Commissioner of Oaths
Commissioner of oaths
Commissioner of Oaths is a person appointed by the Board of the commissioner of oaths, responsible for witnessing the oaths by any individual or a group.
In most cases, a commissioner in Singapore tends to be a lawyer, however not a mandatory. It can be any government employee from ministries of statutory boards, Departments of Government or Government-related companies.
Singapore Academy of Law Authentication
Singapore Academy of Law Authentication
Starting from Oct 1, 2019, Singapore Academy of Law has made a mandatory requirement to authenticate any document/ Notarial Certificate issued by Notary public in Singapore.
Singapore Academy of Law will provide a Certificate Seal confirming the authenticity of the Notary Certificate. This crucial step is introduced to prevent fraudulent notary certificates.
SAL Authentication is a mandatory step after a notarial certificate is issued. Without getting a SAL authentication sticker, the notarisation process remains incomplete.
Singapore Academy of Law will provide a Certificate Seal confirming the authenticity of the Notary Certificate. This crucial step is introduced to prevent fraudulent notary certificates.
SAL Authentication is a mandatory step after a notarial certificate is issued. Without getting a SAL authentication sticker, the notarisation process remains incomplete.
Notarisation
Notarisation
Notarisation is the first step of the legalisation process required for most of the documents. As part of the notarisation, Notary Public will witness the original documents or signatures and issue a Notarial Certificate. The notarial certificate comes with the notary seal, stamp & signature of Notary public officer.
Embassy Legalisation
Embassy Authentication
One may require embassy legalisation or attestation of documents at different stages. Your documents issued in Singapore intended to be used abroad, or overseas documents to be used in Singapore.
In both cases, you may require documents attested by the Embassy.
Embassy Attestation processes require meticulous pre-work to avoid delay in time and costs. Every Embassy has different rules or requirements for the legalisation. For a smooth legalisation process, it is important to understand these requirements and implement them.
In both cases, you may require documents attested by the Embassy.
Embassy Attestation processes require meticulous pre-work to avoid delay in time and costs. Every Embassy has different rules or requirements for the legalisation. For a smooth legalisation process, it is important to understand these requirements and implement them.