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Originally Posted by hope
Hi,
I've been following this thread over the last few days and was glad when 'worchyld' posted the 'unsilly' question! I am coming from the UK with my husband and three kids in August. Should I be getting any of our documents notorized or attested before coming over? Why would I need notorized documents? The only silly question is the one that remains unanswered! 
Thanks for your help! |
The reason we need to legalise, apostile, attest and notorize documents is to show another government that they are legal documents and that the signatures are true and/or have been witnessed by an appropriate person. Saying that, they can only confirm the signature and not the contents. For example, if you have your university degree legalised, they are only confirming the signature and not the contents.
Here in Argentina everything, including police checks and school documents had to be legalised in the UK. They were then translated and legalised in Argentina before they were accepted.
I suggest that the following documents are legalised before you leave:
Birth certificates
Marriage certificates
Police checks
All qualifications (if relevant)
Letters from schools stating which year your child completed
Make sure you have letters/statements showing where your money has come from i.e. sale of property, insurance policy, savings, pensions etc.
Translation of documents can be done in the relevant country.
I hope this is more helpful.
Regards
Michelle