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Attesting New Zealand Documents for Qatar

There is no Embassy for the State of Qatar in New Zealand.  New Zealand documents can be attested by the Qatar Embassy in Canberra, Australia.  In order for the Qatar Embassy in Canberra to attest New Zealand documents, the documents first need to go through the following process in New Zealand: Notarisation; Certification by the […]

Documents that have been Apostilled can be attested by the Qatar Embassy

If you have a document that has been apostilled for use in a country which has adopted the Hague Convention, you may be able to have this document attested for use in Qatar. The usual process for Qatar Attestation is verification, notarisation, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Qatar Consular […]

Attesting Commercial Documents for Egypt

If you require Australian commercial documents to be attested for use in Egypt, other than personal documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, education certificates, qualifications etc, the documents may require certification from the Australian Chamber of Commerce.  The following steps would need to be carried out: Verification and notarisation, authenticated by the Department of […]

Attesting Corporate Documents for use in the UAE

If you are intending to attest corporate documents for use in the UAE, there is something you should first consider. The UAE Embassy Attestation cost for a corporate document is AU$860 – and no, this is not a typo. The cost for a personal document like an education certificate or a marriage certificate is AU$75 […]

Moving to Saudi Arabia to Work as an Expat

If you are planning to move to Saudi Arabia, you may need to have your Australian qualifications notarised by a notary public, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia and then attested by the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Canberra, Australia. However, please note that Australian education documents and certificates require an […]

Chinese Attestation

Do you require documents to be attested for use in China? This will require notarisation, DFAT authentication and Chinese Consulate attestation. Getting documents attested in the Chinese Consulate can be particularly tricky and time-consuming. We will take the headaches out of this task and carry out the legalisation for you from end-to-end. We have had […]

Education Documents for Qatar

If you are planning to move to Qatar for an expat stint, you may need to get your qualifications attested for use in Qatar. This will require the documents to be notarised by a Public Notary, authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and then attested by the Qatar Embassy. One thing […]

Online Verification for Education Documents

Due to increased occurrences of fraud, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have tightened their policies regarding authentication of education documents. DFAT will no longer authenticate a notarial certificate that simply certifies that an education document is a true copy of an original. DFAT now require the notarial certificate contain online or […]