certify copy - Australian Embassy

Australian Embassy

Sweden

Embassy address: Klarabergsviadukten 63, 8th Floor, Stockholm - Telephone: +46 (0)8 613 2900 - Fax: +46 (0)8 613 2982

Making and certifying a copy of a document

When Consular Officers are asked to certify a document, they are certifying that the copy is a "true copy" of the document presented to them. The documents presented must be originals. The Consular Officer will use the following text: "This is a true copy of the document presented to me". If you require a different form of words, please consult a Notary Public or the authority from which the document originated.

By appointment:

To make an appointment for a certified copy with the Embassy in Stockholm, please call + 46 8 613 2900. You should verify your identity by presenting a valid photo ID (passport, driver’s licence or photo ID-card). Please be prepared to pay the fee in cash. Please see “Consular Fees” for current fees and payment details.

By mail:

Please send your original documents to the following address:

Notarials Section
Australian Embassy
Box 824
SE-101 36 Stockholm
Sweden

Please specify what documents you want to have certified and if you require multiple copies. Make sure to write down the return address. Your original documents and copies will be returned to you by mail. The Embassy strongly recommends you request the documents to be returned to you with registered mail (additional charges apply). Please pay the fee using Internet banking, bankgiro or a bank transfer. Please see “Consular Fees” for current fees and payment details.

Disclamer

The following disclamer relates to all notarial services performed by the Australian Embassy in Sweden:

“"Please ensure that the documents relating to notarial services you require from the Australian 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 in Sweden 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."