Why do I need to see a Notary?
You are likely to require the services of a MyNotary notary public if you are entering into a legally binding agreement or need to provide proof that you are who you are, or what you say is true, or to claim ownership of intangible assets; for example intellectual property such as a trademark, or ownership of an internet domain name.

Real Estate Forms
Often in the form of a Power of Attorney, the notary will help keep you safe, making sure you understand the full extent of what you are signing.

Business Documents
That authenticate business and commercial contracts and agreements, Memorandum and Articles of association, Minutes and Board resolutions. Documents needed when opening foreign bank account or opening branch offices.

Academic Certificates
There are so many fake certificates easily available online! A notary’s stamp on a certified copy degree certificate or professional qualification ties the document to you.

Working or Travelling abroad
For example, when a doctor or nurse takes up a post in Australia, there are lots of documents to be certified with a particular form of wording.

Power of Attorney
This multi-purpose document is signed as a Deed by the person (often termed principal, grantor, or donor) giving another person or party the right to act in the principal's place.

Additional Documents
For individuals; proof of being alive (often needed when claiming a pension) passport applications , affidavits, travel permissions for children, IRS documents for the USA.
When does my document need to be notarised?
- Starting a branch office in the UAE
- Opening a bank account in the Middle East
- Going to teach in China
- Selling a holiday home in Portugal
- Moving to France
- Buying an apartment in Spain
- Taking a child to South Africa
- Getting married overseas
What documents need to be notarised?
- Business contracts
- Powers of Attorney
- Certificate of Heirship
- Academic certificates
- International Affidavits, declarations, sworn statements and depositions
- Certified Translations
- Fingerprinting confirmation
- Lost Passports & Birth Certificates
- Change of Name
- Marriage Certificates & Confirmation of Single Status
- Certified Copy Documents
- Statutory declarations
- Authentication of identity and signatures
Legalisation of documents
- Do you need to get your document legalised at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office?
- Legalisation is the process whereby the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirms that the notary’s signature, stamp or seal is genuine by adding an Apostille stamp.
- Documents for use in certain countries – for example the UAE or China need – Consular legalisation. This involves taking your documents to the respective embassy. Your MyNotary notary can do this for you