For the provision of legal services, certified true copies of various documents are necessary.
Certified true copies may only be done by a certified accountant, notary, or lawyer.
Certified copies must be dated and must include the full name, designation, address, signature and contact details of the certifier.
- For passport or any other identification document containing a photo: “The certifier hereby declares that this document is a true copy of the original which has been duly seen and verified by the certifier and that the photo is a true likeness of the individual indicated on the document.”
- For all other documents: “The certifier hereby declares that this document is a true copy of the original which has been duly seen and verified by the certifier.”
- This certification must be present on each and every document – if a document has multiple pages you can either certify each page or certify the first page and write down the number of pages. The documents cannot be certified as a whole.
- Documents must be in English. If they are not in English, then we will require a certified true copy of the original document PLUS a certified translation of this document.
The certifier must do the following:
- Sign the document in original, not by electronic signature;
- Indicate his/her profession (lawyer, notary or accountant) near the certification;
- Write the date of the certification;
- Indicate his/her contact details on the certification.
