public notary

[globetrotter 0]

Can anyone fill me in on where you find public notaries in the UK? I tried a search on the internet and called a couple of numbers but have had no luck. I need to get my translations certified by a public notary ASAP now that my package from the embassy has arrived.

Thanks

[sarah and hicham 3]

I don't know sorry. I was reading your timeline in your signature... are you affected by IMBRA?

Sarah

[globetrotter 0]

I don't know sorry. I was reading your timeline in your signature... are you affected by IMBRA?

Sarah

So far it looks like we scraped through..... keeping my fingers crossed!

[sarah and hicham 3]

Good luck then! I hope you can get through it with no IMBRA problems....

Sarah

[stinger157 0]

Can anyone fill me in on where you find public notaries in the UK? I tried a search on the internet and called a couple of numbers but have had no luck. I need to get my translations certified by a public notary ASAP now that my package from the embassy has arrived.

Thanks

The translations have to be done by a certified translator which states that he/she is able and certified to do the translations.

As the benificiery you have no papers that need to be signed by a public notary.

[globetrotter 0]

Can anyone fill me in on where you find public notaries in the UK? I tried a search on the internet and called a couple of numbers but have had no luck. I need to get my translations certified by a public notary ASAP now that my package from the embassy has arrived.

Thanks

The translations have to be done by a certified translator which states that he/she is able and certified to do the translations.

As the benificiery you have no papers that need to be signed by a public notary.

Sorry but I disagree. I have a police report and a birth certificate in spanish which both have to be translated. I quote from the checklist sent to me by the embassy...

"All documents not in English must be accompanied by certified tranlations into English. Tranlations must be in single copy and certified by a qualified independant translator and sworn to before a Notary Public or Commissioner of Oaths."

[Jaylen Brit 0]

OP - I also found it a bit of 'mare finding a Notary - they are listed in the yellow pages under 'notaries public' rather than 'public notaires'

SOME are attached to solicitor's - there are more in London than anywhere else that I found, tho I was lucky and found one not TOO far from me in Beckenham Kent.

One of the best places to find them is to enquire at solicitors that deal with foreign property purchase for UKC's as Notaries are often needed for that.

If you get stuck, call all your local solicitor's and find out who THEY use who might be local to you.

Edited June 20, 2006 by Jaylen Brit

[globetrotter 0]

OP - I also found it a bit of 'mare finding a Notary - they are listed in the yellow pages under 'notaries public' rather than 'public notaires'

SOME are attached to solicitor's - there are more in London than anywhere else that I found, tho I was lucky and found one not TOO far from me in Beckenham Kent.

One of the best places to find them is to enquire at solicitors that deal with foreign property purchase for UKC's as Notaries are often needed for that.

If you get stuck, call all your local solicitor's and find out who THEY use who might be local to you.

Thanks, I think I got lucky and have found the friend of a friend of a friend who does it in Liverpool.

[meauxna 15]

I've never heard of translations needing to be certified. We had a pack of papers that needed translating from Greek to English, so I've paid attention to the topic.

The 'certified' bit doesn't even mean anything. We hired a firm to do ours because neither of us was fluent enough and we didn't trust our friends But, translations can be done by anyone who can truthfully sign off on the standard 'I'm fluent in both languages' language.

As for Notary Publics, the times I've seen where notarization IS required (old I-864 requirement) is was clearly stipulated that it must be done by a *US Notary Public*, which you usually can't find overseas. Except at the Consulates.

[globetrotter 0]

I've never heard of translations needing to be certified. We had a pack of papers that needed translating from Greek to English, so I've paid attention to the topic.

The 'certified' bit doesn't even mean anything. We hired a firm to do ours because neither of us was fluent enough and we didn't trust our friends But, translations can be done by anyone who can truthfully sign off on the standard 'I'm fluent in both languages' language.

As for Notary Publics, the times I've seen where notarization IS required (old I-864 requirement) is was clearly stipulated that it must be done by a *US Notary Public*, which you usually can't find overseas. Except at the Consulates.

well I copied out above the information I recieved from the UK embassy last week. Maybe it varies between embassies but I know I am required to get one which is a pain in the but!!

[Anyta Holland 1]

Globe,

I don't think you need a public notary but a qulified translator as you specified before. Basically, this is a translator who has been authorised by the Embassy to do translations for official or legal documents. They have stamps they use with their names and translator numbers for the Embassy to know this is legal.

I know this because I am a US citizen who was raised in Venezuela (spanish speaking country) and I was always requested to get docs translated for one or another reason (one of them for my Univeristy transcripts), my mum requested a list of the public interpreters, as they are called, called one of them, gave him the papers and he translated them and stamped them, and that was it.

I would call the Embassy and make sure which one they require, if you used an English speaker Notary he would not know if what has been translated is exactly what is written in the original document, would he? That is my logic....