Do you have documents that need to be notarised for use in India?
Indian Notary Services in Melbourne
Our public notary Kin Wee Chua has extensive experience notarising documents for use in India. Please call our office on 03 9602 3988 for a quote. Alternatively, please send us an email at chuatan@tpg.com.au.
You should first check with your lawyer or institution in India their requirements for notarising your documents. You can find more information about using documents for India from the Consulate General of India in Melbourne here https://www.cgimelbourne.gov.in. Many documents do not need authentication by the Indian Consulate. Furthermore, documents in another language for India may not need to be translated to be notarised but you should check what language the signature on the documents needs to be. be notarised but you should check what language the signature on the documents needs to be.
Please ensure that any necessary duty stamp is affixed to the document prior to coming to our office if duty stamp is required.
Powers of Attorney to be used in India
Information about how we can notarise Indian Powers of Attorney from our Melbourne CBD office can be found here https://melbournepublicnotary.com.au/news/indian-powers-of-attorney/
Divorce in India
Please consult with your lawyer in India as to the required documents for notarisation in Melbourne. We can notarise documents as part of divorce proceedings in India but you should check with your Indian lawyer the correct form and contents. We can notarise documents as part of divorce proceedings in India but you should check with your Indian lawyer the correct form and contents. We can notarise documents as part of divorce proceedings in India but you should check with your Indian lawyer the correct form and contents.
Sponsor Indian Student in Melbourne
If you are sponsoring a student who will study in India, we can notarise financial undertaking and surety forms at our Melbourne CBD office. You should seek independent legal advice from India about the terms of the forms as to your liability for the sponsored student's costs.
Indian Passport Notarisation
We can notarise documents from the Indian Consulate in Melbourne or Victoria Police if you have lost or damaged your Indian passport. If you have a damaged passport, please bring the damaged passport along with the required form approved by the Indian Consulate and/or VFS Global. If you have a damaged passport, please bring the damaged passport along with the required form approved by the Indian Consulate and/or VFS Global. You can find more about the You can find more about the processes here. https://services.vfsglobal.com/aus/en/ind. If you have lost your passport please bring the police report along with your alternative identity documents.
If you need documents notarised as part of passport services offered by the Indian Consulate and/or VFS Global, please ensure you bring the appropriate forms and identity documents.
We can assist you in renewing your expiring or expired Indian passport through notarising.
Indian court documents and affidavit witnessing
Our public notary can witness and notarise affidavits that are required for court proceedings in India from our Melbourne CBD office. You should confirm with your lawyer in India that the content and form of the affidavit is correct.
Indian Pension Life Certificate notarisation in Melbourne
We can notarise the Life Certificate used to claim pensions from India.
Indian Driver Licence Verification
Our public notary can notarise declarations that you are one and the same person if your name on your India Passport does not match your India Driving Licence, e.g. where your name might have an abbreviation or not show the full name, spelling mistakes or changing names after marriage. Licence, e.g. where your name might have an abbreviation or not show the full name, spelling mistakes or changing names after marriage. All other details All other details will need to be identical.
It is cheaper to prepare the statutory declaration yourself but our notary public can prepare it prior to your appointment at our Melbourne CBD office.
You will need to include in the statutory declaration the following.
- your full name.
- your father's full name.
- your address in Australia.
- Your full name, passport number and date of issue and expiry as shown on your Indian passport.
- your name, licence number and state of issue as shown on your Indian licence; and
- a brief statement about how both the names on your India Passport and Driving Licence relate to you as one and the same person, i.e. an explanation for the difference in the name shown on your passport and licence. difference in the name shown on your passport and licence.
Please call our office on 03 9602 3988 for a quote. Alternatively, please send us an email at chuatan@tpg.com.au. You can read more about what we do here.
What do I do after my documents are notarised?
India is a member of the Apostille Convention so you will usually need to go to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) at the Melbourne Passport Office to obtain an Apostille Stamp. If you value your time and want your documents apostilled quickly and conveniently, we can arrange to liaise with DFAT on your behalf. on your behalf.
Please call our office on 03 9602 3988 for a quote. Alternatively, please send us an email at 03 9602 3988.
Alternatively, please send us an email at chuatan@tpg.com.au. You can read
more about what we do here.