Who can certify documents for Australia visa?

Who can certify documents for Australia visa?

Australia

• Practising lawyer.
• Magistrate.
• Public notary.
• Justice of the Peace.
• Position/agency recognised by the law of the country to certify documents.

How do I get a certified copy in Australia?

To certify a copy of your identity document, your referee needs to do all of the following:

1. sight your original document and the copy.
2. write This is a true copy of the original as supplied to me on each copy.
3. sign their signature on each copy.

Who can certify a document as a true copy in Australia?

The new process allows more people to certify a copy. This includes nurses, full-time teachers, some Australian Post staff and more public servants. To find out who can certify a copy of a document, go to the List of people authorised to certify copies of original documents.

What does certified copy mean in Australia?

A certified copy is a copy (often a photocopy) of a primary document that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. It does not certify that the primary document is genuine, only that it is a true copy of the primary document.

Do visa documents need to be certified?

You should provide ‘certified copies’ of original documents, rather than the original documents. Your Visa Solutions Australia Registered Migration Agent can certify copies of original documents, for submission with your visa application.

Where can I certify 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.

Who can certify true copy?

Certified: Duplicates of original documents, certified as exact reproductions, usually by the officer responsible for issuing or keeping the original, or by a solicitor, notary public, justice of the peace or any other person authorised to take a statutory declaration.

How long does a certified copy last?

Certified copies of documents submitted with an application for employment can be up to six months old, as long as the document does not have an expiry date that falls within the six-month period.

How do I certify a document?

To certify a document simply take a photocopied copy and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by:

1. Writing ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me’ on the document.
2. Signing and dating it.
3. Printing their name under the signature.
4. Adding their occupation, address and telephone number.

What do I need to certify a document in Australia?

Certify copies On documents with more than 1 page, the certifier must write or stamp ‘I certify this and the following [number of pages] pages to be a true copy of the original as sighted by me’ on the first page and initials all other pages. The certifier must also write or stamp on the copy: their signature.