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Old Apr 27th 2018, 1:43 pm
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Hi so have to have all docs certified as true copies by solicitor or doctor eg. Spoke to my solicitor and she said they charge per document she said she would do £10 a doc...we have loads!! Pays slips, p60s, 5 passports, u name it! I feel like this is A LOT of money. Talking into £400.

Anyone any ideas on cheaper option
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Old Apr 27th 2018, 11:09 pm
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Is this for the assessment or for the actual visa application? For the on line visa application you can attach colour scans of originals without certification.
Some assessing bodies however still need certified copies. Shop around, we went to a small high street solicitor with the originals and the copies, we had a lot for a business visa, he agreed to a flat fee of £35.
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Is this for the assessment or for the actual visa application? For the on line visa application you can attach colour scans of originals without certification.
Some assessing bodies however still need certified copies. Shop around, we went to a small high street solicitor with the originals and the copies, we had a lot for a business visa, he agreed to a flat fee of £35.
Hey for the actual visa. My agent said everything certified bar his CV 😱 im going to ring round monday
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Old Apr 28th 2018, 5:41 am
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For an on line visa application colour scans of original documents will be fine. No need for certification. We did this with no issues. Not sure why an agent is asking you to do this unless it is for the skills assessment. Do you already have a positive skills assessment?

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For an on line visa application colour scans of original documents will be fine. No need for certification. We did this with no issues. Not sure why an agent is asking you to do this unless it is for the skills assessment. Do you already have a positive skills assessment?
Hey no not yet, he specifically certified copies for visa but u might as well get them certified for skills assessment then I can use same ones.

Quote 'Most of the documents required for the skils assessment are also required for your visa application. Since the visa application requires certified copies of the original document. I recommend that you obtain certified copied for the skills assessment as well. Then I will be able to use the same document for both your skills assessment and visa application.'
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Hey no not yet, he specifically certified copies for visa but u might as well get them certified for skills assessment then I can use same ones.

Quote 'Most of the documents required for the skils assessment are also required for your visa application. Since the visa application requires certified copies of the original document. I recommend that you obtain certified copied for the skills assessment as well. Then I will be able to use the same document for both your skills assessment and visa application.'
If your agent is MARA registered then he can certify them. DIBP (or whatever they're called this week) allows certified copies by registered agents. Why pay hundreds of pounds for something your agent can do for free?
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If your agent is MARA registered then he can certify them. DIBP (or whatever they're called this week) allows certified copies by registered agents. Why pay hundreds of pounds for something your agent can do for free?
My agent is in Australia im in the UK. The sponsor picked rhe agent. I think im going to ask a police officer I know
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If you are applying online then you don't need certified copies of your documents; that's only required for a paper based application.
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You may need certified copies for the skills assessment but not the visa application. Each assessing body has their own rules on this and also a list of who they will accept to certify. If your agent is MARA registered they should know this and be able to give you the details. I think there is some confusion here......
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