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 […]
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 […]
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 for General Power of Attorney for India One of our most common requests for notary public services is to notarise the General Power of Attorney used in India. In most cases, clients are buying or selling property in India, taking loans from Indian banks, or conducting legal proceedings in the courts in India. […]
Notary assisting with Divorce (Hindu) in India Married in India and getting divorced in India? As an experienced notary public, we often assist petitioners and respondents to divorce proceedings in India under the Hindu Marriage Act. Documents such as affidavits in these Hindu divorce proceedings or a general power of attorney must be executed and properly […]
Public notary services to help you marry in Hong Kong If you are resident or currently present in Australia and wish to marry in Hong Kong, there are a few things that you must do to satisfy the local law of Hong Kong to recognise your intended marriage. Key to this is the requirement for […]
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 […]