Australian Embassy
Denmark
Norway, Iceland

Notarial Services

 


Overview of Notarial Services

The Australian Embassy in Copenhagen can provide the following notarial services and acts, in person or by mail (as specified below):

Fees and payment methods for notarial services are available here.

Information on how to exchange your Australian driving licence is available here.

 

Notarial Services in person

For in person notarial services, you can book an appointment at the Australian Embassy in Copenhagen at the following times:

  • Tuesday 13:00 - 14:30

  • Thursday 13:00 - 14:30

  • Friday 09:00 – 11:00

Book an Appointment in Copenhagen 

Please bring a valid passport or ID card and your original documents to your appointment, and see information about your particular notarial service below.

 

Notarial Services by mail

If the notarial service does not require you to appear in person (e.g. certified copies, apostille, authentications), you can send the original documents to the Embassy by registered mail or courier.

You will need to complete a payment authorisation form, including the fee for return postage, and send it to us with your documents. The payment authorisation form is available on our fees page.

Please include a cover letter with a description of the service you need, your return address and contact information. We will return your original documents together with the notarised ones.

Postal address:

Australian Embassy Copenhagen
Attn: Consular
Dampfærgevej 26, 2nd floor
DK-2100 Copenhagen OE
Denmark

 

Notarial Services we offer

Affidavits (Oaths and Affirmations)

You need to book an appointment.

An affidavit is a legally-binding statement of fact used as evidence in court or other legal proceedings. The person making the affidavit must swear an oath (a religious statement) or make an affirmation (a non-religious statement) that the contents of the affidavit are true and correct. 

  • It is your responsibility to provide the document in the correct form and any additional witnessing/administering instructions. We take no responsibility for the form or format of an affidavit.

  • We can only witness affidavits relating to Australian documents, or foreign documents to be used in Australia.

  • At the Embassy, only a Diplomatic officer can assist with affidavits.

  • To request an affidavit, please book an appointment at the Embassy with a Diplomatic officer.

  • Find more information on Smartraveller.

  • Check relevant fees here.

     

Apostilles and Authentications

Submit by mail or book an appointment

The apostille or authentication certificate verifies the signature, stamp, or seal on the original document, or that of the Notary Public for documents they've notarised.

  • We can't advise you which one you need so make sure you check with the receiving authority. Please include a cover letter with a description of the service you need.

  • We provide apostilles on documents issued by state/territory Registries of Births Deaths and Marriages, Court documents (including Divorce certificates), Police Checks, Education documents and other documents issued by Australian Government departments (Note: we cannot issue an apostille on a document that has been tampered, altered, or otherwise damaged)

  • We can only assist with Apostilles and Authentications relating to Australian documents, or foreign documents to be used in Australia.

  • If you require your Australian education documents verified with an Apostille or via Authentication, detailed information can be found on DFAT's Smartraveller website, describing which documents can be legalised

  • Apostilles on foreign-issued documents: Denmark, Norway, Iceland

  • Find more information on Smartraveller.

  • Check relevant fees here.

If you are sending us your documents by mail, we recommend you send them registered post to track delivery. You will need to complete a payment authorisation form for the notarial fee(s) and return postage, and send it to us with your document(s). The payment authorisation form is available on our fees page.


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Buying or selling property in Australia

You need to book an appointment

Diplomatic staff at the Embassy can assist you. At the time of the interview, you must provide the instructions from your legal representative in Australia, in addition to the original documents you need witnessed or certified. Your conveyancer can email us those instructions directly, or you can print out the instructions and bring them with you.

 

Certifying true copies of documents or photographs

Submit by mail or book an appointment

At the Embassy we can certify photographs and true copies of original documents. We will photocopy your documents and apply the following certification: "This is a true copy of the document presented to me". These are DFAT-approved words and cannot change.

  • The documents must be Australian, or documents that will be used in Australia. We can't advise you which documents need to be certified so make sure you check with receiving authority. 

  • Please include a cover letter with a description of the service you need.

  • Find more information on Smartraveller.

  • Check relevant fees here.

If you are sending us your documents by mail, we recommend you send them registered post to track delivery. You will need to complete a payment authorisation form for the notarial fee(s) and return postage, and send it to us with your document(s). The payment authorisation form is available on our fees page.

 

If you need to provide the Embassy with a certified copy of a document

You can find a registered Notary Public in your region:

In Norway, certified copies (‘Rett Kopi’) may be made at the following locations:

  • District Court (‘Tingretten’)

  • Local Police Station

  • Local Municipality (‘Kommune’)

Some District Courts in Norway may not certify copies of foreign documents, so you will need to check with them directly.

The Embassy will also accept certified copies from Norwegian copy shops that provide domestically-recognised certified copies (‘Rett Kopi’). An official stamp and/or seal must be used.

 

Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI)

Submit by mail, email, or book an appointment

If you're going overseas to get married, you may need a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI). You may also need to legalise the CNI so ask the receiving authority if you need an apostille or authentication certificate on your CNI.

In person:

By post or by email:

  • Download and complete the application form for a certificate of no impediment to marriage (CNI).

  • Sign the application in front of a Public Notary (check 'Witnessing signatures' section)

  • Obtain a certified copy of your passport (for the Australian citizen + future spouses) and divorce papers (if applicable)

  • Complete a payment authorisation form for the notarial fee(s) and return postage, and send it to us with your documents. The payment authorisation form is available on our fees page.

  • Send us by post or by email: the application completed and signed, the certified copies of your passport, the certified copies of your future spouse’s passport, and the payment authorisation form.

  • The application and supporting documents can be submitted by email (PDF format only) to: [email protected].
     

Find more information here:

Smartraveller: Certificates of No Impediment (CNI) to Marriage

Attorney-General’s Department: Download resources

Single status certificate: Births, deaths, and marriage registries

Notice of Intended Marriage: Marriage Celebrant

 

Statutory declaration

You need to book an appointment

A statutory declaration is a statement of fact(s) that you declare to be true. It can be used as evidence. Please complete the statutory declaration (do not sign) and have it ready for an officer to witness your signature at the Australian Embassy.

  • We can only witness an Australian statutory declaration.

  • For a copy of a blank statutory declaration form, please visit here.

  • Check relevant fees here.

 

Witnessing signatures

You need to book an appointment

In order for an Embassy officer to witness your signature, please read the forms carefully and verify who can be the witnessing officer. Embassy Consular officers and Diplomatic officers are authorised under Consular Fees Act 1955 or Statutory Declarations Act of 1959.

Only Diplomatic officers are authorised under the Oaths Act 1900.

  • It is the responsibility of the client to present the document to be serviced in the correct form, and to provide the correct instructions for witnessing.

  • We can only witness signatures relating to Australian documents, or foreign documents to be used in Australia.

  • To have your signature witnessed at the Embassy, you must book an appointment with the relevant officer (Consular or Diplomatic) and bring suitable photographic identification.

  • Check relevant fees here.

 

 

Notarial Disclaimer: Please ensure that documents relating to notarial services you require from the Australian Embassy are presented in the correct form and that you provide the correct instructions for witnessing any signatures on the documents. If you are unsure of the legislative requirements relating to witnessing signatures on a particular document, you should seek independent legal advice. Consular and Diplomatic staff can only provide services in relation to Australian documents, or foreign documents for use in Australia. Please note, by witnessing a signature on a document, neither the Australian Government nor the Australian Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, guarantees the legal effectiveness of the document or the accuracy of its contents. Always ask the receiving authority who else can witness it for you, you may not need DFAT. Notarial fees are non-refundable.

 

Updated 2 September 2024