Did you know that it is now possible to verify your apostille online? Many countries around the world will recognise an apostille (see our previous article on the subject). This means that your documents should be stamped with an apostille if you are in Australia and you are sending them to any of those other […]
Which countries will accept an apostille? In many cases, notarising your document is only the beginning. The ultimate goal is for your document to be accepted in the intended destination country. To achieve this goal you may have been asked to have your document legalised – maybe with an apostille or even ‘according to the Hague Convention’. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
From Authentication to Apostille for the IDLV In January 2015, VFS introduced an important change to the Indian Drivers Licence Verification (IDLV) 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 […]
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 for providing notary public services after hours, on the weekends and over the holiday period. Although our office has now closed for the Christmas and New Year […]
You are my inspiration As another year comes to an end, I’ve fortunately had the opportunity to reflect on my time as a notary public over the years. It’s especially important as 2015 is a special milestone being 10 years since I was admitted as a notary public back in 2005. A few of you who regularly […]
Do I have to print my legal documents on stamped paper or normal A4 paper? This question regarding the requirement of stamped paper is also related to one of our FAQs because it is a question that many clients ask us when they need to send their documents to India. Actually, we have written extensively […]
