One of the most demanded services provided by notary offices is certification of copies of documents. They have the same legal force as the originals, and can be useful to you in the course of processing an inheritance, when obtaining a loan, when applying for a job and for other purposes. In order to notarize documents, it is necessary to perform a number of specific actions.
Necessary
- - originals of documents;
- - copies of documents;
- - the passport
Instructions
Step 1
Only you can apply for a notarial certificate of fidelity of a copy of a document. Certification of a copy by power of attorney is possible only if such powers are stipulated in it.
Step 2
First of all, make sure that the document you need is subject to certification by a notary. Keep in mind that an employee of a notary office cannot certify documents that do not have a registration number, date of acceptance, signatures of officials and seals. The notary can also refuse to provide the certification service if the documents you provide are poorly readable, have amendments, pencil notes and cross-marks, the seal on them is erased or illegible. All parts of a multi-sheet document must be numbered and bound.
Step 3
Make the required number of photocopies of the document to be certified. They must be clear and legible. If the content of the document is placed on both sides of the document, the copy must also be double-sided.
Step 4
In order to notarize documents, you will need a passport, original documents and the required number of copies. First, the notary will check whether your documents meet the legal requirements. He will then check the copies you provided with the originals.
Step 5
Further, the employee of the notary office on the last page of the copy will put a seal on its certification, his personal seal, signature and stamp with the end of the name of the settlement, for example, "-va".
Step 6
Put your signature in a special register containing your passport data, the name of the document, the number of pages and the number of notarized copies.
