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 […]
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 […]
Sending Legal Documents to Mauritius Having been once controlled by both the French and the British, the laws in Mauritius inherit a little from the French Civil Code and from the British Common Law (similar to what we have in Australia). If you live in Australia and you need to sign legal documents for Mauritius, […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, we regularly assist people who have property, business or legal matters in Croatia. If you live in Sydney but you need to sign documents for Croatia, then it is likely you will need to have your signature witnessed by a notary public and your documents […]
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, […]
To need or not need a notary – that is the question! It’s interesting to listen to the different enquiries that we receive every day. Some people never knew what a notary public was until they researched it on Google and found us, while others immediately think of seeing a notary public for all kinds […]
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 […]
This article is no longer relevant after 2019. The Philippines is now a member of the Apostille Convention and recognises documents that have been stamped with an apostille. Authentication through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and legalisation through the Philippines Consulate no longer applies for documents intended for the Philippines. Notarising documents for […]
Notary Certificate or statutory declaration to prove your identity As a leading provider of notary public services across Sydney, we are frequently asked to help our clients prove that they are the ‘one and the same person’ for overseas. Often this need arises if they have property or business dealings in another country, and in […]
Using an Apostille in the United States More often than not, clients who have their documents notarised by us send their documents back to the US without doing anything further. However, on occasions some clients need to have their already notarised documents stamped with an apostille. So how do you know when you need an […]