Notarial services
Certified copies, signatures, affidavits, declarations and powers of attorney, by appointment.
A consular officer can certify copies of documents, certify your signature, and take affidavits, declarations and powers of attorney. Request the act online; the mission checks your request and books an appointment, because you sign or swear in front of the officer. The notarial certificate carries a QR stamp anyone can verify.
At a glance
- Issued by
- The Sierra Leone mission that serves the country you live in.
- Processing time
- Most notarial acts are completed at your appointment. The mission contacts you within 10 working days of payment to book it.
- Originals and visits
- Bring the original documents to your appointment. They are checked and handed back to you.
- How you get it
- Collect it from the mission, or have it posted to you in a prepaid envelope you send.
- When you pay
- When you apply.
Who can apply
Anyone, of any nationality, who needs a document certified, a signature certified, or an affidavit, declaration or power of attorney made in front of a Sierra Leonean consular officer, usually for use in Sierra Leone.
What you need
Documents to upload
You can upload each of these, or bring or send it to the mission instead.
- The document, or your draftA scan or photo of the document or your draft.
- Your passport or IDPassport photo page or both sides of your ID card.
To send, bring or do
- Seen and signed at your appointmentCome to your appointment with your ID and the original document if you have one. Do not sign anything beforehand.
- Prepaid self-addressed envelopeBring or send a prepaid self-addressed envelope to the mission for the return of your document.Needed if you answer “Prepaid mail” to “How do you want to receive the certified document?”
Also upload, if you have them
- Supporting documentsAnything the receiving institution asked for with the document, if any.
How it works
- Request the notarial act online and upload the document or your draft.
- Pay the fee to the mission and submit your receipt details.
- The mission checks your request and contacts you to book an appointment.
- Come to the mission with your ID and the original documents, and sign or swear in front of the officer.
- The officer completes the act and stamps the notarial certificate with a QR stamp anyone can verify online.
Fees and how to pay
You pay the mission when you apply, then send your receipt details with the application or from the tracking page.
The ways to pay depend on the mission. Choose the country where you live to see them.
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