SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS

A Notary Public can certify all kinds of document including those listed here:

Powers of Attorney - giving someone abroad authority to act on your behalf – this might be for a property transaction or litigation or for dealing with foreign official procedures.

Copy documents - for example birth, death and marriage certificates, copy passport pages, qualifications, documents supporting adoption applications from abroad.
Confirmation of facts – for example declaration of freedom to marry, or of continuing entitlement to receive a foreign pension
Confirmation of any sort of formal qualification
Statutory declarations, affidavits and statements on any subject
Execution of wills drawn up abroad to deal with foreign assets
Asset transfers eg shares
Arranging legalisation

LEGALISATION

Legalisation is the process whereby a Notary’s signature and seal are verified and confirmed by an independent authority. Many countries require the Apostille - a certificate of confirmation provided in the UK by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

I can organise legalisation for you. The FCDO's standard service currently costs £45 per document and at present can take around 10 working days. I can also discuss the use of consular agents who speed this process up considerably for a moderate additional charge – please do ask about this option.

Some countries require legalisation by their own Consulate in England. Consular fees vary enormously from £10 to £400 depending on the type of document legalised and the Consulate involved.

Once legalised, the document will usually be accepted (subject to any necessary translation) by the authorities in the destination country as evidence of the matters stated in the document.

Allowing more time for legalisation keeps the costs of legalisation down – so don’t delay!

TRANSLATION

Translations for any country in the world can also be arranged if needed.

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