notary public services
A New Zealand notary public is a lawyer who has been authorised or appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to authenticate the signing or proper completion of documents, true copies of documents, or verify original documents, which are to be used overseas.
A number of different types of documents may need to be notarised. Examples include affidavits, copies of birth or death certificates, copies of educational documents, banking documents and powers of attorney. A notary public will use a seal to verify that he or she was present when the documents were signed, or, for instance, that the document is a true copy of the original. Each notary public has seal which is unique to them in order to assist in ensuring authenticity.
Some documents also need to be authenticated by the Department of Internal Affairs. This can be a requirement of overseas officials who are not able to determine, simply by looking at a document, whether it is authentic or not. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs can issue authentication certificates or Apostille certificates (depending on the country the documents are being sent to.) You can see more information about this process on the Department's website.
Suitable identification documents will need to be seen as a part of the notarial services for people who are signing a document in front of me. A minimum of two forms of identification documents will be required, ideally a passport and a driver licence.
The fee for notarial services depends on what needs to be notarised, the number of documents involved, and the number of certificates that need to be prepared. Please contact me for a fees estimate.
I can often provide same-day appointments for notarial services.
I am a member of the New Zealand Society of Notaries and the Australian & New Zealand College of Notaries.
A number of different types of documents may need to be notarised. Examples include affidavits, copies of birth or death certificates, copies of educational documents, banking documents and powers of attorney. A notary public will use a seal to verify that he or she was present when the documents were signed, or, for instance, that the document is a true copy of the original. Each notary public has seal which is unique to them in order to assist in ensuring authenticity.
Some documents also need to be authenticated by the Department of Internal Affairs. This can be a requirement of overseas officials who are not able to determine, simply by looking at a document, whether it is authentic or not. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs can issue authentication certificates or Apostille certificates (depending on the country the documents are being sent to.) You can see more information about this process on the Department's website.
Suitable identification documents will need to be seen as a part of the notarial services for people who are signing a document in front of me. A minimum of two forms of identification documents will be required, ideally a passport and a driver licence.
The fee for notarial services depends on what needs to be notarised, the number of documents involved, and the number of certificates that need to be prepared. Please contact me for a fees estimate.
I can often provide same-day appointments for notarial services.
I am a member of the New Zealand Society of Notaries and the Australian & New Zealand College of Notaries.