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Authentications and Apostilles - Certificates of Good Standing
AuthenticationsForeign governments may request bearers of documents to have them authenticated (legalised) by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or by embassies or missions overseas. The authentication verifies the identity of the signature and/or seal or stamp which the document bears. Please note that this process does not/not verify the contents of the document. Our Fees: Apostille - (international certification)Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Foreign countries, who are also party to the Convention, may request the bearer of a public document (as defined by the Hague Convention), to obtain an apostille from authorities of the country in which the document was issued.
An apostille involves the addition of a certificate, either stamped on the document itself or attached to the document. It certifies the country of origin of the document, the identity and capacity in which a document has been signed and the name of any authority which has affixed a seal or stamp to the document. Some examples of public documents include documents issued by a Notary Public, Certificates of Incorporation, Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates. The apostille enables the presenter to bypass further certification and immediately send or take the documents to the country of intended use. Only certain countries will accept the apostille. A Certificate of Authentication (both domestic and foreign) only validates the signature of a notary public or certain local or state officers. The certificate of authentication does not validate the contents, completeness, or accuracy of the notarised or issued document. The authentication process includes matching signature and seal with the information on file. A power of attorney is a document whereby one person confers on another the right to act on his or her behalf and in that respect the attorney can act just as though he or she were the donor of the power. Such a power can be used, for instance, to operate bank accounts or to sign documents or deeds. Foreign Authentication of Documents
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