I am just putting together my documents for CHC London. I need to have some documents notarised so got some quotes from some notaries. They either charge by documents or by the hour, and cost 55 pounds/document or 260 pounds/hour.
I have a few year's payslips to be notarised, as well as other documents (employment contracts, passport, degrees etc). It would cost me an arm and leg (maybe over 1,000 pounds)!
I would be grateful if anyone who has done it in London could share their experiences:
- Do I need to notarise everything? For example, Employer Reference/bank statements/IELTS results/professional qualification letter, if they are already originals, do they still need to be notarised?
- I have asked my university to put a stamp on the degree certficate to certify that it is a true copy. Will the CHC accept this? It is not a notarised copy, but is certified by the university.
- Do you know of any notaries in/near London which charge a reasonable price? 55 pounds per document is simply unaffordable for me.
The OP should really read Appendix A for London, only the documents in question 6
"Professional qualifications certificates: notarized professional qualifications
certificates should be submitted if available. (e.g., Engineer, Computer
Programmer, Accountant, Economist, Translator/Interpreter, Architect etc.)"
and 7
"For you, the principal applicant:
• notarized employment contracts from your present and past employers,
accompanied by an English or French translation"
request 'certified true copies' from the notaries. it cost about 60 pounds for 6 or 8 pages. i am not sure. i used one in stamford hill, east london for this.
I am also from London and applying through london too.
Do they want reference letters stamped/notirised
education certificates stamped
do we need to send them transcripts too? if so how do we get them stamped if they have to remain sealed.
