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 […]
Getting married overseas If you are intending to marry overseas (ie, outside of Australia) the officials in that country may ask you for a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage. But what is it? A Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage is a document issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to […]
Leaving the Country Withdrawal If you have worked in Malaysia, you may have accumulated EPF (Employees Provident Fund is also known as Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja) during your employment. EPF is intended to protect your interest beyond your working life – equivalent to what is known as superannuation in Australia. What you have saved through […]
Sending birth records to the Ukraine If you are sending legal documents from Australia to the Ukraine, you need to have those documents stamped with an apostille. An apostille (Апостиль) is a certificate from the Department of Foreign Trade and Affairs confirming that the document is either: an original government document; or a document that […]
Verifying your Indian Drivers Licence Edit: The information in this article is out of date. In January 2015, VFS introduced an important change to the Indian Drivers Licence Verification process. Click here to see our updated flowchart for more information. If the name on your Indian Drivers Licence is different from your current valid passport, […]
Parramatta notary public supporting the Iranian community. Consenting to Iranian passport and providing permission to travel Does your family in Iran need to travel? For women and children under 18 years, the law in Iran requires consent from their husband or father. In Australia, the Iranian Embassy in Canberra (سفارت جمهوری اسلامی ايران کان) […]
Certification of Identity for Canada From our perspective, there has been an increasing number of clients in Sydney buying or selling property in Canada. For some time we have taken notice of increased number of transactions in the United States of America. Now it seems as though the lure of ‘more’ affordable pricing and the […]
Notary public services and apostille for Australian Education Qualifications used in Korea As an experienced notary public, we provide notary public services to Korean overseas students. We often verify and notarise their educational qualifications and academic records, and we obtain an apostille (아포스티유) from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on their behalf. […]
Notary public witnessing potvrda o životu or life certificates If you are relying on a regular pension from a foreign country, the likelihood is that you will be required to prove that you are still alive on a regular basis before they will process and pay that pension. In our experience, we find that this […]
Notary public services for Medical Certificates to other countries As an experienced notary public, we are often approached by clients wanting to notarise their medical certificates for use in countries around the Middle East. While each case can differ, sometimes the notarised documents are sent directly to the intended destination country and other times, our […]