For people who buy or sell property in South Africa, having the documents for their transaction notarised in a common requirement. Generally this includes various documents ranging from transfers, declarations and the power of attorney. If these documents are signed in Australia then they must be notarised before they can be used in South Africa. […]
Sending your child to live in China The “Foster Care Power of Attorney” (寄养儿童委托书) is one of our most commonly requested documents. This document is generally required by our clients who are originally from China and who want to send their child to live with someone else in China. In many cases, our clients have […]
To need or not need a notary – that is the question! It’s interesting to listen to the different enquiries that we receive every day. Some people never knew what a notary public was until they researched it on Google and found us, while others immediately think of seeing a notary public for all kinds […]
Do I have to print my legal documents on stamped paper or normal A4 paper? This question regarding the requirement of stamped paper is also related to one of our FAQs because it is a question that many clients ask us when they need to send their documents to India. Actually, we have written extensively […]
Power of Attorney for Mauritius requires an apostille We regularly assist clients with property transactions in Mauritius. Considering its small land size and population (relative to any other destination in the world), we seem to receive a disproportionately high number of enquiries to notarise documents for Mauritius. If you live in Australia but intend to […]
If you are sending your documents to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), you must follow a very specific process in relation to notarisation, authentication and legalisation – especially if those documents are signed in or originate from Australia. In this article, we discuss some of the issues that our clients face, and how we help our […]
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 […]
Power of attorney and apostille (Довіреність та апостиль) If you have property or business in the Ukraine, but you are now living in Australia with no intention of returning to the Ukraine each and every time you need to do something with your property or business, you should consider appointing someone in the Ukraine to […]
Appointing an attorney (vollmachtnehmer) in Germany with a power of attorney (vollmacht) Dealing with your legal matters in Germany while you’re in Australia can be troublesome and a hassle. There are several options other than travelling to Germany to deal with your legal matters yourself, and one of those options is to appoint someone someone […]
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 […]
Power of Attorney (委托书) in China If you live in Australia, but have business or property dealings in China, unless you are planning to travel to China to do things yourself, you may need to think about appointing someone in China to act on your behalf. Appointing someone to act on your behalf requires you […]
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, […]