Notarization?

[Miguel de Cervantes]

Can someone please help me with this. In the document checklist it always says a photocopy, but never says it needs to be notarized. For the police clearance documents it says that the translation needs to be notarized. Tell me please, exactly what that means. Tell me if it means that it needs to be the equivalent of Apostille de la Hague? I have been looking for this answer for a long time, and I thought that I found out it just needs to be notarized, but now of course, I'm beginning to have my doubts and "everybody else" is not helping at all. Thanks to anyone who can clarify this for me.

 

[rayan_07]

hi

as long as i know you have to submit original police certificate so there is no point of notarization. yes police certificate should be in english only. by the way which visa office you are dealing with? have you hire any lawyer for your file or just applying by your self?

i will find out for you about photocopies but as long as i know its not necessary to do notarization. only some paper should be notarize.

 

[bonbon9]

I think what your guide means is that you have to attach a translation from a certified translator. You have to attach this if your original police certificate is not in English or French. You need to provide this original, and the certified translation.

 

[Miguel de Cervantes]

Thanks for your answers. The visa office we're applying to is Bucharest, Romania. We're trying to do this ourselves. The document checklist for our region says that all photocopies need to be notarized unless otherwised stated, I was just confused by the definition of notarization, because usually when we send documents between Romania and Canada, each document needs as many as five different stamps on it!?! Also it seems as though it is "otherwise stated" concerning the photocopy of the passport...but once again the doubts creep in.

 

[bonbon9]

Thanks for your answers. The visa office we're applying to is Bucharest, Romania. We're trying to do this ourselves. The document checklist for our region says that all photocopies need to be notarized unless otherwised stated, I was just confused by the definition of notarization, because usually when we send documents between Romania and Canada, each document needs as many as five different stamps on it!?! Also it seems as though it is "otherwise stated" concerning the photocopy of the passport...but once again the doubts creep in.

Oh ok, that makes sense. All photocopies that you have to send have to be notarized (unless otherwise stated), this means, you have to take your originals to a NOTARY PUBLIC and ask him to make a certified copy of the document. He will simply make a photocopy and say that it is a valid, true copy of the original document, and sign it. This is not an Apostille.