available to all clients. We still strongly recommend to all clients to wear a face mask and to check in with their Service NSW app when they visit our office, […]
Easing pandemic restrictions We’re pleased to announce that in accordance with easing restrictions across Sydney, our office will reopen to take face-to-face appointments with people who are fully vaccinated or who have a medical exemption from Monday, 11 October 2021. Like many other businesses, we’ve been closed to the public for face-to-face appointments due to […]
No face-to-face appointments due to COVID Due to the recent announcement of restrictions and stay-at-home orders by the NSW Government, we’ve cancelled all notary public appointments until further notice. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience, especially for those clients who already had made an appointment. Limited notary public services will continue Although we’re unable to […]
You can use a notary public instead of a justice of the peace One of the big challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, largely because of the subsequent quarantine/isolation and travel restrictions, is that people just can’t find a justice of the peace when they need one to witness or certify their documents. Even though […]
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 […]
Click here for the latest information regarding the overseas power of attorney. Thanks to the global pandemic there’s been a significant increase in the demand for legal documents like the power of attorney. Previously, people had the option of travelling overseas to personally handle their own legal and financial matters. However, with the restrictions on […]
We recommend having a notarised travel consent letter – just in case As we approach the summer holiday season and the Christmas/New Year period, and naturally when people start planning their overseas travels, one of the increasing number of enquiries we that we receive is to notarise a Letter of Consent to Travel or a […]
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 […]