Notary Public Singapore Central

Notary Public and Notary Stamp in Singapore Central are quite familiar words while we are thinking about attesting any legal documents (applying for passports, reissuing passport, while women are changing name after marriage, paper of adoption of a child, making will, diplomas, employment letters, police clearances, powers of attorney, transcripts etc.) in any legal way, taking help from those people or officials who are authorized by the Government to certify these legal papers.

A Notary Public means any state official who is appointed by that state government to sign important documents, to administer oaths and affirmations, certify legal documents, and in some states to write affidavits, depositions, and protests as a witness. The origin of notary public is traced so many years before in ancient Rome. During that time a small number of people knew about how to serve people in legal way. But now-a- days in modern times, a small fee is charged for these services.

Notary Stamp is a public official that is used to minimize fraud in legal documents while administering oaths and attesting to signatures are taking place by officials to serve people. In Singapore Central a notary stamp is a distinctive mark or impression that made upon an object, a device used to make stamp, or a distinctive sticker applied to an object. Generally, notary stamp and notary seal is same thing and people used to notary seal as a reference to an embossing or raised seal.

The notary service process in Singapore Central is pretty simple. The person who wants his or her signature notarized must have to present sufficient evidence to prove his or her identity, and then have to sign the necessary document with the notary as a witness. The notary completes its process by stamping or sealing, dating, and signing the document. This face-to-face procedure is more authentic because it helps to ensure the authenticity of the signature.

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What a notary public does is witness the signing of the documents and ask each party for a sworn oath of authenticity. A notary license holder is a person legally authorized by a state to administer oaths, take acknowledgments & certify documents. A notary shall exercise no power or jurisdiction in criminal cases.

A notary must ensure that the person signing a document to be notarized is who s/he says s/he is. Because identities are critical, a notary public may also spend some time verifying the names of the parties involved in the signing.

One misconception about a notary license is that his or her official signature and/or embossing stamp automatically makes a document 'true and legal'. Documents certified by notaries public are sealed with the notary's seal and are recorded by the notary public in a register maintained by him/her.

Each license holder shall have a seal of office, which shall be affixed to his instruments of publications and to his protestations. The term of office is usually four years commencing with the effective date specified in the notarial commission. The Office of the Secretary of State performs random background investigations on individuals submitting new or renewal notary public license applications. The applicant cannot act as a Notary Public until he receives his certificate of appointment from this office. An appointed license holder may begin notarizing documents after receipt of a certificate of appointment from the Secretary of State.

It's something most of us don't give a second thought to - until we get into trouble overseas and need help. So, who do you call? A Consulate, the Embassy, or High Commission? The following is intended as an unofficial and brief explanation only:

Consulate

Consulates are like mini embassies or branches of embassies. They are found in major tourist cities of the world or areas with large expatriate populations. Consulates issue visas, passports and emergency documents. They also perform notary functions, register births and deaths and handle serious matters such as forced marriages and child abductions. Consulates assist nationals imprisoned abroad and victims of crime. They also help in cases of serious illness while travelling or death of relatives abroad. They are the first point of contact when passports are lost or stolen or any other serious problem is experienced when living or travelling abroad. Their main function is to assist people; they do not normally get involved in country-to-country relations (which is the main role and function of the ambassador and embassy). Smaller cities and towns may have an 'honorary consulate' which is a smaller version of a consulate.

Expatriates and travellers should never contact any of the above offices unless it is a very important matter (such as a lost or stolen passport) or a real emergency. Just as it is inappropriate to contact emergency services with time-wasting calls about noisy neighbours and dogs, consulates and embassies should never be contacted over trivial matters like lost sunglasses, weather reports, missed flights, or assistance with paying bills! Travellers are expected to take out travel insurance to cover travel mishaps such as lost and stolen property and payment of emergency medical expenses. Although you need to contact a Consulate to replace a lost or stolen passport, travel insurance will normally cover the cost for replacement.