Guest bewildered Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hi I've noticed over the last couple of months that people applying for skills assessments are paying a fortune to solicitors to have their documents certified. My husband had his successful TRA application back last month. We had all our documents certified by a friend who was a teacher. We rang TRA to check this was ok and they said that anyone who is a notary public can sign ie anyone who can sign passport applications in the uk. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Posh2Push Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 why don't the agents tell you this?! I am a civil servant and could of done this for friends and family as I am allowed to sign passports. Would have made our lives so much easier if we had known that. Thanks alot for your message tho - I'm sure you have made a big difference to others on the site, very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest biggsey Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 thankyou ; you have just saved us 135.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bewildered Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 glad i could help. I read on another site that a chap had used a chartered accountant friend for his main applicant and he didn't have any problems. Will try and find the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bewildered Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Re: Tra Advice - Who Certifies It? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by The Reid Family Hi, Can anyone help me? Who has to certify all your paperwork for TRA to be sent? Does it have to be a solicitor? Thanks No, this is what the TRA website say's: Certifying person. Your country has suitably qualified people who are able to witness your signature on a legal document, e.g. lawyer, doctor, policeman, school teacher. http://www.workplace.gov.au/workplac...ms.htm#Certify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bewildered Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hi Me again Sorry it is such a long quote. It took ages to find. i must remeber to take notes of where i look. Hope this clarifies things. Just to be clear this is a quote from a guy on a different site. britishexpats.com under the thread certifying? Hope this helps Re: Certifing ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by Tearose When you are getting copies of birth certificates and others and you have to have someone state that it is a true copy etc, who do you need to sign them and do they just put there signature on the copy ? theres a load of confusion regarding certified copies read the relevant information on the tra / visa application websites and certify the copies in accordance with the information given info of site Certified document. Documents that have been certified or guaranteed by a certifying person as a true copy of the original document. Certifying person. Your country has suitably qualified people who are able to witness your signature on a legal document, e.g. lawyer, doctor, policeman, school teacher. so who ever can sign a legal document in your country is acceptable i used a company director as in the uk any of the following can be used to sign an appication for a uk passport ( how legal do you want the document ) taken from UK passport web site Who can countersign my application? After you have completed the form in full, including section 9, section 10 should be completed and signed by one of the people below, or someone of similar standing in the community, who has known you for at least 2 years. The latest version of the application form asks the countersignatory to enter their current British passport number (Irish passport numbers are also acceptable). This is necessary to enable us to check identity. You should give the countersignatory your complete application together with photographs, documents fee and envelope, so that they can seal the application after completing section 10. (In the case of a child section 10 should be signed by someone of the relevant standing who has personally known the person who signs the declaration at section 9 rather than the child). Acceptable countersignatures: Accountant Articled clerk of a limited company Assurance agent of recognised company Bank/building society official Barrister Broker Chairman/director of limited company Chemist Chiropodist Christian Science practitioner Commissioner of oaths Councillor: local or county Civil servant (permanent) Dentist Engineer (with professional qualifications) Fire service official Funeral director Insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company Journalist Justice of the Peace Legal secretary (members and fellows of the Institute of legal secretaries) Local government officer Manager/Personnel officer (of limited company) Member of Parliament Merchant Navy officer Minister of a recognised religion Nurse (SRN and SEN) Officer of the armed services (active or retired) Optician Person with honours (e.g. OBE MBE etc.) Photographer (professional) Police officer Post Office official President/Secretary of a recognised organisation Salvation Army officer Social worker Solicitor Surveyor Teacher, lecturer Trade union officer Travel agency (qualified) Valuers and auctioneers (fellow and associate members of the incorporated society) Warrant officers and Chief Petty Officers now when i mentioned this last time i was shouted down by a load of I KNOW BETTERS and as i was new to this ( arnt we all at some stage ) i quitely crapped myself ( the visa application had already been sent ) so i emailed adelaide.skilled.centre@immi.gov.au i expalined why i had used a company director and to my suprise they emailed me back saying that it was quite acceptable as long as it was a person that would normally sign legal documents in the uk is was ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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