Notary Public Birmingham

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Mobile notarial services are available throughout Birmingham and the West Midlands area.
Appointments can be arranged either at the Notaries offices in Birmingham, Coventry and West Bromwich, or at a location to suit you. He is happy to visit you either at your home or office to offer his Notarial services.
Please visit the contact page to arrange an appointment or to obtain a quotation.

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What is a Notary Public?
What services do you offer?
Notary services for businesses
Notary services for individuals
How much does it cost?
Legalisation or Apostille
Data Protection Privacy Notice
Regulatory Information
My Terms of Business

What is a Notary Public?

You will often require the services of a Notary Public when you have documents which are needed to be used abroad. The Notary's signature and seal will verify to the authorities in that country that any relevant checks have been carried out and that the document has been properly signed.

The prime responsibility of a notary is to ensure that his notarial act may be relied upon by anyone in the world who may receive the document. This differs from the responsibility of a solicitor whose main duty is to his client.

Notarial practice is a separate and distinct element of legal service in England and Wales. It cannot be provided by solicitors. Most often it concerns the attestation, authentification or verification of documents, facts or events in circumstances which involve a foreign legal element. The form of certificate, authentication or other document or instrument prepared by a Notary is known as his “notarial act”, and may be, according to its nature and effect, either a public act or a private act.

The presence of the Notary's signature, often in combination with his unique official seal, will render the document in question, or the facts or circumstances attested by him therein as acceptable proof for the purposes of the judicial or other public authorities in the foreign country in which they are to be used.

Notary Lincoln and Notary Public London and Mobile Notary Herts, Court bundles, www.notarypublicenfield-ataqi.co.uk,

What services do you offer?

Authentication of identities and signatures to private and commercial documents
Preparation and execution of Powers of Attorney and other documents for use abroad
Taking declarations, sworn statements and affidavits for use abroad
Witnessing and attesting the signature of foreign wills
Authentication of transfers of patents and trade marks
Preparation of sponsorship forms for visiting foreign citizens
Legalisation service with the Foreign Office (“Apostille”) Foreign Embassies and Consulates
Certifying copy documents including passports and academic and other certificates
Letters consenting to minors travelling abroad
Bills of Exchange noting protest and general advice
Shipping preparation and noting of protest

The preparation and completion of notarial acts requires a very high standard of care, since they are likely to be relied upon, not only by the client but also by third parties and officials at home and abroad. The Notary has to protect against the risk of inaccuracy, error, interference, forgery, dishonesty, money laundering and fraud.

Notary Public Balham, Notary Public Battersea, Notary Public Tooting and Notary Public Walthamstow,

Notary services for businesses

For businesses, Notaries will:

Certify company documents including – Certificates of Incorporation, Articles and Memorandum of Association
Provide a Certificate of Good Standing from the Companies Registry
Prepare and authenticate Powers of Attorney to buy and sell property abroad, create bank accounts, register trademarks and to set up branch offices
Preparing notarial certificates - Verifying the identity and capacity of the company and company officers

…and many other documents required for use abroad

Notary Public Woodford and also in Notary Public Hayes and also in Notary Public Northampton and Notary Public Guildford

Notary services for individuals

For private individuals, Notaries will:

Draft and Witness Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, Deeds, Declarations, and other documents
Certify true copies of documents and photographs
Change of Name Declarations – preparation and notarisation
Marriage confirmation of single status (for those intending marriage abroad)
Certify marriage certificates, Divorce documents and Death Certificates (subject to Crown Copyright laws)
Adoption – notarisation of documents
Education – certify degrees and other certificates
Prepare Sponsorship Declarations
Powers of Attorney to inherit property abroad
Property Acquisition~ execution of deeds and documents
Passports – lost, damaged or renewal
Prepare Affidavits accompanying applications
Authenticating evidence and facts for foreign courts in relation to land disputes and court cases

…and many other documents required for use abroad

Notary Public Putney and also in Notary Public Wimbledon and Notary Public Ruislip and also in Notary Public Clapham and Notary Public Streatham,

How much does it cost?

An early indication of the costs can usually be given in advance, but so that we can establish the charges please tell us the following:

What service you need - witnessing signatures, certifying copy documents, obtaining Apostille etc
The type of documents concerned - for instance is it a Power of Attorney that you need witnessing
Who is signing or presenting the documents - are they personal papers or for a Company?
How many documents are there?
Which country they are to go to.

Please visit the contact page to obtain a quotation.

Legalisation or Apostille

Further authentification, in the form of an “Apostille” from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and/or from the appropriate foreign consulate or embassy in England (called “Legalisation”) will often be required. Where it is, this process will involve delays and additional costs about which you will be properly informed.