witness signature - Australian Embassy

Australian Embassy

Sweden

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

Witnessing a signature

The law often requires that a signature on a document be witnessed or authenticated before a document can be relied on legally. Solicitors, Justices of the Peace and Notary Publics normally perform such functions, but Consular Officers overseas may also be empowered to witness signatures. Common documents that required your signature to be witnessed are:

* A drivers licence renewal application
* State and Commonwealth Statutory Declarations
* A Notice of Indended Marriage form
* Applications for Certificates of No Impediment to Marriage

By appointment only

To make an appointment with the Embassy in Stockholm, please call + 46 8 613 2900. Please bring with you the relevant form(s). 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.

On-line forms

Commonwealth Statutory Declarations – For further information please visit the Attorney-General’s Department website www.ag.gov.au

Notice of Intended Marriage – For further information regarding marriage in Australian, please visit the Attorney-General’s Department website www.ag.gov.au

Driver’s licence renewal forms – Please visit the website of your State road traffic authority for forms and further instructions.

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."