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Notarizing an original document

 
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Voyeur



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:41 pm    Post subject: Notarizing an original document Reply with quote

Apparently, the new director of our local PSB objects to the use of notarized copies of documents that then get apostilled/foreign ministry authenticated, and then stamped by the Chinese embassy.

However, from what I know, ALL a notary can do is certify something as a true copy. If you want to authenticate/apostille an original and then have it stamped, a notary can't stamp it as well. He can't do anything with an original. He isn't a magic document certifying machine.

Do I have anything wrong here?
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Notarizing an original document Reply with quote

Voyeur wrote:
From what I know, ALL a notary can do is certify something as a true copy. If you want to authenticate/apostille an original and then have it stamped, a notary can't stamp it as well. He can't do anything with an original. He isn't a magic document certifying machine.

Do I have anything wrong here?

Since you're from Canada, see the following:
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Voyeur



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah. That jibes with what I'm saying. If you give an original diploma to a notary, I'm not reading anything they can do with it. They can't witness your signature. They can't certify it as a copy. It's not an affidavit.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 4:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's the function of the originator or source of your diploma, which is your university registrar and not a notary.

Per the second link in my post, Authentication of diplomas and transcripts:
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Authenticating a document is free. It proves that the signature, the position of an official and the seal on a certified document are genuine. Other jurisdictions or countries will recognize your authenticated document as a valid copy.
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Original Canadian university or college degrees, transcripts or enrollment letters must be signed and sealed by the relevant office of the registrar, and a full signature, name and title must appear on the document.
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Pekingtom



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some uni's have a notary public on staff.
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