Getting a US passport for your children Children under 16 years who are entitled to carry a US passport still require consent from both parents before they will be grated a US passport. The US Department of State requires parents of the intended passport holder to complete and sign the form known as “Statement of […]
Does the legalisation process for China also apply to Macau? If our clients send documents to China, they must have their documents notarised by a notary public, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and then legalised by the Chinese Consulate. This legalisation process for documents intended for China sometimes causes some […]
Sending your testamur, qualifications and academic records overseas We regularly assist overseas students who have studied in Australia, or Australian students who have graduated from high school, colleges or universities, by notarising their testamur, qualifications and their academic records for use overseas. You may need this service if you studied in Australia but you are […]
Verifying your identity for overseas use As a busy legal practice with clients overseas, one of our biggest challenges is ensuring that our clients sign (and we can prove that they have signed) legal documents in a way that will be valid in Australia. Generally, we will direct our clients to verify their identity by […]
What do you need to do when you are sending documents to Hong Kong? Many of our clients send documents from Australia to Hong Kong. Sometimes those clients also receive different advice regarding the formal requirements for documents that have been notarised in Australia. In this article, we try to clear the confusion and provide […]
Notarisation, authentication and legalisation of medication when travelling As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, we often assist people who are taking prescription medicine or drugs when they travel overseas. Planning in advance avoids any complications later on, and therefore we encourage you to read on if this applies to you. Different […]
Notarising documents for Taiwan Occasionally we have clients who send documents to Taiwan. But after we have notarised those documents, some clients are not sure whether those those documents need to be authenticated or legalised (which is normally the case when documents are sent overseas from Australia). In this article, we provide some clarification around what […]
Naslednička Izjava – Relinquishing your ownership or entitlement in family estates Over the years, we have been asked to witness statements relinquishing ownership or entitlement in family states, and it seems to be increasingly more common for families and their properties in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia. This article focuses on the naslednička izjava or hereditary statement […]
Power of Attorney (委托书) in China If you live in Australia, but have business or property dealings in China, unless you are planning to travel to China to do things yourself, you may need to think about appointing someone in China to act on your behalf. Appointing someone to act on your behalf requires 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 […]