Notarising documents for the Philippines As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, we are regularly approached to assist clients with sending documents to the Philippines. Sometimes these documents relate to qualifications and educational records, sometimes it relates personal correspondence and authorisations, and sometimes it relates to business documents or agreements. Some of the […]
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 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 […]
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Verifying your Indian Drivers Licence Edit: The information in this article is out of date.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, […]
Are you affected by changes to the Fiji National Provident Fund? The new Fji National Provident Fund Decree introduces a number of changes to the pension in Fiji. If you are currently receiving a pension from Fiji, you should have received a notice from the Consulate-General of the Republic of Fiji Sydney. You should read […]
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 […]
Ask your Lawyer about your Notary requirements One of the biggest challenges that comes with providing notary public services is understanding the different and varied legal and notary requirements that exist in countries from all over the world. They are as much the same as they are different. We are very fortunate to handle such […]
Public notary helping you get married overseas As a public notary providing assistance with documents used in foreign countries, clients often ask us to notarise documents to apply for certificates of No Impediment to Marriage. The legal requirements for Australians to marry overseas or to marry foreign nationals in another country can be different and […]