Qualifications & Awards

Degrees, transcripts and professional certificates certified for study or work abroad.

Authentication of Degrees & Diplomas

A Notary Public can carry out the authentication of school documents, as well as qualifications such as degrees and diplomas.

If you want to work, continue your studies overseas, or are a parent moving overseas with your children, then any qualifications that you have used as part of your application for a job, to study, or your children’s school documents will need to be authenticated.

Employers and educational institutions will request you get degrees, diplomas and other types of qualifications authenticated so as to prove that your qualifications are real, and to be able to process your application.

If you are a parent who plans on moving to another country with your children, then the school you plan on moving to will want to see certain documents. For example, they may ask that you provide Proof of Attendance, a school report, a letter of good character, or other documents.

Also, if you are about to turn 18 and want to study at a University abroad, then you will also likely need to get some school documents notarised, such as transcripts of your A-level results.

There are a few different steps involved in the process of degree certificate authentication or notarisation of school documents.

- First, the notary will need to contact the institution that issued the certificate or document, such as a University’s records department. This is to confirm that the document is authentic. You will be required to provide written consent to the notary, so that the institution can provide them with the relevant details to authenticate your document.

- Second, the notary will certify the authenticity of your degree certificate or document, and stamp a copy of the certificate with their notary seal.

- Third and final, your degree or diploma may need to be legalised. This will be done by issuing it with either an apostille from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or by putting it through the consular legalisation process. Whether your degree needs an apostille or consular legalisation depends on which country you plan on going to. John can help you figure out which one you will need.

If you require the assistance of a Notary Public regarding the authentication of qualifications, contact John.

GMC Certificates

The General Medical Council (GMC) issues a range of certificates, which include provisional and full registrations, proof of entry onto the register, certificates of professional status or good standing, and specialist or general practice certificates.

For use in foreign jurisdictions, it may be requested that GMC Certificates are authenticated by a Notary Public, confirming their authenticity.

If you require the assistance of a Notary Public, regarding the authentication of GMC Certificates, contact John.

AHPRA Registration Certification

Certificates issued by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) may need to be authenticated by a Notary Public for use outside of Australia.

If you require the assistance of a Notary Public, regarding the authentication of AHPRA certificates, contact John.

Applications to the New York Bar

In order to be eligible to register for the New York Bar examinations, foreign applicants must first send supporting documentation to the New York State Board of Law Examiners.

Documents must include university transcripts, acquired from the relevant university and which are stamped and sealed, a copy of the applicant’s degree certificate, their practising certificate, and a letter from the solicitor’s regulatory authority or law society of the appropriate country.

A Notary Public may be needed to authenticate certificates, and other documents required for the application process.

If you require the assistance of a Notary Public, regarding applications to foreign institutions, such as the New York State Board of Law Examiners, contact John.

Assistance with legalisation (as part of an ongoing matter with us)

The schedule below contains a list of countries which typically accept as valid a document signed, certified or verified in England by an authorised person under English law and which has been Apostilled under the Convention. John has significant experience in notarising and arranging Apostille against documents for use in these countries, including countries not included that may require embassy or consular legalisation. If you require the assistance of a Notary Public to facilitate this process, contact John.