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 […]
Does the legalisation process for China also apply to Macau? If our clients send documents to China, they must have their documents notarised by a notary public, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and then legalised by the Chinese Consulate. This legalisation process for documents intended for China sometimes causes some […]
What do you need to do when you are sending documents to Hong Kong? Many of our clients send documents from Australia to Hong Kong. Sometimes those clients also receive different advice regarding the formal requirements for documents that have been notarised in Australia. In this article, we try to clear the confusion and provide […]
Notarising documents for Taiwan Occasionally we have clients who send documents to Taiwan. But after we have notarised those documents, some clients are not sure whether those those documents need to be authenticated or legalised (which is normally the case when documents are sent overseas from Australia). In this article, we provide some clarification around what […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is a Notary Public?