Commissioner of Oaths
Commissioner of oaths
Commissioner of Oaths or Commissioners 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. The services offered by the Commissioner of Oaths is entirely different from the Notary Public. In most cases for local usage, commissioner of oaths services are requests whereas a notary public services are rendered when you need to take documents overseas [Exceptions ICA for PR/ Citizenship Application]
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. The services offered by the Commissioner of Oaths is entirely different from the Notary Public. In most cases for local usage, commissioner of oaths services are requests whereas a notary public services are rendered when you need to take documents overseas [Exceptions ICA for PR/ Citizenship Application]
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.
As part of the notarisation we help you with:
- Notarisation of any Documents
- Witnessing the signature for documents like Power of attorney, contracts, sale deeds, name change declaration
- Oath Affirmation for affidavits or statutory declaration.
- Certifying true copy for any document like birth, marriage, education certificates etc.,
As part of the notarisation we help you with:
- Notarisation of any Documents
- Witnessing the signature for documents like Power of attorney, contracts, sale deeds, name change declaration
- Oath Affirmation for affidavits or statutory declaration.
- Certifying true copy for any document like birth, marriage, education certificates etc.,
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.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legalisation
If you intend to use documents issued in Singapore to be used overseas, the documents have to be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication process can be segmented into two types:
Singapore Government-issued documents
The MFA authentication process for documents issued by the Singapore Government is straightforward. MFA will directly authenticate documents issued by the Singapore Government. You are not required to get any Notary Public or Commissioner of Oaths prior to that.
Private Documents
Things get a little complex with the private documents like Power of Attorney or Declaration or Translated Documents issued by a private company in Singapore etc., All privately issued documents have to be first notarised by Notary Public, Singapore and authenticated by Singapore Academy of Law. Upon these two steps, documents can be processed for MFA authentication. Wordsburg will help you do all the required documentation and get your documents authenticated by MFA. If you need we can help you with Embassy attestation after MFA is completed.
Singapore Government-issued documents
The MFA authentication process for documents issued by the Singapore Government is straightforward. MFA will directly authenticate documents issued by the Singapore Government. You are not required to get any Notary Public or Commissioner of Oaths prior to that.
Private Documents
Things get a little complex with the private documents like Power of Attorney or Declaration or Translated Documents issued by a private company in Singapore etc., All privately issued documents have to be first notarised by Notary Public, Singapore and authenticated by Singapore Academy of Law. Upon these two steps, documents can be processed for MFA authentication. Wordsburg will help you do all the required documentation and get your documents authenticated by MFA. If you need we can help you with Embassy attestation after MFA is completed.
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.
