Notarised documents for the UAE
+ Click here to see country requirements for UAEDoing Business in the UAE or Qatar? The most common document the notary deals with, particularly in relation to business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…
Notarisation to access your Facebook account
Accessing a Facebook business account If you have a Facebook Page you can no longer access, and you wish to retrieve it, they may ask for a Notarised copy of documents. First you should contact…
Going to work in the UAE?
Congratulations! You’ve just got a new job and you’re off to the UAE! Before you can up-sticks and move to sunnier climes, you may be asked to dig out your old educational certificates. Your new…
The Apostille
The Apostille, also known as the Apostille Convention, Apostille Treaty and its full name the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, is in fact an international treaty. THE NAME Apostille…
What is a Notary?
You most likely have never heard of a Notary. Despite being the third and oldest branch of the legal profession, it’s a role which often goes under the radar. In this blog post, I’ll be…
Notarisation / Legalisation / Attestation of documents for working abroad
Going to work in the UAE or Gulf region? A big attraction of going to work in the Gulf is that there is no income tax and it is often seen as an exciting and…
Notarised documents for taking pets abroad
Pets Legalisation Service For your pet to travel to the UK without the need for quarantine, insure they have the correct identification documents, vaccinations and treatments. Changes to the pet travel scheme came into effect…
What’s in a word, certify, notarise, apostille, legalise…
Legal speak isn’t the easiest language to understand, and we often get clients confused about certain terms. Today, I’ll be looking at some of the most perplexing terms that you’re likely to encounter when visiting…
Getting married outside the UK
You may need a Certificate of No Impediment (obtained from your local registry office in the UK) this may need to be notarised. If you have been married before, then the Certificate making Decree Nisi…