Once your documents are notarized, the center will help you make any necessary copies and ship them where they need to go. Certain documents must be notarized in order to have legal effect.
Given the inherent formal and corresponding significance of this subject of legal documents that must be notarized, state governments have deemed it necessary to enlist a trained individual to assist with their execution. A "notary public," following his or her official appointment , a notary public performs as a quasi-public officer to attest to the proper execution of these important documents.
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Where countries are members of the Hague Convention —. Thereafter, the document is suitable for use outside South Africa in a country that is a party to The Hague convention. Where countries are not members of the Hague Convention -. If the country of use is not a member of the Hague Convention, there are two further steps before the documents may be used abroad —.
The third step is that once the document has been authenticated by the Notary and apostilled by the High Court, it must then be sent to the legalisation department of DIRCO Department of Internal Relations and Cooperation where it will be legalised.
Again, legalisation is the process by which the signature and seal of the High Court is verified. Finally, the documents are sent to the Embassy or Consulate of the country of use for their final authentication.
The documents are only suitable for use in non-Hague convention countries once the above four steps have been finalised. It is however important to note that a Notary is not obliged to ensure that the contents of the document they are notarising are correct. They are only obliged to verify the identity of the person who is signing the document. For example, the following wording usually accompanies the notarisation or attaching of an Apostille.
The country where you plan to move in order to work or study will specify what documents are to be included in their respective VISA applications. This must be confirmed prior to the VISA application being signed and notarised. This may depending on where you are going include an English version and the language version of the country where the document is going to. For people planning to move to China for example , there are a number of possible documents that you may require as a South African citizen.
We have covered this process in the following article to illustrate the various documents and their respective processes that may be required for different VISA applications. Please take note of this to ensure that you submit all the appropriate and required documents for notarising. Again, the Notary will not check whether you have submitted the correct documents. The processing time from start to finish, will be approximately ten to fifteen working days from the time the original documents are received by the applicant.
Remember to factor this in, when starting your application process. Tip — it may be a good idea to contact the embassy of the country you are going to in order to ascertain what documents you may require prior to starting the application process.
If a notary says it costs more, call the Governor's Legal Counsel , A notary can witness Massachusetts or out-of-state documents. But you and the notary must both be in Massachusetts when they notarize your document. You have the right to an interpreter. You may be able to get free legal help from your local legal aid program. Or email a question about your own legal problem to a lawyer. What if I need to have something notarized?
Show Endnotes Hide Endnotes. Sometimes you need to get a document "notarized". Getting a document notarized means: you sign the document in front of a notary public, that you have shown the notary proof of who you are, and you are signing voluntarily. A notary public is not a lawyer. It is against the law for a notary public to give legal advice.
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