How does this work? Does a notary public have to notorise these in the presence of an official of the company(e.g. secretary for the company has to sign the employment contract in front of the notary public to prove they are genuine?)
Or can the employment documents just be signed by the head of the company to certify their original copies as they are the issuer of the document? Bit confused
You take the original of your employment contract which should already be signed by yourself and whoever else to a Notary. It is the Notary's job to determine if it i the original. They will most likely certify a copy. They basically certify it as a true copy of the original.
Basically, the embassy want to make sure that the copies you send are from the original, hence thats why a Notary has to do it.
The reason why I ask is because the notary said he couldnt notorize the employment contract without an official of the company being present. I.e. he would have no way of knowing if it was genuine without that.
The reason for my question was I couldnt believe everyone goes through this process(especially with previous employment) and that I must be missing something
Right - the notary can't "notarize" it, but can make a certified true copy.
But - depending where you are - this is getting tricky in some US states - (1) you bring the original to the notary, (2) s/he witnesses the photocopying, (3) YOU write that you certify that it is a true copy, and (4) the notary public then certifies that you certified the copy
Notarization rules depends on state/provincial laws, so - if you need more info you will have to tell us where you are.
