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Beware of the complication of travelling with medicine
Ern Phang / Apostille, Authentication, Legalisation, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
Travelling overseas with medicine Travelling overseas with medicine can be full of complications depending on the countries that you intend on visiting. Do not expect that other countries will have the same laws and regulations regarding medicines or drugs that we enjoy in Australia. There have been many reports of Australians travelling abroad who have […]
Georgia – Signing the Power of Attorney (მინდობილობის) in Australia
Ern Phang / Apostille, Georgia, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
Appointing an attorney in Georgia Dealing with your property, business and personal matters in Georgia while you are living in Australia can be troublesome and a hassle. There are several options other than making arrangements to travel to Georgia to deal with your legal matters yourself. One option is to appoint someone under a Power […]
Netherlands – Signing the Volmacht in Australia
Ern Phang / Apostille, Netherlands, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
Appointing an attorney in the Netherlands with a Volmacht Dealing with your legal matters in the Netherlands while you’re in Australia can be troublesome and a hassle. There are several options other than travelling to the Netherlands to deal with your legal matters yourself, and one of those options is to appoint someone in the […]
Bahrain – Company Documents and Apostille
Ern Phang / Apostille, Bahrain, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
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 […]
Verification and notarisation of Employment Records
Ern Phang / Apostille, Authentication, Law Firms, Lawyer, Legalisation, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
Do you need to prove that you have a job in Australia? As a leading provider of notary public services in Sydney, clients often ask us to help them to prove that they have a job in Australia. We can help by verifying their employment records and notarising them. Employment records may include documents such […]
Greece – Apostille for Notarised Documents
Ern Phang / Apostille, Greece, Lawyer, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
Over the years, we have had many clients who have asked us to help them with stamping their documents with an apostille so that they can use them in Greece. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the authority responsible for issuing the apostille in Australia. Whether you can go to DFAT directly […]
Ukraine – Birth Certificates and Apostille
Ern Phang / Apostille, Notary Public, Phang Legal, Ukraine /
Registering the birth of your child in the Ukraine If you are originally from the Ukraine but you have had a child in Australia, you may want to register your child’s birth or otherwise inform the government in the Ukraine of their birth. Normally, the primary evidence of someone’s birth (and related information such as […]
Welcome 2018. Changes to DFAT Apostille and Authentication Fees.
Ern Phang / Apostille, Authentication, Notary Public /
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 […]
Mauritius – Legal Documents and Apostille
Ern Phang / Apostille, Mauritius, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
Sending Legal Documents to Mauritius Having been once controlled by both the French and the British, the laws in Mauritius inherit a little from the French Civil Code and from the British Common Law (similar to what we have in Australia). If you live in Australia and you need to sign legal documents for Mauritius, […]
USA – Notarising documents for property and business transactions
Ern Phang / Apostille, Notary Public, Phang Legal, United States /
If you are signing documents for property or business transactions in the United States of America, you need to make sure that you satisfy the specific legal requirements for America relating to that specific state or county. Generally, this will mean that you need to have the documents notarised by a notary public. Notaries and […]
Iraq – Notarisation and Legalisation
Ern Phang / Authentication, Iraq, Legalisation, Notary Public, Phang Legal /
We have many clients who need our help to send documents to Iraq. Often, it relates to some sort of authorisation or power of attorney for someone to do something on their behalf in Iraq. It could relate to property or business transactions, but in general, it is for a financial purpose that would otherwise […]