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Degree Certificates

To certify the genuineness of a degree certificate a Notary will usually need to check with the relevant University records office. The process of checking may take up to two days. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has recently stipulated that they will not legalise copy degree certificates by apostille for foreign academic institutions unless the […]

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Can a Notary Public Certify an unattested signature?

It is permissible for a notary public to certify the fact that the signature on a document is that of the signatory known to him provided that the notary follows the procedure below:-A notary may properly witness the signature only if it is signed in his presence. Similarly he may authenticate the due execution of […]

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Going to work as a doctor or nurse in Australia – Notary requirements

Notaries frequently assists doctors, nurses and general medical staff with the forms required by the Australian medical authorities. Documents to be notarised include: – The Notary will need to see all the original documents and photocopies of each. It is generally recommended that 3 copies of each document are required (1 each for AMC, AHPRA […]

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The role of the Notary Public in International Adoption

Once a local authority or adoption agency had issued its Certificate of Eligibility to Adopt all the relevant papers are submitted to the International Adoption Department in Darlington, which then puts together a bundle of papers for onward transmission to the country of origin. This bundle includes documents which are prescribed by the Department and […]

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Apostille and Legalisation

What is legalisation? Legalisation is the process of authenticating or certifying a document so that a foreign country’s legal system will recognize it as having full legal effect. Often documents for use abroad may not only require to be notarised but also legalised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of apostille and/or by […]

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