gazza321

Hi can anyone advise the cheapest way of getting my documents certified for a skills assessment. Would a registered nurse be considered suitable to witness a statutory declaration.
Thanks any info appreciated. I have already paid an agent to carry out an initial assessment and we are now preparing the subm,ission.

Sindy

Hi Gazza,

DIMIA are very specific regarding who can certify documents. For the UK acceptable signatories are:

- A solicitor, or
- A Notary Public, or
- A person who is the equivalent of a Justice of the Peace or a Commissioner for Declarations, or
- An officer of an Australian Overseas Diplomatic Post

Not sure of the costings for these but it could get flippin expensive :scared:

Hope this helps

Sindy

gazza321

Thanks for info Sindy. Do you know what a notary public is?

baloo

If you are in the UK, you should phone around a few solicitors to see what they charge. It does tend to vary considerably.
I was quoted £80 at one, but ended up getting it for £5 at another (for about 20 pages).
You can also go to your local Magistrates court (again, for the UK) & they will have a JP whow can do it, usually for a nominal fee.

Sindy

Hi,

Notary Public? I must confess I did not know this one either, however I did manage to find this out;

Under English law a Notary is an officer of the law who holds a public office. The duty and function of a Notary is to prepare, attest, authenticate and certify (for use anywhere in the world), deeds and other documents, under the signature and official seal of the Notary, so as to make them acceptable, as proof of the matters attested or confirmed by the Notary, to the public or judicial authorities in the country where they are to be used.

A Notary mainly acts as an impartial and legally trained witness to authenticate and certify the execution of documents required or intended for use outside the UK.

Notarial requirements and execution and production of documents vary from country to country.

Notarial functions under English law include
attesting the signature and execution of documents

authenticating the execution of documents

authenticating the content of documents and facts recited

administration of oaths and declarations

powers of attorney, corporate records, contracts

verifying (via translator) translations of documents into English and from English

the provision of Notarised copies of documents
international domain name transfers


A very long list of Notaries in England and Wales can be found at

http://www.facultyoffice.org.uk/Notaries2.html

Regards

Sindy

gazza321

Cheers Sindy

You obviously know your way around the web.

and Thanks Baloo. I will be making some calls on Tuesday. Cheers