Seeing a notary is often essential to validate documents for use overseas or when you need an Apostille, FCO Certificate or Legalisation.
Seeing a notary is often essential if you want to validate your business or personal documents for international use. Depending on the target country, you may need notarisation, an apostille, FCO Certificate or legalisation. See below a list of typical documents you should get professional help with.
Alternatively you can use our free Legalisation Wizard, which provides instant and clear instructions on what you will need to notarise, apostille or legalise your documents.
Types of Notarised Documents
Documents that usually need a notarial stamp of approval include:
Corporate
- Copy and original company documents
- Certificates of Goodstanding
- Companies House extracts
- Shareholder Resolutions and Minutes
- Board Resolutions and Minutes
- Share Transfers
- Mergers and Acquisition paperwork
International Trading
- Powers of Attorney and Proxies
- Foreign company or branch formation
- Incorporation
- OJEU / WTO/ EU Commission tenders
- Export / Import documents
- Certificate of Origin
- Tax documents
Commercial
- Contracts, Tenders and Agreements
- Joint Ventures
- Loan documentation
- Intellectual Property Assignments and Licences
- Trade Marks
- Patents
- Court Proceedings
- Affidavits, Oaths, Statements and Declarations
Other Business Documents
- Property Transactions
- Real Estate contracts and deeds
- Employee Relations – relocation, visa, status, qualification
- Identification Documents
- Aircraft Lease, Sale and Purchase Agreements
- Aircraft Records and Repossession
- Shipping Documents
- Insurance claims and paperwork
- Insolvency, Liquidation and Dissolution process
Legalisation of Documents
Whether you are a private individual or you act on behalf of a company, you need to make sure your documents are up to scratch if you wish to conduct transactions or business abroad. To avoid disappointment or costly delays to your venture, it is best to make sure that any document you sign in England and Wales for use in a foreign country will be valid in that country.
For this you may need to get it notarized, but further authentication – such as apostille or legalisation of documents – may also be needed. Contact us today for quick and hassle-free efficient assistance.
Typically you will need documents certified if you:
- plan to buy or sell real estate or property abroad
- are working on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures or collaborations involving an overseas entity
- company formation / incorporation, including setting up of branches, liaisons or representative offices in a different country
- a business disposal or purchase, including various company assets
- to participate in international tenders or supply agreements, as well as when organising export documents (including certificate of origin)
- distribution, franchise and agency agreements
- working on Assignment of Intellectual Property or Patents and Trade Marks
- on using or applying for employment visas
- on opening a bank account in some countries
- on swearing an Affidavit, making a Statutory Declaration or Affirmation, as well as granting Power of Attorney or Proxy
- on using any court documents and exhibits to be lodged abroad.