Notary certificate and Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) On 1 September 2015, the Australian Government stopped issuing visa labels for Australian visas in favour of issuing electronic visas. All visa records are now stored in a central database which enables online checking of visa details by visa holders, registered Australian organisations and airline staff. The online checking of visa […]
It’s been an extremely busy start to 2016. Thanks to all of our valued clients for their ongoing support and especially their patience over the Christmas and New Year period. Since reopening after the vacation period, our office has had 3-4 weeks of back to back appointments catching up on requests for notary services. Also, […]
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. […]
Sending human remains to other countries Sometimes, when people die in Australia their family choose to send their body, ashes or other human remains overseas. This may be because that person was only temporarily staying in Australia (ie, on holiday), originally came from another country (ie, migrated to Australia), this was that person’s wish (ie, […]
We no longer provide notary public services after hours, on weekends, or on holidays. Due to the pandemic, we have also ceased providing mobile/home-visit notary public services. Due to the increasing demand for notary public services at all times throughout the year, we have taken the step to introduce a new online booking system specifically […]
Whooops – sorry, that should be Happy NEW Year! We wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks to all of our clients for their patience while our office was closed over the Christmas and New Year period and we took our annual break and vacation. Notary public services recommenced last week on Monday, 6 January […]
Properly proving your identity with photograph identification In a previous article, we talked about being able to certify someone’s identity in Australia whenever they had to sign legal documents intended to be used in another country. One of the most common responsibilities that we have as a notary public is the responsibility to identify you. […]
A personal message from Ern Phang, notary public For all of my clients in Australia and around the world, to my regular readers and first time visitors, I wish you all Merry Christmas 2012 and Happy New Year 2013. My office is currently closed for the holiday season and I have suspended all notary public […]
Living in Australia and transacting in New Zealand The New Zealand Law Society and the Registrar General of Land in New Zealand have approved a specific form that authorises lawyers to transact electronically on behalf of their clients. In our experience this document is generally used in property and conveyancing transactions. If this form is […]
Qualifying to practice medicine in other countries Over the years, we have assisted many doctors in qualifying to practice medicine in Australia as well as overseas. Foreign doctors who had overseas qualifications and wanted to practice medicine in Australia had to submit their qualifications and credentials for assessment in the United States, and even with […]
Getting married in Switzerland Based on the information available to us (including what clients have reported to us from their own experiences) non-Swiss citizens wishing to marry in Switzerland must provide a number of documents as part of their marriage application. If this applies to you because you want to marry in Switzerland, should ask […]
Based on the Facebook FAQ found at http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=117152291702875. Interesting, but true. The rise of social media and Facebook presents an ‘new’ but sad problem when it comes to impersonation and identity theft. As this can have both social and financial consequence, we have dedicated this article to exploring how you can address this issue if […]