Where can I certify my documents?

How to certify your documents. Take your original documents as well as the photocopies to your nearest police station, post office, or lawyer’s office. Ask them to certify the documents, and they will stamp them. Some places may have a limit on how many copies they will certify so you may want to phone and check first.

Which professionals can certify documents?

The following professional person or authority can certify documents:

Made Simple (You must come to our office with original documents**)
Post Office.
Bank or Building Society Official.
Chartered Accountant.
Solicitor/ Lawyer or Notary (fully qualified)
Local Town Hall.

Who can certify documents in South Africa?

Lawyers or notary public (who are members of a recognised professional body) Actuaries or accountants (who are members of a recognised professional body) Members of the judiciary. Directors, managers or company secretaries of a bank or regulated financial services business.

Can I certify documents at the post office?

The Post Office document certification service is for customers who need to have photocopies of identity documents certified as being a true likeness of the original. We will check up to three original documents against the photocopies and certify each photocopy as a true likeness of the original document.

How do I certify a document?

Certify copies

Make a copy of the original document.
Take the original document and your copy to the certifier.
They will check your copy is the same as the original.
On a single-page document, the certifier must write or stamp, ‘This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me’

Can I certify my own documents?

You cannot witness or certify a document for yourself. For example: • you must not act as the witness for a statutory declaration or affidavit that you yourself are declaring, swearing or affirming, and • you must not certify a copy of your own original document, such as your own birth certificate.

Who can certify a copy of a document in Australia?

An accountant (member of a recognised professional accounting body or a Registered Tax Agent). A person listed on the roll of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory or the High Court of Australia as a legal practitioner. A barrister, solicitor or patent attorney.

Who is allowed to certify documents?

How do I self certify a PDF?

After uploading a PDF and signing in to Acrobat online, you can add your signature to a PDF. Click the Sign icon, then Add Signature. In the signature panel that opens, click Image, then Select image to browse to an image of your signature. You can also use initials or type or draw your signature.

How do I certify a copy of a document?

How do I certify a copy of a document?

The document’s custodian requests a certified copy.
The Notary compares the original and the copy.
The Notary certifies that the copy is accurate.

Can a legal document be signed electronically in Victoria?

They can be in electronic form and ‘signed, sealed and delivered’ by electronic communication, under Victorian law. There is no one way to electronically sign a document. For example, you can: confirm your agreement by electronically selecting an option indicating agreement.

What does it mean to certify a document?

A certified copy is a document that has been verified by someone with the legal authority (External link) to say it is a true and correct copy of the original document. The certifier needs to see the original document along with the copy.

How to certify a document outside of Australia?

To certify documents outside Australia, bring a copy and the original document to: A local member of the police. If any of your documents aren’t in English, you’ll need: Certified English translations by an approved translator. The translator will certify their translation.

How does a certified copy of a document work?