Notarial Services
Notarial services are provided by appointment only.
Fees apply, payable in US dollars (USD) only. Payment can be accepted by credit/debit card (Visa or Mastercard), Unionpay or KHQR code (local bank QR code). Cash payments may also be accepted.
Notarial services are only available where the documents are Australian in origin, or intended for use in Australia. Ensure you provide correct written instructions to our staff.
Notarial services are performed by Authorised Consular Employees and Australian Diplomatic Officers determined by the Consular Fees Act 1955. Our staff are not Justices of the Peace (JPs) or Notary Publics. Please check with the recipient of your documents whether a signature by a Consular Officer is an acceptable substitute for a JP or Notary Public. If the recipient of your document specifies that it must be signed or witnessed by a Notary Public, please check with the receiving authority if a Notary Public of other countries can be accepted.
Notarial services available
- Legalising documents - Authentication and Apostilles including education documents
- Certifying copies of original documents
- Witnessing signatures (including statutory declarations)
- Witnessing renewal of an Australian Driver's Licence
- Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage
- Witnessing affidavits and administering oaths and affirmations
Click the links above for information about each of the notarial services we offer. Click here for our list of fees.
Additional information about notarial services provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is available at Smartraveller.
Please read the above information carefully. If you have further questions, please email the Consular Section at [email protected].
Letters of No Objection
The Embassy will not provide Letters of No Objection on behalf of the Australian Government.
Notarial Disclaimer
Please ensure that the documents relating to notarial services you require from the Embassy are presented in the correct form, and that you provide the correct instructions to our staff (for example, on how your signature must be witnessed on the documents).
If you are unsure of the legal requirements relating to the notarial service you require, you should seek independent legal advice.
By providing a notarial service such as authenticating a document, providing a certified copy of a document or witnessing a signature on a document, neither the Australian Government nor the Embassy endorse, verify or make any statement as to the accuracy, truth, legality or otherwise of the contents of the document or the purposes for which the document may be used.
Neither the Australian Government nor the Embassy accept liability for any loss damage or injury arising out of the use of, or reliance on, the document or its contents.