Certified Document

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:

1. Sign the document in original, not by electronic signature;
2. Indicate his/her profession (lawyer, notary or accountant) near the certification;
3. Write the date of the certification;
4. Indicate his/her contact details on the certification.