New pricing packages for attestation

Cheaper pricing packages for a limited time only

We've seen how the changes at VFS have caused a lot of problems for our clients and we're here to help. From 1 September, VFS has changed its requirements for documents attestation, especially for NSW residents. Previously, you could have your documents attested by a justice of the peace but that's now your documents must be attested by a notary public.

As a leading provider of notary public services, we've been helping the Indian community around Sydney with notarising their documents for use overseas as well as for submission to VFS. Now that more and more documents must be notarised or attested by a notary public before they can be sent to VFS, we appreciate that the cost of what used to be a free (JP) service is now more expensive. Accordingly, starting from 1 October we're going to be launching a number of 'discounted' packages to lower the cost of notarising documents. Stay tuned.

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Ern Phang, solicitor and notary public

Ern Phang — Solicitor & Notary Public

This article was written by Ern Phang, a director of Phang Legal, a solicitor since 1998 and a notary public since 2005.

Ern has been a member of the Society of Notaries of NSW since 2005, a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries since 2013, and a member of the Law Society of New South Wales since 1998.

Ern regularly writes about his experiences as a notary public and the practical issues his clients face when sending documents from Australia to India and other countries all over the world.

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