We recommend having a notarised travel consent letter – just in case As we approach the summer holiday season and the Christmas/New Year period, and naturally when people start planning their overseas travels, one of the increasing number of enquiries we that we receive is to notarise a Letter of Consent to Travel or a […]
Sending copies of your Australian passport overseas may sometimes mean your passport has to be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and legalised by the foreign office of the intended destination country. Why would I need to send evidence of my Australian passport overseas? Your Australian Passport is: Proof of your […]
Bahrain does not have a diplomatic presence in Australia Like Australia, Bahrain is a signatory to the Apostille Convention. This means that any documents from Australia sent to Bahrain must be stamped with an apostille from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Without the apostille, those document may be rejected. As a leading […]
DFAT Fee changes From 1 January 2018, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have increased the fees for the apostille and authentication of documents. Previously all documents that were stamped with an apostille or authenticated by DFAT were $80 each. The new pricing applies to all documents lodged after 1 January 2018. Authentication […]
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 […]
Do we assist clients with notarising their documents to support their application to migrate to Canada? Yes, we do. Do we notarise documents that were not issued in Australia so that they can be used in Canada? No, we do not. As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, we are frequently asked to notarise […]
Notary Public for property transactions in New Zealand We have previously written about the process for authorising Electronic Transactions for New Zealand property. We still provide this service on a regular basis. We also often receive referrals from law firms in New Zealand to help witness their clients sign this form, to verify their clients’ New Zealand passport, and […]
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 […]
Properly proving your identity with photograph identification In a previous article, we talked about being able to certify someone’s identity in Australia whenever they had to sign legal documents intended to be used in another country. One of the most common responsibilities that we have as a notary public is the responsibility to identify you. […]
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 […]
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 […]